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September 2016 | since 1998 4-7 Ambassador Martin Weiss – Perspective on Austrian-Israeli Relations 8-11 President Rivlin recevies new ambassadors from India, Chile, Myanmar, Estonia, and Lesotho 24-25 Lorenzo Villoresi – Master of Fragrances Dear friends, Like every year in the diplomatic community, that the main task of diplomats is providing links summer is the time of changes. So we are happy between countries and peoples. Open mind to welcome all new diplomatic staff to Israel. And and "togethering" - this is the philosophy of the to whish our regular members a fruitful year Diplomatic Club since 1998. starting straight after the summer break. As always, the Diplomatic Club is happy to help This issue was composed close to the important all of you with adjusting with life in Israel. Whether Jewish holidays: Rosh ha Shana, Yom Kippur by sending you the Medical Directory, by opening and Sukkot. So, I am taking this opportunity to channels to insurance deals or by offering you wish all of you good health and prosperity. discounts in many shops, theatre and concert More than three thousand years ago the descendants halls, air tickets and duty free boutiques, not to of twelve tribes united under the leadership of Saul, say anything about the phone deal the Diplomatic MEDICAL SERVICES FOR DIPLOMATS David and Solomon, the first Kings of Israel. This Club has secured for its members to shield them from the steep rise in the costs of international people with their own unique religion were now also The Diplomatic Club provides a variety of medical services for the diplomatic community. a nation with a Temple in Jerusalem. phone calls these last two years, the Diplomatic Club is here to help you. We can study from this that being together is possible. 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It is medical services for diplomatic community, arranged by the government. To receive additional details and arrange a meeting, call: 972-3-5622061 or send an e-mail: [email protected] 10 Carlibah St., Tel Aviv 708 Third Avenue, 24th Floor Club Diplomatique deG eneva Israel P.O.Box20344,TelAviv,61202 New York, NY 10017 USA P.O.B :228 Geneva, Switzerland MEDICAL SERVICES FOR DIPLOMATS The Diplomatic Club provides a variety of medical services for the diplomatic community. Unique national healthcare program Diplomatic medical coordination center Arrangement of appointments with the best local doctors, hospitals and Arrangement of appointments with the best local doctors , hospitals medical centers and medical centers List of internationally recognized Telephone consultation with the best local doctors in several languages specialists Check Ups Second opinion Free dental treatments of children up to the age of 12 years. Discount for treatments for adults and much more. This service was established for the diplomatic community in 1998. It is not medical insurance or an insurance company. It is medical services for diplomatic community, arranged by the government. To receive additional details and arrange a meeting, call: 972-3-5622061 or send an e-mail: [email protected] 10 Carlibah St., Tel Aviv 708 Third Avenue, 24th Floor Club Diplomatique deG eneva Israel P.O.Box20344,TelAviv,61202 New York, NY 10017 USA P.O.B :228 Geneva, Switzerland Interview Ambassador Martin Weiss – Perspective on Austrian-Israeli Relations by Eveline Erfolg Since his posting in February this a different way. It’s good that high-ranking diplomats and year, H.E. the Ambassador Martin Israel is so close to Europe so politicians coming to Israel, and Weiss has been actively guiding they can come often to visit. we have concluded a number a variety of initiatives promoting I like it here very much, the of agreements, including one the bilateral relationship between people are friendly, and I feel that, I think, is very important. It Austria and Israel, including the very welcome. The weather is allows young Israelis to come to signing of a number of important great, and the location is great. I Austria to work without a lot of agreements and the initiation have already been to the Galilee, bureaucratic burdens, and the of several exchange programs. Eilat, Akko and Jerusalem; I try to same goes for Austrians. It is On the occasion of the 60th venture out as much as possible. called the ‘holiday and work visa anniversary of diplomatic relations agreement.’ between the two countries, he DC: You mentioned our common kindly agreed to share his opinions history, which included the I think it will open a lot of doors, on their progress. Austrian government support of and provide easier access. Israeli interests in the 1967 war, Let's say you want to come and DC: Is this your first time as well as when the Jews left work in Austria for half a year, it in Israel? the Soviet Union and stayed in can be done very easily, so we Austria for a period. What else? hope that many people will try it MW: As a diplomat, yes, but I out. It establishes professional visited when I was posted as MW: Yes, this is true. A lot contacts and friendships, and Ambassador in Cyprus in the of Soviet Jews went through many good things can come of 2000s, a friend of mine was Austria because at the time they this. I think it is very important. Ambassador in Israel and I had had to leave the Soviet Union by the opportunity to visit. That is train and Austria made it possible DC: Couldn't this be opening when I got the idea that it would for them to transit. I think it was the gate for a whole wave of be great to be posted here. For appreciated by all sides involved. immigrants from Israel coming Austria, Israel is a particularly Other than that, this year we are to Austria to work? relevant and important country; celebrating the 60th anniversary MW: The agreement is that one we have our own mutual history. of our diplomatic relations. can do it for a certain amount of It is the first time that I’m posted Basically, Austria regained its time, 6 months. But I think that just with my wife, as my children full independence after World this can be a very important first are grown up and studying in War II in 1955, and a year later step, because labor markets are universities now. It's a different we established full diplomatic very restricted in all countries, feeling. Without the children we relations with Israel. So, we have even within the European Union. have more time for other things, a long tradition of diplomatic And once you go abroad, things on the other hand, without them relations and very strong ties. become complicated. We will be we experience the country in Recently, we had several promoting this agreement later 4 Interview this year, and I think it's great. I’ll term agreement, so I think it explain why. For Austria, srael shows that our relationship is on a very strong foundation. Let’s take me for example; I is a particularly studied law in the United States. relevant and DC: What are the general Once you have studied and prospects for mutual cooperation lived somewhere for a while, important country; of Israel and Austria? naturally you know the country we have our own better and you become more MW: Our trade relationship interested. I follow events in the mutual history. is constantly developing; it United States from wherever I amounts to approximately half- live. And not only diplomatically, which is very important to me. a-billion Euros per year. Every but also on a different level. I I think that this agreement will year we have an increase in remember when I was studying bring a lot of benefits in the our trade figures. Last year it in Virginia, there was an election coming years. increased by 20% and the first campaign between Bush senior Recently, we also organized numbers for this year already and Dukakis, and I followed it a student exchange program show an increase of 5%.
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