Killing of Israeli embassy staffers ‘direct result’ of campus riots, Akunis says “Sadly, someone here listened to the chants of ‘intifada, intifada,’” said the Israeli consul general in New York. May 22, 2025
After seven years, Israel’s Independence Day event returns to New York City “For a Zionist and a Jew, Yom Ha’atzmaut is the most important holiday on the Jewish calendar,” Ofir Akunis, the consul general in New York, told JNS. Vita Fellig May 13, 2025
Israeli UN mission, NY consulate release dozens of balloons for Bibas family "The balloons floated symbolically above the U.N. building—a stark reminder of the institution’s failure to formally condemn Hamas’s atrocities on Oct. 7 and its barbaric treatment of hostages," Jonathan Harounoff stated. Feb. 26, 2025
Mobile ad campaign in Manhattan marks 500 days of hostages in Gaza “They are being kept under horrific, inhumane conditions in tunnels beneath Gaza. We demand: Let them go,” stated Ofir Akunis, consul general of Israel in New York. Izzy Salant Feb. 18, 2025
Israeli consulate ad in Times Square raises awareness of hostages “Hamas tortured, starved and brutalized the Israeli hostages. Their suffering is unimaginable,” Ofir Akunis wrote on his official Instagram account. Izzy Salant Feb. 12, 2025
Israeli consul general in NY, Rabin’s granddaughter mark 29 years since prime minister’s assassination “Prime Minister Rabin taught us all the importance of living a life of values, of exercising courage and of eternally yearning for peace,” Ariella Rada, a spokeswoman for the consulate, told JNS. Menachem Wecker Nov. 14, 2024
Israel envoy in New York City: ‘We, the Jewish people, prefer peace’ An interview with Israel's consul general in New York City. Amelie Botbol Nov. 12, 2024
Israeli envoy in NY: If US is naive about pro-terror groups, ‘it will harm your society, not just ours’ Ofir Akunis spoke with JNS after he was one of those who addressed more than 600 attendees at an Oct. 7 memorial in Manhattan. Rikki Zagelbaum Oct. 29, 2024
Israeli envoy in New York: West at risk of ‘radical Muslim occupation’ “This is the right place to be these days,” Ofir Akunis, longtime Knesset member and minister, tells JNS. Mike Wagenheim July 5, 2024
