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If the Jewish world was waiting for a sign from Pope Francis regarding his relations with its community, it didn't take long.
In his first day as Pope today, Francis I wrote to the Chief Rabbi of the Rome Jewish Community, Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, inviting him to his Inauguration on March 19 , and expressing his hope of a renewed collaboration with the Jewish Community.
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Minister of State for Trade and Investment Lord Stephen Green and British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould
Lord Green accompanied by delegation of leading UK oil & gas companies to meet Israeli counterparts
Lord Green, the UK’s Minister for Trade and Investment, is in Israel this week leading a delegation of British oil and gas organisations to forge a new partnership with Israel in those sectors.
As part of his visit, the Minister travelled to the Leviathan 4 rig and saw firsthand Israel’s gas sector in operation. He met with industry leaders, discussing with them how the UK and Israel can work together. Lord Green also met with Israel’s Minister the Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour, Shalom Simchon to discuss ways both countries could further develop further cooperation.
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The head of the Conference of Imams in France to President Peres:
"We teach the believers that human life is holier than the holy sites! Holier than Mecca, the Vatican or Jerusalem"
President Peres to the delegation of Imams:
"Whoever was responsible for the murder of French citizens and Jewish children in Toulouse showed the ugly face of terror, and your words show the way of peace"
The President of the State of Israel, President Shimon Peres, conducted a special meeting this morning with the heads of the Jewish community of France and with a delegation of Imams, the heads of the Egyptian, African, Moroccan and Senegalese communities and heads of central Mosques. The meeting took place the day before memorial events in France to mark one year since the terror attacks in Toulouse.
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I stand here before you, burning memories in my heart, great hopes in my soul.
I carry profound pain concerning the past. And look with confident eyes to the future.
I immigrated to Israel in 1934, at the age of 11. In 1942, most of the inhabitants of my town were burned alive.
Had my family delayed their emigration by 8 years, we would have been exterminated.
A year before the creation of Israel, in 1947, I was recruited to the Haganah headquarters.
Since then, Israel has been attacked seven times in its 65 years of existence. We were outmanned and outgunned.
The choice was to win or to die. I participated as well in confronting another enemy – the desert.
We won. We made it bloom. No other people experienced anything similar.
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President Shimon Peres and the Secretary-General of the OECD presented a plan to create an economic organization made up of global companies and world leaders for investment in the Middle East
The Secretary-General of the OECD to President Peres:
"Israel has become an important contributor to the OECD’s work. Its knowledge on key areas for the viability of our economies, like water management, “clean-techs” and entrepreneurship, is becoming a source of best practices."
President Peres to the Secretary-General of the OECD:
"Israel will continue to share the knowledge it has gained in the fields of technology, renewable energy and agriculture and continue to lead, within the OECD, new international initiatives which will provide solutions for the Middle East and developing countries."
