Promoting diplomatic relations, economic and cultural ties between the State of #Israel🇮🇱 and the EU Member States and institutions. Ambassador @HaimRegev
Remarkable speech by EP President Roberta Metsola last evening in the Knesset. Thank you @EP_President for your message of friendship and commitment to further deepen the relations between the European Union & Israel 🇪🇺🇮🇱.
1/4 Israeli security forces recently uncovered a Hamas terror cell that planned to carry out terror attacks in Jerusalem. The terrorists planned to murder public officials, kidnap IDF soldiers, and target the Jerusalem light-rail train using a drone.
Earlier today, I had a warm and friendly meeting with @EP_President@RobertaMetsola at @KnessetENG. Europe is an important partner for Israel, and we discussed how to deepen our cooperation even further. 🇮🇱 🇪🇺
Thrilled to accompany @EP_President, Roberta Metsola to inaugurate the "European Forest" in #Israel, established as a joint initiative of KKL-Belgium and KKL-JNF in Israel. This is another symbol of the common values between 🇮🇱 - 🇪🇺 and our commitment for a sustainable future.
A solemn and meaningful moment as EP President Roberta Metsola, @TonoEPP and @nicolabeerfdp pay tribute to six million Jewish victims of the Shoa at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
I'm honored to welcome President Roberta Metsola in #Israel and receive her as a privileged guest in my country 🇮🇱. The EP is the democratic expression of the #EU and we look forward to a fruitful dialogue.
It's a beautiful day here in Be'er Sheva, the capital of Southern #Israel and we want you to experience this magnificent city with us!
From desert, to tech, to green and everything in between, here's a taste of one of our favorite cities, Be'er Sheva!
I paid my respects at @UAEinIsrael today following the passing of #Khalifa_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan. Read the message I wrote in the book of condolences in his memory:
"I was saddened to hear about the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE."
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Earlier today, I welcomed Dutch Foreign Minister @WBHoekstra to @IsraelMFA in Jerusalem. I thanked him for condemning the recent terror attacks against Israelis, and we agreed to continue to maintain a close dialogue between our two countries. 🇮🇱 🇳🇱
Tonight ( & tomorrow) is Lag Baomer which marks:
✡️End to a plague which killed Jewish students (50-135 CE)
✡️Rabbi & mystic Shimon Bar Yochai's life (2nd century)
✡️Bar Kochba revolt (#Jewish victory over Roman forces in the Land of 🇮🇱 (66 CE)
📸Bar Kochba revolt coin, COGAT
Congratulations on the inauguration of the economic AgriTech conference #Techagriculture in Napoli today, another demonstration of the strength of 🇮🇱🇮🇹 bilateral relations.
1/2 Al via "#Techagriculture meeting Italia - Israele: l'agricoltura incontra l'innovazione". Evento importante per il consolidamento e l'approfondimento dei rapporti bilaterali in ambito agrario. Presenti rappresentanti di decine di aziende 🇮🇱 e 🇮🇹 dell’industria agroalimentare.
Today, Foreign Minister @YairLapid had a friendly meeting with #OeNRP Wolfgang Sobotka at @KnessetENG. FM Lapid expressed his appreciation for Austria’s friendship towards Israel as well as its commitment to preserving the memory of the Holocaust & fighting antisemitism. @OeParl
Humanitarian assistance to #Ukraine continues: Following a request from the local authorities @MASHAVIsrael and @IsraelinUkraine sent a first shipment of over 8,000 food kits with a self-heating component to #Kharkiv. Additional supplies will be sent in the coming days
On this #InternationalDayofFamilies@DaphnaHacker, Israel’s #CEDAW candidate emphasizes the importance of the right of all people to a meaningful, prosperous egalitarian life in a family that they choose.
We support families in all their diversity.
@IsraeMFA @IsraelinUN
Imagine your children were taught in school that they should die as martyrs, waging a holy war
Imagine textbooks filled with glorified violence and blatant antisemitism
Institutional incitement must stop
I congratulate His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as President of the United Arab Emirates.
HH Sheikh @MohamedBinZayed will continue the ways of his father and brother who established a state based on tolerance and peace.
I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE.
History is made by people: it is made by people who know history, but are willing to change it. It is made by people who prefer the future to the past.
أنعى صاحب السمو الشيخ خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة الذي وافته المنية اليوم.
البشر هم من يكتبون التاريخ أو يغيرونه ويدشنون قواعده الإنسانية، وفي الأوقات الصعبة يبرز الأشخاص الشجعان ممن يغلبون المستقبل على الماضي.