A delegation of Ambassadors to the United Nations, invited by Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan in conjunction with the UJA – Federation of New York, landed in Israel on Wednesday despite the security situation.
During their visit, the Ambassadors will meet with President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and with military and security officials. The Ambassadors will visit the Western Wall and its tunnels, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Yad Vashem, Start-Up Nation Central, the Peres Center for Peace & Innovation, and more.
The Ambassadors will also visit Israel Defense Forces bases, receive security briefings from IDF officials, visit an Iron Dome Missile Defense battery, and tour a Hezbollah terror tunnel.
The list of participants includes the UN Ambassadors from Antigua and Barbuda, Chad, Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, the Laos People”s Democratic Republic, the Marshall Islands, the Philippines, South Sudan, and Tuvalu.
Ambassador Erdan said about the delegation, “The Delegation of Ambassadors is a major effort that I lead at the United Nations. Bringing UN Ambassadors to Israel is an effective way to show the true face of the country.”
“The visit of the UN Ambassadors to Israel at this particular time is especially important – they will be exposed to the threats that Israel is facing and the harsh reality that Israeli civilians experience when rockets are fired. I am sure the Ambassadors will take the memories of this delegation with them as they go about their diplomatic work at the UN and in their home countries,” he added.