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Former Acting Consul General at @IsraelinNewYork. Served also at @IsraelinEgypt (twice) & @IsraelinUN.
Jun 21 5 tweets 1 min read
It is clear from this shameful and disingenuous post that lives of Israelis simply do not matter to the Secretary General of the #UnitedNations.

Some facts missing:

1. Hezbollah has launched the unprovoked attack against Israeli civilian communities already on October 8th. Image 2. Due to the Hezbollah terrorist threat, dozens of thousands of Israeli civilians have been forced to leave their homes in Northern Israel & are currently refugees in their own country.
Sep 22, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
THREAD @IsraelMFA: Israel welcomes the verdict for life imprisonment without parole by the Criminal Court in #Bulgaria of the two members of the #Hezbollah terrorist organization for their part in the murderous attack committed at the Burgas airport on July 19th 2012. (1/4) >> an attack in which five Israeli tourists and their Bulgarian bus driver were murdered.
Israel has been claiming all along that #Hezbollah terrorist organization was behind this attack and that the organization itself, as well as its leadership, (2/4)
Sep 1, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
THREAD @IsraelMFA Director-General @AlonUshpiz led today the first meeting on the establishment of diplomatic relations between #Israel & the #UAE with teams from the United Arab Emirates & the United States.
🇮🇱🇺🇸🇦🇪 (1/4) The parties discussed the possibility of the mutual opening of embassies & the signing of bilateral agreements aimed at promoting the relationship between the countries.
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Aug 16, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read
THREAD - 5 more comments on the recent NYC DSA questionnaire: 1- We thank the NYC elected officials & community leaders who spoke out against this display of bigotry against Israel. This diverse group of leaders represents what makes the unique relationship between New York and Israel strong and enduring.
Jan 5, 2020 7 tweets 10 min read
.@IsraelinNewYork is proud to participate in the #NoHateNoFear march with our American #Jewish family, to #StandTogether with them , and with other elected & community leaders in the fight against #antisemitism and hate.
#JewishandProud /1 ImageImageImageImage Thank you @UJAfedNY, @JCRCNY, @ADL and the #NewYork Board of Rabbis for inviting us to take part in this meaningful event. #NoHateNoFear /2 ImageImageImageImage
Dec 25, 2019 4 tweets 2 min read
THREAD #Christmas 2019 – Christians in #Israel

• On the eve of Christmas 2019, approximately 177,000 Christians live in Israel;

• they comprise about 2% of the State of Israel's population;

• In 2018, the Christian population grew by 1.5% • 77.5% of the Christians in #Israel are Arab Christians. They constitute 7.2% of the total Arab population.

• The localities with the largest Arab Christian populations are #Nazareth (21,900), #Haifa (16,100), #Jerusalem (12,700), and Shefar'am (10,300), as of the end of 2018
Nov 4, 2019 4 tweets 6 min read
1/ A celebration of #Jewish unity and #diversity at #NYC’s 10th Annual Sigd Celebration with members of the #Ethiopian #Israeli-Jewish Community, Chassida Shmella & @AmericanSephard. ImageImageImage 2/ At #NYC’s Sigd celebration, Professor Ephraim Isaac & Kes Eli Vanda Menntessnout led the reading and the prayers, telling the story of the #Jewish community in #Ethiopia, its heroic journey to #Israel and its rich cultural heritage.