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Independence Day Message from H.E. Reuven Azar Ambassador of the State of Israel to India and Non-Resident Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Bhutan. Happy 78 Independence Day to the people of Sri Lanka. 🇱🇰🇮🇱 On this special day, I extend my warmest greeting to all Sri Lankans at home and around the world. Independence is more than a moment in history. It is a living commitment to unity, resilience, and hope. Over the years, both Sri Lanka and Israel have overcome many challenges. This spirit of perseverance and determination is something that connects our nations and peoples and inspires us to keep moving forward. Israel deeply values its friendship with Sri Lanka. Our relationship is built on mutual respect, warm ties between our peoples, and growing cooperation in many fields. As you celebrate this important day, I wish Sri Lanka continued peace, prosperity, and success. Happy Independence Day, Sri Lanka. ගරු තානාපතිතුමන්ගේ නිදහස් දින පණිවිඩය. 78 වන අභිමානවත් නිදහස් දිනය සමරන ශ්‍රීලාංකික ජනතාවට සුභාශිංසන. 🇱🇰🇮🇱 මේ විශේෂ දිනයේදී ලොව පුරා වෙසෙන ආදරණීය ශ්‍රීලාංකික ජනතාවට මගේ උණුසුම් සුභ පැතුම් පිරිනමන්නෙමි. නිදහස යනු ඉතිහාසයේ එක් නිශ්චිත මොහොතක් පමණක් නොවේ. එය එකමුතුව, ධෛර්යය සහ බලාපොරොත්තු එක්වුනු ජීවමාන සාක්ෂියකි. ගතවුනු කාලවකවානු තුළ ශ්‍රීලංකාව සහ ඊශ්‍රායලය යන දෙරටම අභියෝග රැසකට මුහුණ දී ඒවා සාර්ථක ලෙස ජය ගැනීමට සමත් විය. ඒ සදහා හේතුවුන අධිෂ්ඨානශීලී බව සහ උත්සාහය අත් නොහැරීම යන ගුණාංගයන් අපේ රටවල් දෙකත් , ජනතාවත් සම්බන්ධ කරන ආත්මයයි. එය අපව අඛණ්ඩව ඉදිරියට ගෙන යන ගාමක බලවේගයයි ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සමඟ ඇති මිත්‍රත්වය ඊශ්‍රායලය විසින් ඉතසිතින්ම අගය කරන්නකි. අපගේ සබඳතාවය පදනම් වී ඇත්තේ අන්‍යොන්‍ය ගෞරවය, අපගේ ජනතාව අතර බැඳීම්, සහ බොහෝ ක්ෂේත්‍රවල වර්ධනය වෙමින් පවතින ද්වීපාර්ශවික සහයෝගිතාව මතයි. මේ අභිමානවත් දිනයේදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට සාමය, සමෘද්ධිය සහ සාර්ථකත්වය ප්‍රාර්ථනා කරමි. සුභ නිදහස් දිනයක් වේවා ! இலங்கை மக்களுக்கு 78வது சுதந்திர தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்! 🇱🇰🇮🇱 இந்த சிறப்பு நாளில், தாயகத்திலும் உலகம் முழுவதும் வாழும் அனைத்து இலங்கையர்களுக்கும் என் இதயப்பூர்வமான வாழ்த்துகளைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன். சுதந்திரம் என்பது வரலாற்றின் ஒரு தருணம் மட்டுமல்ல; அது ஒற்றுமை, மனவலிமை மற்றும் நம்பிக்கை ஆகியவற்றிற்கான உயிர்ப்புடன் இருக்கும் உறுதிப்பாட்டாகும். பல ஆண்டுகளாக இலங்கையும் இஸ்ரேலும் பல சவால்களை வெற்றிகரமாக சமாளித்துள்ளன. இந்த விடாமுயற்சியும் உறுதியும் நிறைந்த மனப்பாங்கு எங்கள் நாடுகளையும் மக்களையும் இணைக்கும் ஒரு பாலமாக இருந்து, தொடர்ந்து முன்னேற எங்களை ஊக்குவிக்கிறது. இலங்கையுடன் கொண்டுள்ள நட்பை இஸ்ரேல் ஆழமாக மதிக்கிறது. எங்கள் உறவு பரஸ்பர மரியாதை, மக்களுக்கிடையேயான உஷ்ணமான தொடர்புகள் மற்றும் பல துறைகளில் வளர்ந்து வரும் ஒத்துழைப்பின் அடிப்படையில் கட்டியமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த முக்கியமான நாளை நீங்கள் கொண்டாடும் இந்த வேளையில், இலங்கை தொடர்ந்து அமைதி, செழிப்பு மற்றும் வெற்றியை அடைய என் மனமார்ந்த வாழ்த்துகள். சுதந்திர தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள், இலங்கை! #SriLanka #israelinsrilanka #Israel
