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Q&A on Twitter with Foreign Ministry spokesman- 12/12
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 3:39 pm | Embassy of Israel
On Thursday, 12.12 at 16:00 Israel time (3 AM NZ time??? ) the Foreign Ministry spokesman, Yigal Palmor, will hold a an hour of Q&A session , which will invited Twitter users to ask questions and join the conversation (Textual) with the speaker by tagging ... More >>
PA Grants and Salaries for Released Palestinian Terrorists
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 4:26 pm | Embassy of Israel
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is giving very large grants and generous monthly stipends to terrorists. These convicted murderers - 52 of whom already have been released from prison by Israel in the framework of the negotiating process with the Palestinians ... More >>
Economic situation in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 9:31 am | Embassy of Israel
Review of the economic situation in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, and update on positive Israeli measures towards the PA – November 2013 More >>
WFP & FAO Explore New Cooperation with Israel
Monday, 8 July 2013, 3:10 pm | Embassy of Israel
WFP and FAO Explore New Cooperation with Israel On Smart Solutions For Increasing Global Food Production More >>
New Israeli Ambassador Presents Credentials
Friday, 28 June 2013, 11:53 am | Embassy of Israel
His Excellency Ambassador Yosef Livne of the State of Israel, presented his letter of credentials to The Governor-General, Lt. Gen. Rt. Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae of New Zealand on Thursday 27 June 2013 at Government House in Wellington. More >>
Ayman Sharawneh – Leaves For Gaza Strip, Ends Hunger Strike
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 8:18 am | Embassy of Israel
Ayman Sharawneh, a Hamas activist from Dura/Yatir, was arrested in 2002 for detonating an explosive in Beer Sheba that wounded 18 civilians, an attempted kidnapping of a soldier and involvement in a shooting attack on soldiers. Sharawneh was sentenced ... More >>
President Peres Congratulates New Pope, Invites Him To Visit
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 12:34 pm | Embassy of Israel
President Peres Congratulates The New Pope And Invites Him To Visit Israel President Shimon Peres, today (Thursday, 14 March 2013), at his Jerusalem residence, during a meeting with the leaders of the Catholic Church in Poland, welcomed the new Pope. ... More >>
Palestinians Can Travel On All Public Transport Lines
Friday, 8 March 2013, 10:03 am | Embassy of Israel
5 March 2013 Minister Of Transport: Palestinians Can Travel On All Public Transport Lines In Israel Following the start of the new bus services in Samaria in the West Bank, the Minister of Transport, National Infrastructures and Road Safety, Israel ... More >>
PM Netanyahu Responds to Turkish PM Erdogan's Statement
Friday, 1 March 2013, 12:43 pm | Embassy of Israel
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply condemns Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement about Zionism and its comparison to fascism. "This is a dark and mendacious statement the ... More >>
President Peres Called Upon EU To Proscribe Hezbollah
Friday, 1 March 2013, 12:42 pm | Embassy of Israel
28 February 2013 President Peres Called Upon The European Union To Proscribe Hezbollah As A Terrorist Organization More >>
The Gaza Strip – Economic Update
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 2:42 pm | Embassy of Israel
The Gaza Strip – Economic Update Movement of Goods: • Israel permitted the entry of 60 trucks and buses into the Gaza Strip in December 2012, and the entry of 20 trucks of aggregates (building material) daily for the private construction sector. ... More >>
PM Netanyahu's Office Responds to the IAEA Report
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 3:57 pm | Embassy of Israel
25 February 2013 PM Netanyahu's Office Responds to the IAEA Report (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) This is a very grave report which proves that Iran is continuing to make rapid progress toward the red line that Prime Minister ... More >>
PM Netanyahu's Statement On Burgas Terrorist Investigation
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 1:29 pm | Embassy of Israel
PM Netanyahu: “The attack in Burgas was an attack on European soil against a member country of the EU. We hope that the Europeans draw the necessary conclusions as to the true character of Hezbollah”. (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) More >>
The Israeli Diplomats In Wellington Will Be First To Vote
Tuesday, 8 January 2013, 3:34 pm | Embassy of Israel
While the upcoming national elections in Israel will be held on Tuesday, 22 January 2013, Israeli diplomats and citizens serving abroad on official business will vote twelve days earlier than Election Day in the 96 Israeli embassies and consulates ... More >>
Israel Joins the Board of UNICEF
Tuesday, 8 January 2013, 12:22 pm | Embassy of Israel
Israel Joins the Board of UNICEF Communicated by MFA Spokesperson’s Bureau Israel’s term as a member of the Board of Directors of UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) begins on January 1, 2013. This is the third time Israel will be serving on ... More >>
Embassy of Israel: Response to UN vote
Saturday, 1 December 2012, 2:16 pm | Embassy of Israel
Ambassador Shemi Tzur’s statement in response to the UN General Assembly’s decision to vote in favor of the Palestinian bid for recognition as a non-member state at the United Nations: More >>
Hanukah in the Square
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 11:58 am | Embassy of Israel
Dear friends (Amigos, amis, Freunde, vrienden, Colleagues…), Mark your diaries for the 12/12/12 to be at the Civic Square, Wellington City. More >>
Israeli Embassy welcomes ceasefire
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 9:43 pm | Embassy of Israel
The Embassy of Israel in Wellington today welcomed the announced ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. More >>
Has the High Commissioner for Human Rights Gone Mute?
Friday, 16 November 2012, 12:23 pm | Embassy of Israel
(Communicated by the Permanent Mission of Israel to UN Geneva) Since the beginning of 2012, more than 800 rockets were launched from Hamas-controlled Gaza into Israeli cities, over 200 of them just this the past week. The lives of one million Israelis ... More >>
Operation Pillar of Defense - Behind the Headlines
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 12:25 pm | Embassy of Israel
The Embassy of Israel in Wellington believes it is important that New Zealanders receive an even-handed account of current events in southern Israel and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Israel’s Ambassador to New Zealand, Shemi Tzur, said today. More >>