Health Minister Yuli Edelstein shares his joy in being free on the anniversary of the trial that sent him to jail for the crime of teaching Hebrew in the USSR.
‘Raising the French flag in Israel’s capital would be equivalent to taking a strong stance in support of historic justice and moral ethics,’ Edelstein told the French Senate.
“You have been lighting torches for many years, in your lives… you have illuminated the State of Israel in a great light that will burn for many years after the torches of the ceremony are extinguished,” Knesset Speaker Edelstein told the torch lighters.
‘Let us not delude ourselves about the chances of signing a peace agreement with the Palestinians in the near future,’ Edelstein told a gathering of foreign diplomats.
The speaker of the Israeli parliament “looks forward to the day when heads of parliaments from Arab countries will no longer avoid me and we will be able to cooperate.”
Soon after reaching 5 million followers on Facebook, United with Israel continues to achieve milestones of success as UWI’s Jerusalem Declaration, in support of the eternal, undivided capital of the Jewish State, has now been signed by 700,000 people from around the world
The Jerusalem Declaration, stating support for the eternal, undivided capital of the Jewish state and signed by over 575,000 people from 168 countries around the world, has encouraged Israeli leaders.
The irony was not lost on Israelis when France and Italy, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, warmly welcomed the president of Iran, a country that vows to annihilate the Jewish state.
Israel's parliament is leading the way towards a cleaner global environment after installing the largest solar field on any government building worldwide - while promoting other projects that highlight energy efficiency.