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No hay quien detenga a este #Ironman 💪 Con una sola pierna, Boris cruzó la línea de meta con todo Israel orgulloso a sus espaldas 🇮🇱 🎥 Yonatan Honig #Unstoppable
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It’s election day in Israel 🇮🇱 Here are some facts about how elections work in Israel. 🗳️ අද ඊශ්‍රායලයේ මැතිවරණ දිනයයි. 🇮🇱 අපේ මැතිවරණ ක්‍රමයේ සුවිශේෂී කරුණු ගැන දැනගන්න 🗳️ இஸ்ரேலில் இன்று தேர்தல் நாள் 🇮🇱 இஸ்ரேலில் தேர்தல் எவ்வாறு நடைபெறுகிறது என்பது குறித்த சில தகவல்கள் இதோ. 🗳️
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Fun fact: Election Day in Israel is a paid day off. 🇮🇱 First, we vote. Then we beach. 🏖️
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Israel’s election by numbers 🇮🇱🗳️ Israel’s 26th Knesset elections by numbers: From hundreds of millions of ballot slips to free public transport on Election Day, preparations are underway for Israel’s biggest ever elections! ඊශ්‍රායල මැතිවරණය සංඛ්‍යාත්මකව 🇮🇱🗳️ මේ ඊශ්‍රායලයේ 26 වන මහමැතිවරණයයි. ඡන්ද පත්‍රිකා මිලියන සිය ගණනක්, නොමිලේ ප්‍රවාහන පහසුකම් සමගින් ඊශ්‍රායලයේ දැවැන්තම මැතිවරණය දියත් වන හැටි විමසා බලමු. இஸ்ரேல் தேர்தல்: புள்ளிவிவரங்கள் 🇮🇱🗳️ இஸ்ரேலின் 26-வது கெனெசெட் (நாடாளுமன்ற) தேர்தல் - புள்ளிவிவரங்கள்: கோடிக்கணக்கான வாக்குச் சீட்டுகள் முதல் தேர்தல் நாளன்று இலவசப் பொதுப் போக்குவரத்து வசதி வரை, இஸ்ரேலின் மிகப்பெரிய தேர்தலுக்கான ஏற்பாடுகள் முழுவீச்சில் நடைபெற்று வருகின்றன! #Israel #IsraelElections
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Boker Tov, Israel! 🇮🇱 It's Election Day, and for once, your phone is encouraging you to go outside. 🗳️
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It’s election day in Israel 🇮🇱 Here are some facts about how elections work in Israel. 🗳️
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How does democracy work in Israel? Every vote plays a part in shaping the Knesset, Israel's 120-member parliament. Here's a closer look at Israel's electoral system, from the ballot box to the distribution of seats. 🇮🇱 ඊශ්‍රායලය තුළ ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදය ක්‍රියාත්මක වන්නේ කෙසේද ? සෑම ඡන්දයක්ම සභිකයන් 120 ක් පාර්ලිමේන්තුව වෙත යැවීම සදහා තීරණාත්මක කාර්යභාරයක් සිදු කරයි. මේ ඊශ්‍රායල මැතිවරණ ක්‍රමය පිළිබඳ සටහනකි. ඡන්ද පෙට්ටියේ සිට ආසන බෙදීම දක්වා සිදුවන්නේ කෙසේදැයි විමසා බලමු. 🇮🇱 இஸ்ரேலில் ஜனநாயகம் எவ்வாறு செயல்படுகிறது? ஒவ்வொரு வாக்கும் இஸ்ரேலின் 120 உறுப்பினர்களைக் கொண்ட நாடாளுமன்றமான 'நெசெட்' (Knesset)-ஐ வடிவமைப்பதில் முக்கியப் பங்கு வகிக்கிறது. வாக்குப்பதிவு முதல் இட ஒதுக்கீடு வரை, இஸ்ரேலின் தேர்தல் முறை குறித்த ஒரு விரிவான பார்வை இதோ. 🇮🇱 #Israel #IsraelinSrilanka #Democracy #IsraelElection
