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- Written by Bilha Caldero
On September 27th 2012, the Commanding officer of the Training Ship "Esmeralda" Captain Guillermo Luttges and his entire crew welcomed honorary guests H.E. Minister Benjamin Begin, Charges des Affaires of Chile in Israel Mr. Oscar Alcaman, Head of naval Operations Israeli navy RADM Oded Gour-Lavie, Military Attache of Chile, Colonel Rene Leiva, Minister of Sciences and Technology Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, and Mayor of Haifa Mr. Yona Yahav; as well as Israeli and local government officials, Israeli Navy Authorities, Members of the Diplomatic corps and other distinguished guests on board for a night of celebration on the occasion of the Republic of Chile's Independence Day and Army Day.Chilean National Day and Army Day are normally celebrated the 18th and 19th of September, respectively. However, the official reception to celebrate the dates in Israel was held back by the Chilean Embassy to accommodate the arrival of the 21 sail navy ship to the Port of Haifa, giving everyone an opportunity to share the experience of visiting the Latin American country's vessel as well as an important part of its culture. For this purpose, the ship remained open for public visits during its stay in Haifa. The Esmeralda Training Ship is used by the Chilean Navy to enhance professional training of its future officers and Non Commissioned Officers; it has sailed 30 thousand nautical miles for nearly 9 months and will conclude its second tour around the world in January of 2013.
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- Written by Prime Minister's Media Adviser
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening (Tuesday, 9 October 2012), issued the following statement:"First, on behalf of all Israelis, I would like to express support for the residents of areas adjacent to the Gaza Strip. I promise that we will continue to take strong action against terrorism.
In a few months, we will finish the fourth year in office of the most stable government in recent decades. This stability has helped us to achieve the two main goals that we promised the citizens of Israel.
First, we strengthened security, and this during a period in which a difficult and dangerous upheaval has raged around us in the Middle East.
And second, we strengthened the economy during another upheaval, a continuing global economic crisis that has led to the collapse of key economies in Europe and to mass unemployment there.
In order to deal with these challenges, we have invested very great resources in strengthening the IDF, such as in Iron Dome and in building the security fence along the Egyptian border. We have also conducted a responsible economic policy. Other countries have economic policies that have led to mass unemployment whereas we have created a record number of 330,000 jobs. In other countries, they have enacted giant cuts whereas we have increased investments in education, health, infrastructures, transportation, etc.
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- Written by Batya badanowski
On the occasion of the Constitution Day and Day of the Armed forces of the Slovak republic, the Ambassador of the slovak republic to the State of Israel, Mr. and Mrs. Radovan javorcik have invited friends and dignitaries to an intimate, informal reception on the rooftop of the Duplex Roof bar in Herzelia.
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- Written by Department Office of the President
The President of the State of Israel will host tomorrow (Wednesday 3rd October 2012), between the hours of 09:00-12:00 the citizens of the State of Israel in his sukkah as part of the president's Open House. This year the Open House will be hosted in conjunction with Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health. The theme of the day will be "science, technology and Israeli innovation." Israeli's who come to the Open House will be able to enjoy a range of activities for children and parents. Tours within the President's Residence, a display of satellites from the aerospace industries, an exhibition of agricultural developments, medical advances, performances by bands and groups representing a cross-section of Israeli society, demonstrations of science experiments and a photo booth in conjunction with the aerospace agency. The whole event will be hosted by President Peres who wished to use the occasion to showcase Israeli successes.
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- Written by Government Press Office
President Peres decorated the Sukkah in his residence with children from JerusalemPresident Peres said to his guests:
Ahmadinejad's speech at the United Nations is embarrassing and shows a deep historical ignorance – I intend to send the UN Secretary-General a letter which will include a history lesson for Ahmadinejad.
