Happy 7th night of #Hanukkah!
Thanks to @Pfizer & CEO Dr. @AlbertBourla, the end of the #COVID19 pandemic is in sight as#vaccines roll out globally.
We owe Dr. Bourla & Pfizer a debt of gratitude, and are honored to have him light tonight s candles. pic.twitter.com/Ncb0HO61wA
“This Hanukkah, as this extremely difficult year comes to a close, and we look to a new beginning, we are celebrating both the incredible human spirit and determination it took to create the COVID-19 vaccine and how these efforts made the impossible developing a vaccine so quickly possible,” he added.
The embassy has invited a series of prominent figures to lead the mission’s candle-lighting on each night of the holiday, including Washington Wizards 2020 first-round draft pick Deni Avdija; the Emirati and Bahraini ambassadors to the US Yousef al-Otaiba and Abdulla R. Al-Khalifa; US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman; Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey; Gila Sacks, the daughter of the late chief
Official: Gilad Erdan will serve as US ambassador - Inside Israel
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UAE, Bahrain ambassadors join Hanukkah candle lighting
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UAE, Bahrain envoys join virtual Hanukkah event at Israel s embassy in US
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Israel s political rumblings may be felt in Washington
With long-term Likud rival Gideon Sa ar forming a new party, Netanyahu may be rethinking plan to have one person serve as UN and U.S. envoy, and could plan to send another party powerhouse away from the fray with a tempting posting
The Media Line |
Published: 12.12.20 , 18:29
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday summoned Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan back from New York for an urgent meeting that may lead to a reshuffling of Israel’s U.S. diplomatic representation and to the reversal of a recent cabinet decision.
Erdan, one of the most prominent lawmakers in Netanyahu’s Likud party, has served in several high-profile ministerial roles. Last spring, he was offered and eventually accepted the dual role of ambassador to the UN and ambassador to the U.S.