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On a similar path?

05/31/2012 11:34 By MICHAEL FREUND

Israel and South Korea share many similarities. Ambassador Ilsoo Kim not only studies Talmud, but also shares some interesting facts about his country.

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A little more than half a year ago, Ilsoo Kim took up the post of South Korea’s ambassador to Israel. A seasoned diplomat whose career has spanned three continents, the affable Kim presides over a delegation that finds itself increasingly busy as relations between the two countries continue to expand.

Like Israel, South Korea was established in 1948, and it too inhabits a rough neighborhood, many of whose occupants don’t always appreciate its democratic system and free-market capitalist ways. To mark 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Jewish state and the Republic of Korea, Ambassador Kim sat down for an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with the Jerusalem Post.

You have been in Israel since last autumn. What is your impression of the country so far?

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On a similar path?

Israel and South Korea share many similarities. Ambassador Ilsoo Kim not only studies Talmud, but also shares some interesting facts about his country.

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