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We mourn the loss of two IDF soldiers who fell during combat at the Judea Junction: 🕯️ Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, from Ashkelon, a squad commander. 🕯️ Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem, 20, from Hod Hasharon, a combat soldier. Both served in the Ari Battalion (775), Search and Rescue Brigade. Our hearts are with their families and loved ones. May their memories be a blessing
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Israel offers its profound condolences to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as well as the families of the victims, following the tragic terrorist attack at a church in Karak. Targeting a place of worship and murdering innocent believers constitutes a severe assault on freedom of religion. We wish a full and speedy recovery to the wounded and reiterate our solidarity with Jordan in the struggle against terrorism and extremism.
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At the THINC Tourist Summit, Mr. Murtaza A. Jafferjee, Chief Executive Officer of JB Securities, spoke about Sri Lanka’s ongoing economic recovery following the recent crisis. He emphasised the significant role played by Sri Lankan overseas workers in supporting the national economy through remittances. In particular, he highlighted the contribution of Sri Lankan workers employed in Israel, noting that the relatively higher wages they earn enable them to send substantially greater foreign exchange earnings back to Sri Lanka. These remittances continue to form an important pillar of the country’s external finances and recovery efforts.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ THINC සංචාරක සමුළුවේදී, JB Securities හි ප්‍රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී මුර්තසා ජෆර්ජී මහතා මෑතකාලීන අර්බුදයෙන් පසු ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිදුවෙමින් පවතින ආර්ථිකමය වශයෙන් යථා තත්ත්වයට පත්වීම පිළිබඳව අදහස් දැක්වීය. විදේශ ප්‍රේෂණ හරහා ජාතික ආර්ථිකයට සහාය වීමේදී විදේශගත ශ්‍රී ලාංකික ශ්‍රමිකයන් ඉටු කරන සැලකිය යුතු කාර්යභාරය ඔහු අවධාරණය කල අතර විශේෂයෙන්, ඊශ්‍රායලයේ සේවයේ නියුතු ශ්‍රී ලාංකික ශ්‍රමිකයන්ගේ දායකත්වය ඉස්මතු කරමින්, ඔවුන් ලබන ඉහළ වැටුප් නිසා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට සැලකිය යුතු ලෙස වැඩි විදේශ විනිමය ඉපැයීම් එවීමට හැකි වීම මෙහිදී පෙන්වා දෙන ලදි. මෙම ප්‍රේෂණ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අර්ථිකය ගොඩ නැගීම තුළ වැදගත් කුළුණක් ලෙස පවතී. THINC சுற்றுலா உச்சி மாநாட்டில், JB Securities நிறுவனத்தின் தலைமை நிர்வாக அதிகாரி திரு. முர்தஸா A. ஜாஃபர்ஜீ, சமீபத்திய நெருக்கடியைத் தொடர்ந்து இலங்கையில் நடைபெற்று வரும் பொருளாதார மீட்சி குறித்து பேசினார். பணம் அனுப்புதல் மூலம் தேசிய பொருளாதாரத்திற்கு ஆதரவளிப்பதில் வெளிநாட்டில் பணிபுரியும் இலங்கையர்களின் குறிப்பிடத்தக்க பங்கை அவர் வலியுறுத்தினார். குறிப்பாக, இஸ்ரேலில் பணிபுரியும் இலங்கைத் தொழிலாளர்களின் பங்களிப்பை எடுத்துக்காட்டிய அவர், அவர்கள் பெறும் ஒப்பீட்டளவில் அதிக ஊதியம் காரணமாக இலங்கைக்கு கணிசமாக அதிக அந்நியச் செலாவணி வருவாயை அனுப்ப முடிகிறது என்று குறிப்பிட்டார். இந்த பணப் பரிமாற்றங்கள் நாட்டின் வெளிநாட்டு நிதி மற்றும் மீட்பு முயற்சிகளின் முக்கிய தூணாக தொடர்ந்து உள்ளன.
