Persona Grata: A Podcast on Israeli Diplomacy
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsPersona Grata is a podcast which delves into the world of Israeli diplomacy and foreign affairs. Meet the diplomats, decision makers, and movers and shakers who are leading Israel’s diplomacy efforts and shaping international affairs around the world, on behalf of the Jewish State.
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The Good Kind of Viral: Corona Diplomacy:
February 09, 2022 16:53 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBTwo years ago, Israel & the world were taken by storm with the spread of a new & dangerous virus known today as COVID 19. While the virus continues to spread (this time with variants like Delta and Omricon), Israel is using its own experiences curbing the virus to help other countries around the world fight the pandemic. On this episode of Persona Grata, we're speaking to some of the leading governmental, diplomatic and medical professionals in Israel and around the world who are working t...
Normalization is the new norm: Israel-UAE ties
June 07, 2021 12:48 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MBOn August 16, Israel and the United Arab Emirates made history with the announcement that the two countries would establish diplomatic ties. This episode of Persona Grata gives our listeners a sneak peak into what peace looks like almost a year after the signing of the Abraham Accords & what this new era means for Israel, its neighbors and the entire region. The episode features audio from: Elkana Marziano & Wallid Aljasim (credit: Gili Masami) Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra I24 News Kh...
"Corona Non Grata" : How Israel’s curbing the Coronavirus and spreading diplomacy
November 01, 2020 10:05 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB10,000 young Israelis stranded abroad, dozens of countries and airports locked down, hundreds of embassies shuttered, 90 repatriation flights and one major epidemic. On this episode of Persona Grata we get an inside look at how our Israeli diplomats in Israel and around the world worked around the clock to bring Israelis home and keep diplomacy alive abroad during the height of the Coronavirus. Featuring: Peleg Levi, Israel’s Consul General in Guangzhou Rodica Radian Gordan, Israel's Am...
Israel's Humanitarian Assistance Efforts Around the Globe
August 19, 2019 19:54 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBOn this episode of Persona Grata, we’ll meet the people behind Israel's humanitarian missions which have come to the aid of more than 140 countries and thousands of people since Israel's founding. From a devastating typhoon in the Philippines, to an earthquake in Haiti which killed over 200,000, to assisting Syrian refugees on the Greek Island of Lesbos, here's how Israel is making sure that no matter, how far, no one is left behind. On this World Humanitarian Day, we salute the thousands ...
חוויה פוגשת שליחות - קורס הצוערים מבפנים
June 11, 2019 14:09 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB(This episode of Persona Grata is a special edition in Hebrew, which discusses the Israel MFA's elite Cadets Course, which trains future Israeli diplomats.) רילוקיישין או מעבר למדינה אחרת, מחייב אותך ללמוד ולהכיר שפה נוספת, להתרגל לתרבות חדשה, ולהתאקלם למקום זר, בהרבה מקרים יחד עם משפחה. אז מה המניע שגורם למאות דיפלומטים ישראלים לעשות את זה כל שנה ולמה כדאי להצטרף לשירות החוץ? פרק זה הוא פרק מיוחד העוסק בקורס הצוערים, קורס הליבה של משרד החוץ, המספק כלים חשובים לדיפלומטים העתידיים של מדינת ...
Does Digital Make the Diplomat? On Game of Thrones, Memes, and Twitter Wars.
May 22, 2019 14:28 - 24 minutes - 33 MBFrom the Arab Spring in 2011, to the US Presidential election in 2016, to clap backs on Twitter between countries like Israel and Iran in 2018, world leaders, MFAs and diplomats have realized that what they share online can shape events offline. According to Twiplomacy, 93% of all UN member states have an official presence on the platform and between May 2017 and May 2018, world leaders sent more than 250,000 original tweets. It takes a lot less than 280 characters to realize that digital d...
Israel is Coming Back to Africa: Israel's First Resident Ambassador to Rwanda
April 05, 2019 14:52 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBIsrael's relationship with the African continent began in the years following Israel's independence. When many African countries including Rwanda established independence in the early 1960s, Israel which was a young country at the time, viewed these countries as partners and was eager to share its experiences in development and capacity building. More than six decades later, ties between Israel and the African continent continue to reach new heights. Earlier this week (Monday, April 1), Is...
