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H.E. Miguel De Almeida e Souza, Portuguese Ambassador to Israel, hosted a warm and friendly reception to celebrate Portugal’s National Day on 10th June. (The date memorializes one of Portugal’s greatest poets and writers, Don Luis de Camões.)
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PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Environmental Protection Gilad Erdan
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will take place on June 20-22, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The conference focuses on two main themes: Building a green economy to achieve sustainable development and lifting people out of poverty, while improving international coordination for sustainable development. Much has been done in Israel over the past decade to meet the challenges of sustainable development.
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President Obama awards President Shimon Peres of Israel the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a dinner at the White House in the East Room. An ardent advocate for Israel's security and for peace, Shimon Peres was elected the ninth President of Israel in 2007. Through his life and work, he has strengthened the unbreakable bonds between Israel and the United States.
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I was profoundly moved by your decision to award me the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
To receive it is an honor. And to receive it from you, Mr. President, is a privilege that I shall cherish forever. It is a testament to the historic friendship between our two nations.
When I was really young, the founder of the State of Israel, David Ben Gurion, called me to work with him. For sixty-five years, inspired by his leadership, I gathered strength for my country. Pursued peace for my people. I learned that public service is a privilege that must be based on morality.