Promoting diplomatic relations, economic and cultural ties between the State of #Israel🇮🇱 and the EU Member States and institutions. Ambassador @HaimRegev
The cruel murder of Esther Horgan, who left her house yesterday and did not return, cut short a full life of wonderful works, of home and family, of creativity and care. I have full faith that our security forces will get to the despicable murders and that justice will be done.
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Welcome to Jerusalem, FM of 🇵🇹 Augusto Santos Silva.
During your visit, we stood at the memorial wall, and paid tribute to those diplomats who have been recognized as Righteous Among the Nations, two of whom were Portuguese.Your visit is a symbol of our deep friendship.
1/3 Foreign Ministry Response to Ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union:
The Court of Justice of the European Union today upheld de facto the ban on kosher slaughter in Belgium, sending a harsh message to all European Jewry.
Tonight we will light the last #Hanukkah candle. Let's wrap up with some 🕎📈
8⃣ days ➡️ 44 🕯️
3⃣0⃣ million #sufganiyot 🍩were eaten in #Israel
3⃣5⃣7⃣ days left until #Hanukkah2021
2⃣1⃣8⃣4⃣ years since the rededication of the #Jerusalem Temple
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This is a catastrophic decision , a blow to Jewish life in Europe. Apparently tolerance and diversity are empty words in the eyes of some Europeans .....
Israel & Greece held today a Political Dialogue headed by myself & my colleague SG Themistoklis Demiris. We discussed post COVID tourism, bilateral plans for 2021, as well as Middle East security & stability and the Eastern Mediterranean 🇮🇱🇬🇷
Wishing success, health and well-being to HM King Hamed and the Bahraini people on #Bahrain's National Day.
May others follow the brave and historic peace with #Israel, creating inter-cultural discourse and interreligious cooperation, enriching lives across the entire region.
#DYK that there is an open argument on who has the longest dreidel spin?
Two @NASA 🇺🇸 Jewish astronauts 👨🚀👨🚀, J. Hoffman and D. Wolf, observed #Hanukkah in space 🌌 in different missions. One of the weightless dreidels was found still spinning days later 🚀
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“Together against Antisemitism” - we joined hands with @EU2020DE in organising an online conference discussing the importance of adopting IHRA definition on Antisemitism and robust legal tools to fight Antisemitism in all its forms.
Thank you to all the speakers and participants!
Another #Hanukkah tradition is to spin the dreidel, a spinning top featuring four Hebrew letters. #DYK the letters change according to your location? They stand for "A great miracle✨ happened here / there", depending on whether you are in #Israel or not. (🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️/)
Israel & Austria held today a Political Dialogue, headed by myself & my colleague, SG Launsky-Tieffenthal. We discussed economic cooperation, combating antisemitism & working together to fight COVID19. Our nations move to strategic cooperation ensuring our long term partnership.
And of course, we light #Hanukkah candles. On each of the holiday’s 8⃣ nights, another 🕯️ is added. While the initial 🔥 is not diminished, it creates a greater light, symbolizing that when sharing, our portion is not diminished, but enlarged. (🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️/)
📸Erez Vansover
To commemorate the miracle of the cruse of oil that lasted 8 days and kept the flame 🔥 of the #Menorah alive, we traditionally eat foods fried in oil, usually latkes (potato pancakes 🥞) or #sufganiyot, doughnuts taken to the next level🍩🚀
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#HappyHanukkah
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks to the 2020 Climate Ambition Summit in the UK:
"Israel is totally committed to a successful transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy by 2050"
Full remarks >>
facebook.com/IsraeliPM/posts…
PM Netanyahu's Remarks to 2020 Climate Ambition Summit in the UK
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pre-recorded speech to the 2020 Climate Ambition Summit in the UK.
Video: GPO
Last weekend, I spoke with my colleague, the @FMBhutan, Tandi Dorji. We agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between us beginning this evening 12/12/20. We also spoke about formulating a joint work plan in the areas of water management, agriculture, health and more.
Speaking of the #Menorah 🕎, #DYK it is so significant in #Jewish tradition, symbolizing the ideal of universal enlightenment, that it has become the official emblem of the State of #Israel? The olive branches represent 🇮🇱 aspiration for #peace 🕊️
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#HanukkahSameach
#Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Temple in #Jerusalem after a successful Jewish rebellion against the Seleucids, and a miraculously 8-days long lasting flame 🔥 of the #Menorah🕎,that continues to serve as a symbol of hope and perseverance.
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📸Erez Vansover
FM @Gabi_Ashkenazi:
The renewal of relations between the Israel & the Kingdom of #Morocco is an important and necessary step in the framework of the Abraham Accords... I extend my warm congratulations to the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, on this brave and right decision. 🇮🇱🇲🇦