Let's Talk Equality: International Women's Day
March 12, 2019 13:43 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBOn this episode of Persona Grata, we'll hear from the trailblazing women at the center of Israel's diplomacy efforts, who are challenging stereotypes, combating violence against women, and creating the conditions for a more equal world. While women in Israel and around the world continue to break glass ceilings, there is still a lot of work to be done. If we wish to bring about true and genuine gender equality, we have to start at the source by educating the next generation of men and women...
Israel's One Stop Shop for Foreign Diplomats: Ambassador Meron Reuben
February 14, 2019 14:25 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBWith 88 foreign embassies in Israel, a diplomatic community which numbers 5,000, and hundreds of diplomatic visits to Israel by prime ministers, presidents, and ministers annually, there's no such thing as a quiet day for the Israel MFA's Protocol and Official Guest Bureau. The Bureau handles everything from hotel bookings, to official ceremonies for the world's most powerful leaders, to catering to foreign diplomats daily needs. The man behind the MFA's one stop shop for diplomats and dign...
Big Things Come in Small Packages: Israel-Singapore Ties
January 22, 2019 10:45 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBYou know that saying big things come in small packages? That is definitely the case when it comes to Israel and Singapore, two relatively small countries with a lot to offer. So what do two countries with very different cultures, languages, and geography have in common? A lot more than you might think. As Israel and Singapore gear up to celebrate 50 years of Independence, we sat down with Simona Halperin, Israel's ambassador to Singapore to discuss the historic and growing cooperation betw...
Bollywood Blue & White: Israel's Consul General to Mumbai
January 03, 2019 16:02 - 21 minutes - 20 MBBollywood stars Sonama Kapoor, Tanuj Garg, Amitabh Bachchan & Jacqueline Fernandez have already discovered the magic of Israel. What happens when a billion dollar film industry and one of the world's most innovative countries come together? Magic worthy of the big screen. On this episode of Persona Grata we'll explore the growing cooperation between Israel and India in the field of Bollywood, through the lenses of Israel's Consul General to Mumbai, Yaakov Finkelstein, and one of Bollywood'...
Israel & American Jewry: "We may be Jewish, but our marriage is Catholic."
December 18, 2018 10:16 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MBThe United States, is one of Israel's most important and closest allies. As Israel's representatives who are on the ground, Israeli diplomats play a central role in strengthening ties between Israel and the United States. This week we'll hear from Dani Dayan, who plays a central role in these efforts as the Consul General of Israel in New York, Israel's largest diplomatic mission worldwide and serving the United States' largest Jewish community. Consul General Dayan will discuss some of the...
"I Was a Refugee" : The Expulsion of Jews from Arab Lands and Iran
November 29, 2018 17:47 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBIn November of 1948, as Jews in Israel and the western world celebrated the establishment of the State of Israel, hundreds of thousands of Jews throughout the Middle East began packing their bags, preparing for a dark period in which more than two millennia of Jewish life in Arab lands and Iran would come to an abrupt end. This week as we commemorate the expulsion of Jewish refugees from Arab countries and Iran on November 30th, we'll hear from Linda Menuhin, a Jewish refugee from Bagdad who...
From Dreamer to Advocate: Israel's UN Youth Delegate
November 15, 2018 16:14 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThis week, we'll hear from Polina Kempinsky who is currently serving as Israel's UN Youth Delegate in New York. UN Youth delegates are responsible for representing their countries at the United Nations on issues related to youth. During her time at the United Nations, Paulina will participate in important meetings, non-formal negotiations, and sessions, in which she will advocate for young people in Israel and around the world.
"It's Personal"
October 31, 2018 09:27 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThis week we'll hear from Mr. Emmanuel Nahshon, the Israel MFA's spokesperson. Mr. Nahshon, a veteran diplomat who has served in Venezuela, Ankara, and Berlin, is responsible for sharing Israel's diplomatic efforts with local and international media. Nahshon, who is known for his personable and direct approach, has emerged as one of Israel's leading diplomatic and governmental voices, both online and offline. But serving as Israel's spokesperson in an age where news travels faster than the s...