Latin American countries move their embassies to Jerusalem to appeal to voters, for religious reasons, or to score points with the US
Ambassador Herzog stressed "we must actively take a stand against those voices...who seek to spread intolerance and bigotry."
Israel's embassy, which regularly hosts meals on Shabbat and Jewish holidays, also works to support a number of local causes throughout the year.
Cohen's Turkmen counterpart called the embassy’s opening “historic” and underlined the importance of political and diplomatic interactions with Israel.
This if the first visit to Turkmenistan in 29 year by an Israeli foreign minister since the two countries established relations in the 1990s.
Deputy Secretary of State Sherman met with Herzog at the State Department and conveyed the US's concern about the repeal of the 2005 Disengagement Law.
The young man is accused of severly beating another man outside of a nightclub in Manhattan in February.
Israel and Papua New Guinea established diplomatic relations in 1978, but the Jerusalem mission will be its first embassy in Israel.
Cadets of Israel's Foreign Ministry visited Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates for the first time as part of their course.
The ambassador was evacuated by security guards while dozens of activists were swarming her - in spite of this, she finished her lecture.
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