Jeremy Issacharoff (Hebrew: ג'רמי יששכרוף; born 1955 in London) is an Israeli diplomat who served as Israel’s Ambassador to Germany from 2017 to 2021,[1] succeeding Yakov Hadas-Handelsman. Before that, he was Vice Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2][3] He has also served as deputy director general for strategic affairs and as such, has had the opportunity to be involved in various issues relating to Iran's nuclear program.[4]
Jeremy Issacharoff | |
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ג'רמי יששכרוף | |
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| Israeli Ambassador to Germany | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Yakov Hadas-Handelsman |
| Succeeded by | Ron Prosor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 London, England |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | London School of Economics |
While he was the third highest ranking official at the Israeli Embassy in Washington in 1994, he was the first Israeli to have official contact with the UAE.[5]
In 2020, Issacharoff spoke out about anti-Semitic[6] and anti-Muslim attacks in Halle and Hanau, saying "No democratic society can survive if minorities are constantly threatened or harmed. ... The Holocaust has shown us all where such hatred leads."[7] He has also criticized Rafi Eitan for his public endorsement of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party writing “It is hard to believe how the person who captured Eichmann … is able to praise German right-wingers who so admire the Nazi past and wish on us that they become the alternative of Europe! Sad and shameful.”[8][9]
Life
editSince 1982, Issacharoff has worked for Israeli government. From 1993 to 1998 and again from 2005 to 2009 Issacharoff worked as diplomat in Washington, D.C. at Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C.[10] In 2005, while Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington, he was given the rank of Senior Ambassador.[2] He was offered an ambassadorship to India but turned it down due to an illness in the family.[11]
Born in London in 1955, Issacharoff is of Bukharian Jewish descent. He graduated from the London School of Economics with a LLB.[12][2]
Issacharoff is married to Laura Kam, a public relations executive [13] and has three children. In March 2020, at an early stage of the epidemic, Issacharoff tested positive for COVID-19.[14][3]
References
edit- ^ "Kritik im Außenministerium: Neuer Botschafter spricht kein Deutsch". Fokus Jerusalem. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Germany". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ a b Lazaroff, Tovah (March 17, 2020). "Israel's ambassador to Germany Jeremy Issacharoff contracts coronavirus". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Kershner, Isabel (November 13, 2011). "Israel Lobbies Discreetly for More Sanctions After U.N. Report on Iran". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Ahren, Raphael (September 17, 2020). "26 years after first Israeli-UAE meet, new ties bring a diplomat full circle". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Ahren, Raphael (April 21, 2020). "Anti-Semites break into virtual Holocaust memorial at Israeli embassy in Germany". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Democracy at risk, warns Israeli ambassador". Deutsche Welle. February 27, 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Yaron, Gil (2019-03-24). "Nazi-Jäger Rafi Eitan †: Erster tödlicher Auftrag mit 17". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ staff, T. O. I. "Israel slams 'shameful' former minister who endorses German far-right party". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ Embassy of Israel, Berlin: Jeremy Issacharoff
- ^ Krieger, Candice (July 9, 2008). "Jeremy Issacharoff and Mark Sofer go from being best friends at Hasmonean to diplomatic ambassadors for Israel". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Lange, Katrin (June 30, 2017). "Israels neuer Botschafter Issacharoff setzt ein Zeichen". Berliner Morgenpost. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "On a crusade for cannabis in Israel". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ B.Z. Berlin: Botschafter von Israel mit Coronavirus infiziert (german), March 17, 2020