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Comments (0)An Israeli police delegation will leave for Haiti to serve as part of a U.N. multinational force, marking the first time Israelis will serve on a U.N. force.
The 14 police officers attended a ceremony at the Western Wall on Monday ahead of their scheduled departure on early next week. The delegation constitutes the first-ever Israeli group to serve in active duty under the command of the United Nations. The police officers will remain in Haiti for an extended period of time.
“You are Israel’s true face,” Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon told the officers during a meeting Wednesday. “This mission will demonstrate to friends and foes alike that Israel is always willing to contribute and volunteer anywhere and at anytime. It is important for people to see Israel beyond the conflict and to see that this is the real Israel. We are not only strong materially, but also strong in spirit.”
Two police officers in the mission reportedly delayed their weddings to participate in the mission.
Palestinian Rocks Injure Israeli Baby
An Israeli infant was injured when Palestinians hurled rocks at a car traveling in the West Bank.
The baby was treated at the scene of Tuesday afternoon’s attack near Karne Zur, south of Hebron, and then taken to a hospital in Jerusalem. Later Tuesday another car was damaged in the same area by rocks thrown by Palestinians, according to the IDF. Also Tuesday afternoon, Palestinians threw a firebomb at an Israeli car traveling near Maale Shomron in the northern West Bank.
Ido Aharoni Named Interim Israeli Consul to N.Y.
Ido Aharoni has been named Israel’s interim consul general in New York.
Aharoni’s appointment by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman did not require Cabinet approval because it is temporary. The appointment comes after Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to agree on an appointee to the position.
Aharoni, who is scheduled to arrive in New York this week, joins another temporary appointee, Meron Reuven, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations.
Aharoni, who has a good command of English, served as Israeli consul for media and public affairs in the United States, from 1994 to 1998 in Los Angeles, and from 2001 to 2005 in New York. He served most recently as the official in charge of the Israel rebranding project in the Foreign Ministry.