Asaf Zamir
The position had remained vacant since Asaf Zamir resigned, ostensibly over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s now-shelved judicial reform agenda.
She was slated to become a minister in charge of advancing women’s rights, but a Knesset vote to approve the move was postponed at the last minute.
Earlier in the day, along with the Israeli consulate in New York, it shuttered its doors.
Asaf Zamir quit his post with a “heavy heart,” the diplomat wrote on Twitter.
The FIDF held its annual gala with over 500 guests to raise funds in support of Israeli soldiers.
Ambassador Asaf Zamir, the Consul General of Israel in New York, strolled down Kingston Avenue, the main artery of the community, stopping into shops and greeting people.
Consul General of Israel in New York Ambassador Asaf Zamir spoke of the singular connection between Israel and New York, but also noted a four-fold spike in anti-Semitic incidents in the region.
“Bereavement has accompanied me from the dawn of my childhood, and with it, the memory of my father that I did not have the privilege of knowing,” said Perry Hiiman to 1,000 people commemorating Israel’s day of remembrance on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Asaf Zamir will fill a post that has been vacant for nearly a year with Israel Nitzan serving as acting consul general in the interim.
