On the picture Israel’s ambassadors David Walzer (EU & NATO) and Jacques Revah (Belgium and Luxemburg) greeting Mr. Alain Le Roi , Secretary General EEAS.
With a reception hosted at Brussels Gothic City Hall, the two heads of missions of the State of Israel in Brussels celebrated the Yom Ha’atzmaut, or Independence Day of Israel.
More precisely the fête commemorates the declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel by the Jewish leadership set up by future first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion on 14 May 1948 (corresponding to 5 Iyar 5708 in the Hebrew calendar). Annually the day is marked in Israel on 5 Iyar according to the Hebrew calendar.
Israel keeps two diplomatic missions in Brussels. One delegation to the EU and NATO headed by Ambassador David Walzer since 2012, and another one led by Ambassador Jacques Revah accredited to Belgium and Luxembourg. Ambassador Revah is due to retire in August 2015.
For more information:
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Declaration of Establishment of State of Israel)
Mission of Israel to the EU: http://embassies.gov.il/eu/Pages/default.aspx
Embassy of Israel to Belgium and Luxembourg: http://embassies.gov.il/Brussels/Pages/default.
