10 ambassadors visiting Israel, to tour national sites
Ambassador Gilad Erdan worked with the American Zionist Movement to bring the delegation to Israel, "to strengthen our position in the world and prove Israel's right to defend itself."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFIsraeli Ambassador to the US and the UN Gilad Erdan at a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, May 25, 2021. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
A delegation of 10 ambassadors from different countries landed at Ben-Gurion Airport on Thursday at the invitation by Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN and Israeli Ambassador to the US Gilad Erdan.The ambassadors come from Ukraine, Kenya, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Australia, Tonga, Hungary, Czech Republic and Bhutan. Israel established diplomatic relations with Bhutan last year. "I set myself the goal of bringing to Israel as many ambassadors as possible with me in Washington and the United Nations to strengthen our position in the world and prove Israel's right to defend itself," Erdan said. "We will present the truth about Israel to the ambassadors, and I am convinced that they will return to their countries and to the UN with a better understanding of Israel's confrontation with terrorist organizations."Erdan, who organized the event, worked with the American Zionist Movement to bring the delegation to Israel. They will stay in the country for a few days where they will tour sites and meet with senior government and military officials.Sites that the ambassadors will visit include the Temple Mount, Western Wall, Yad Vashem and even Hamas and Hezbollah terror tunnels.
