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2023-01-24T15:57:01.214Z


Herzog left tomorrow for a visit to Belgium, where he will be received by King Philip and will have a personal meeting with him. The president will visit a Jewish school, meet with the President of the European Commission and the Secretary General of NATO. "This is an important and unusual political visit," Herzog said, adding that the speech to mark the day of the Holocaust "fills me with holy anxiety"


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President Yitzhak Herzog left tomorrow (Wednesday) for a visit to Belgium, during which he will address the European Parliament and Holocaust survivors at a gathering on the occasion of International Holocaust Day.

Herzog will begin the visit at the King's Palace in Brussels, where he will be received by King Philippe.

The two will hold a personal meeting.

After that, Herzog will arrive at the "Ganno" Jewish school, for a meeting with students.



His visit will continue with a meeting with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

From there he will continue to the Great Synagogue of Brussels, for a meeting with the members of the communities of Brussels and Antwerp.

On Thursday, the President will be hosted by the Parliament of the European Union, as a guest of the Speaker of the Parliament Roberta Tosula, where he will deliver his speech on the occasion of International Holocaust Day.



He will conclude the visit with a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and with the forum of the countries' ambassadors to the organization, and will brief them on the situation in Israel.

The European Parliament in Brussels (Photo: Reuters)

President Yitzhak Herzog said before the visit: "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 government officials will be a catalyst for many cooperations with it. The continuation of the visit - in the European Union - is of unique significance 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 to European countries.

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Herzog will conclude the visit with a meeting with the NATO Secretary General.

Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels (Photo: Reuters)

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Herzog added that "the culmination of the visit - at the event commemorating the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in which Anam 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 its head in a variety of ways even at this time. The historical responsibility imposed on the entire family of nations - and the European countries in particular - requires us to go deeper not only in memory and commemoration, but also in drawing lessons, in education, and in a persistent, determined and above all shared struggle against anti-Semitism, racism and hatred of the other."

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