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The international poetry Festival »Nissan« took place in the Druze village of Maghar between May 3rd and 6th 2012. The event was initiated by Naim Araidi, Festival Director,in 1999 and it has been going on for the last 13 years as the main gathering of Hebrew and Arab poets.  The opening event was among others, attended by the Deputy Director  General for Culture at The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Israel Rafi Gamzou and the President of Peace Committee in Jordan Mansur Abi Rashed.  Ambassador Alenka Suhadolnik was one of the opening night speakers. She spoke about the different literary landscapes and stressed the importance of dialogue on art, culture and society. This is the first time Slovenia was invited to the festival with Slovenian poet Barbara Pogacnik. Barbara Pogacnik read her poems at the third evening of the festival.  Poets from Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Gaza as well as from Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Latvia, Slovakia, Kosovo and China attended the event.

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Italy National Day and a farewell party for the Ambassador of Italy took place at the home of the Italian Ambassador Luigi and Stefania Mattielo.

Among the 500 hundred guests invited were business people, scientists, professors, and dignitaries from the Italian community.

In his speech, the Ambassador thanked the Israeli government for hosting him in Israel.
He also thanked the following companies and businesses for their generous
support and sponsorship: Ferrari, Maserati, lavazza, Pellegrino, Telit, Piaggio, Barkan, territalia, Agua panna, Shel Segal and the Italian institute of Culture.

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H.E MR. JACEK CHODOROWICZ  :POLIN
H.E MR. BOLAT NURGALIYEV   : KAZAKHSTAN
H.E MR. MIGUEL DE ALMEIDA E SOUSA  : PORTUGAL
H.E MRS. MALLE TALVET-MUSTONEN: ESTONIA
H.E MR. BENEDIKT ASGEIRSSON  : ICELAND



New Ambassadors from Poland, Portugal, Estonia, Kazakhstan, and Iceland have presented letters of credence to the president.
The 5 new ambassadors thanked the president for the privilege of serving Israel and having the opportunity to contribute to the strengthening of strategic ties between the countries.
The president wished the new ambassadors success and said: "Israel is a friendly country and you will no doubt feel at home. I am certain that you will contribute very highly in the expansion of cooperation, friendship and ties between Israel and your respective countries."

photo : Mark Neuman

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President Peres Blessing Queen Elizabeth

Jerusalem, May 31, 2012

 

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FM Liberman and Secretary Napolitano signed a letter of intent that will expedite clearance for Israeli citizens who frequently visit the United States.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman met in Jerusalem on Sunday, May 20, 2012 with US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. After the meeting, Liberman and Napolitano signed a letter of intent regarding Israel's entry into the US Global Entry program, that will expedite clearance for Israeli citizens who frequently visit the United States. In return, Israel will set up a special procedure to expedite clearance for frequent American visitors upon arrival in Israel.Following her meeting with Liberman, Secretary Napolitano met with President Shimon Peres.
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  3. Twenty years of diplomatic relations between Slovenia and Israel
  4. Reception at the President’s House on the occasion of the 64 State of Israel Independence Day with representatives of diplomatic corps in Israel.