President Yitzhak Herzog will take off tomorrow (Wednesday) for a two-day visit to Belgium.
Herzog will meet with the King of Belgium, the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Parliament and the Secretary General of NATO.
Also, the president will be the keynote speaker in the European Union Parliament on International Holocaust Day.
Herzog's visit will begin at the King's Palace in Brussels, where he will be received by Philippe, King of the Belgians, after which the two will hold a personal meeting.
After that, he will arrive at the Jewish school "Ganno" and meet the students of the school.
Later, the President will meet with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, for a personal meeting and visit the Great Synagogue of Brussels, where he will meet the members of the Jewish community in Brussels and Antwerp.
The plenary session of the European Parliament, photo: AFP
The next day, the President will be hosted at the European Union Parliament as a guest of the President of the Parliament, Roberta Tussela, where he will be the keynote speaker before members of the European Parliament and Holocaust survivors at a special gathering on the occasion of International Holocaust Day.
After that, the president will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and with the forum of ambassadors of the countries to the organization, where he will brief them on the situation in Israel.
President Yitzhak Herzog said: "This is an important and unusual political visit to the institutions of the European Union. Belgium is a close friend of Israel and I am sure that the meetings with the King and the senior government officials will be a catalyst for many collaborations with it. The continuation of the visit, in the European Union, is of unique significance." .
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
You will meet with Herzog, photo: AP
Philip, King of Belgium, photo: AFP
According to the president, "Israel's relationship with European countries and with the institutions of the Union has an impact on almost every area of our lives as a people and as a country - from economy and security, to academia, science, culture and much more. My visits and meetings bind together the lessons of the past and the vision for the promising future of The partnership between Israel and European countries".
The president also said that "the culmination of the visit - at the event commemorating the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in which he addressed the European Parliament, fills me with holy fear. We must not forget that the Holocaust, the darkest abyss in human history, grew on the fertile soil of anti-Semitism that developed in Europe for generations , and unfortunately it rears its head in a variety of ways even at this time. The historical responsibility imposed on the entire family of nations, and on the countries of Europe in particular, requires us to go deeper not only in remembrance and commemoration, but also in learning lessons, in education, and in a persistent, determined and above all shared struggle against anti-Semitism, racism and hatred the other".
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