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Proofs of Israel’s ancient connections to Jerusalem are around every corner and available around the world. We thank Italy’s new ambassador to Israel for helping provide yet another one! We look forward to sharing many years of cooperation with Italy and all of the nations of the world who send their ambassadors to Israel. Israel will continue to work with all nations in their understanding of the deep importance of Jerusalem as our eternal unified capital — just as it has been for thousands of years. In this way we will be able to continue to promote peace and truth in the world. Please read the article below for more about this…
Photo Credit: ISRAEL’S PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON OFFICE
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR SUPPLIES PROOF OF JEWISH CONNECTION TO JERUSALEM
Article Courtesy: JPost
President Reuven Rivlin received the credentials of four new ambassadors on Monday, and while he was happy to welcome all of them, his enthusiasm over the presence of Italian Ambassador Gianluigi Benedetti was almost boundless.
The reason: Benedetti, who is also an academic, initiated the translation of the Talmud from Aramaic into Italian, thereby adding new emphasis to the 2,000-year relationship between Jerusalem and Rome and proving the UNESCO resolution denying the Jewish connection to Jerusalem was “ridiculous” and “based on ignorance.”
The other ambassadors were Charlotte Slente of Denmark, Emanuele Giaufret of the European Union and Enoch Pear Duchi of Nigeria.
Israel is a completely different experience for Slente, who has spent much of her impressive diplomatic career in South America.
For Giaufret, his posting to Israel is almost a homecoming. He was previously a senior member of the European Union delegation in Tel Aviv between 2003 and 2007. During that time, he married and the oldest of his three sons – who was born here – had a fine time upstaging his father as he spoke to Rivlin.
Duchi, his wife and the members of his embassy all arrived in Nigerian traditional dress.
While it is not unusual for several ambassadors to present credentials on the same date and for one of them to bring his or her children – this was the first time anyone could remember when every ambassador was accompanied by their spouse and children. Slente also brought her parents.
Rivlin spoke with each ambassador, underscoring: the dangers Iran poses to the region, to the Mediterranean and to the world; Israel’s appreciation of the support it receives from its friends in public forums; the existing cooperation in fighting terrorism; and the need to take such cooperation to the next level, especially with regard to cyber and security.
