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- 27.05.2012 - 27.05.2012 | 18.30 NADAV REMEZ/OMER AVITAL QUINTET
- 10.06.2012 - 10.06.2012 | 18.00 Night to Honor Israel
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- 13.07.2012 - 14.07.2012 | 20.00 Vertigo Dance Company
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The Consulate General of Israel serves the Southeast Region of the United States: Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.
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- Israel's Independence Day is a time for us to consider what makes Is...
- Yom Ha'atzmaut - Israel's Independence Day Independence Day, the annivers...
- MASHAV and USAID Sign Memorandum of Understanding (Communicated by the MF...
Israel is a shocking country (and we mean that in a good way). Click here and experience the paradox.
Israel's Independence Day is a time for us to consider what makes Israel truly unique.
Israel is unique in restoring sovereignty, and the capacity for self-defense, to a people who had been stateless and powerless for 2,000 years.
Israel is unique in ingathering to an ancestral homeland an exiled people who had been scattered around the globe.
Israel is unique in having become a global technological power despite the fact that we face threats faced by no other nation on earth.
Israel is unique in the Middle East for having a vibrant, liberal democracy where women are equal, minorities are free and where all are subject to the rule of law.
But Israel is unique in one other important way: we are unique in having such passionate friends, Jews and non-Jews alike, for whom the well-being, security and future of our country are so important. This passionate support, along with Israel’s strong army, free economy and dynamic society, is the pillar of our national strength.
And this Independence Day, I want to thank the tens of millions of friends of Israel throughout the world for their unwavering support for the one and only Jewish state.
Sincerely,
Benjamin Netanyahu
Yom Ha'atzmaut - Israel's Independence Day
Independence Day, the anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel, is a particularly meaningful celebration for its citizens, who have physically and actively participated in the creation of the state and have witnessed the changes that have characterized it over the last 64 years.
Israel's 64th Independence Day celebrations will commence on Wednesday evening, April 25, when the state flag is raised to full mast at a national ceremony on Mount Herzl, at which twelve torches are lit. Independence Day is filled with festivities and celebrations including picnics, barbecues, family gatherings and nature trips. Balconies, car windows, store fronts and more are liberally decorated with Israeli flags.
PM Netanyahu: "After Remembrance Day, the State of Israel will celebrate its 64th birthday. The unbreakable bond between Remembrance Day and Independence Day underscores the fact that our dear ones who fell in Israel's wars did not fall in vain. Thanks to them, the State arose. Thanks to them, the State of Israel will continue to develop and prosper, and thanks to them the members of the younger generation will also be able to live their lives in security and tranquility."
Photo: David Ben-Gurion declares the establishment of the State of Israel
MASHAV and USAID Sign Memorandum of Understanding
(Communicated by the MFA)
the Heads of MASHAV and of USAID signed in Washington, April 18, a Memorandum of Understanding to increase cooperation on food security to Africa, within the framework of USAID’s “Feed the Future” Initiative. The MOU allows for closer cooperation on the issue of food security in four countries: Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Feed the Future strives to increase agricultural production and the incomes of both men and women in rural areas who rely on agriculture for their livelihoods. MASHAV’s cooperation includes its proven agricultural expertise in applied agricultural research, irrigation and water technologies, and agricultural production in arid zones. Emphasis will be given to gender issues, training and human capacity building, and adaptation to climate change.
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