Agriculture
The 100-strong delegation accompanying President Guillermo Lasso aims to strengthen bilateral ties, especially in the fields of security and technology.
Gov. Pete Ricketts also inaugurates May as Jewish American Heritage Month, becoming the first American state to do so.
“The Netherlands is making it very clear that the so-called conclusions of Amnesty International are incorrect, the term apartheid is a very serious allegation and in some cases, a malicious term, and clearly doesn’t apply to Israel,” said Shaun Sacks, a senior researcher at NGO Monitor.
“In my eyes, this is the most important thing this government has done up until now,” said Yishai Merling, head of the Settlement Division of the World Zionist Organization.
The assistance offers a minimum of four months of tuition and a living stipend; researchers are also being matched with faculty members.
Half of the country’s consumable wheat products and a third of its animal feed are supplied by Russia and Ukraine, according to numbers from the Ministry of Agriculture.
A report by Israel’s Intelligence Ministry was prepared in June 2021 but declassified and made public this year.
The agreement, the first of its kind between Israel and an Arab country, must now be signed and ratified by both countries.
The visit is based on an agreement to “collaborate on areas of mutual interest—namely, agriculture, business, pharmacology, natural sciences, mathematics and computer engineering.”
“These bills send an important message: Iowa continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with the State of Israel while fighting all forms of religious and ethnic discrimination,” said Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Israel faces challenges due to the “worrying developments” in Eastern Europe, says Israeli Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli.
The visit will mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of relations between Israel and India.