10,000 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 Ambassador to Spain

Ziv Shalvi,Deputy Manager of Israelis Abroad Department

Ohad Shary, Operator, Israel MFA Situation Room


A special thank you to I24 news for news coverage featured in this episode.