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We carry the heavy past of what happened on October 7, 2023, but our hearts still beat for the future. And we will dance again. 🇮🇱
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Another diplomatic achievement: Israel joins the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as a Forum Partner. The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Divavesi Waqa, has informed me that Israel has been accepted as a Forum Partner, following a decision at the meeting of the Forum’s member state leaders in Palau. This follows my visit to Fiji in June, where I met with the Secretary General and presented Israel’s request to join the Forum. Strengthening ties with the Pacific Island nations is one of my objectives. Earlier this year, I opened Israel’s Embassy in Fiji, which also serves nine other Pacific Island nations, all friendly to Israel. Under the current government, three of these countries, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Nauru, have opened embassies in Jerusalem. As a Forum Partner, Israel will participate in a framework for cooperation in areas of mutual interest, based on regional priorities and Israel’s expertise in water management, desalination, agriculture, tackling climate change, innovation and sustainable development. Israel and the Forum will also develop a joint action plan setting out practical areas of cooperation and a mechanism to monitor progress.
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Israel’s fintech sector had a year worth talking about 🇮🇱 We’ll let the numbers do the explaining.
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इज़रायली लोग हर बात पर बहस करते हैं। राजनीति, धर्म, फ़ुटबॉल, यहाँ तक कि हम्मस पर भी। लेकिन अगले हफ़्ते जब चुनाव का दिन आएगा, तो 18 साल से ऊपर के हर नागरिक को वोट करने का अधिकार मिलेगा। चाहे वह यहूदी हो, मुसलमान, ईसाई, ड्रूज़ या कोई और। उन लोगों को भी, जिनकी हम्मस पर राय बिल्कुल ग़लत है।
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More than just a bread, Challah is a tradition that brings families together every Shabbat! 🥖 Shabbat Shalom ❤️
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Continued cooperation & dialogue btw 🇮🇱&🇮🇳 PM’s @narendramodi & @netanyahu to strengthen our Special Strategic Partnership 🤝
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🇮🇱🏥 Israel’s Sheba Medical Center has climbed to 6th place worldwide in Newsweek’s Best Smart Hospitals ranking! From AI and robotics to advanced digital healthcare, Israeli innovation is shaping the future of medicine and improving patient care worldwide. 💙🇮🇱 shebaonline.org/sheba-ranks-…
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In Hamas-run Gaza, a teacher who refuses to teach Palestinian children to hate Jews faces a chilling threat: have your tongue cut out. Under Hamas, teaching hatred is expected. Refusing to spread hatred puts your life at risk. Hamas is raising the next generation to hate Jews and perpetrate another October 7.
Gaza teacher says she was threatened for refusing to teach kids to hate Jews: 'We will cut your tongue' trib.al/EL9UK3y
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Israel strongly condemns the decision of the Libyan House of Representatives to ratify the Maritime Jurisdiction Memorandum between Turkey and Libya. This agreement infringes upon the sovereign rights of our close allies in the region. Regretfully, once again we see Turkey working to destabilise the east Mediterranean region.
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