Ambassador

Herzog welcomes new Fijian, Thai ambassadors to Israel, ceremony cut short due to rain

Fiji is the seventh country to open an embassy in Jerusalem. The other countries with embassies in Israel’s capital are the US, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, Papua New Guinea, and Paraguay.

THE FIRST residential Ambassador of Fiji to Israel, Jesoni Vitusagavulu, meets President Isaac Herzog, February 3, 2026.
Ambassador Eitan Na'eh at his first day in the Manama, Bahrain embassy, November 30, 2021.

Eitan Na'eh, Israel's first ambassador to Bahrain, dies at 62

Palestinian Ambassador to Iran, Salam al-Zawawi (R) at a swearing-in ceremony hosted by PA President Mahmoud Abbas (L) at the president's residence in Amman, Jordan, January 2022; illustrative.

Iranian protesters attack Palestinian Authority ambassador's residence, injure ambassador - report

 Yechiel Leiter, standing in front of an Israeli flag

Israel, Syria deal has ‘great potential’ to expand Abraham Accords, envoy to US tells ‘Post’


Ambassador to US Michael Herzog doesn't see Trump giving green light to West Bank annexation - KAN

The ambassador, and older brother to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, said that any annexation could jeopardize Israel's normalization efforts with Saudi Arabia.

Ambassador to U.S. Michael Herzog welcomes Secretary of State Antony Blinken upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday Oct. 12, 2023.

Elise Stefanik is the right choice as the next US ambassador to the UN - opinion

At the UN, Rep. Stefanik will be a strong voice for protecting American security once again and holding the Iranian regime accountable for its malign activities.

 REP. ELISE STEFANIK, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to the UN, attends a meeting of House Republicans on Capitol Hill in November after the presidential election.

Grapevine: Kudos from Kurtzer

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Beatie Deutsch

Amid deepening scandals at PMO, Netanyahu appoints DG Yossi Shelley as UAE Ambassador

Shelley is replacing Amir Hayek, who has been serving in the position since it was created on October 11, 2021; Yair Lapid appointed him during the brief Bennett-Lapid government.

 Director General of the Prime Minister's Office, Yossi Yossi Shelley.

Kudos to Huckabee: It's time for a Christian ambassador to Israel - opinion

It’s time for the US to appoint a Christian American ambassador to Israel. Mike Huckabee is an outstanding choice. I look forward to hosting him at my home for Shabbat. 

 Incoming US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, in Jerusalem, August 19, 2015

New ambassadors present credentials on eve of Jewish New Year

First resident ambassador of Papua New Guinea to open embassy in Jerusalem

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the Israel Bar Association's Justice Conference in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2024

Five new ambassadors welcomed to Israel by President Herzog

The traditional vin d'honneur reception took place at Jerusalem's King David hotel, with new ambassadors meeting their colleagues from other countries.

 AMBASSADOR KORNELIOU presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog, Sept. 19, 2023.

Danon to replace Erdan as Israel’s UN Ambassador

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz both announced Danon’s return to the UN, where he previously served as the country’s ambassador from 2015 to 2020.

 MK Danny Danon at the annual IPU conferance

Israel recalls envoys over Palestinian statehood: ‘We won’t stand silent’

Israel Katz: “I've instructed the immediate recall of Israel’s ambassadors... in light of these countries' decisions to recognize a Palestinian state."

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz

Turkey's Erdogan threatens to 'send Netanyahu to Allah,' Israel summons envoy

Earlier this month, Erdogan compared Netanyahu in a speech to some of history's known dictators, including Mussolini, Hitler, and Stalin.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu