The Consulate was honored to meet with Deputy Governor Stuart C. McWhorter and the TNECD leadership this week 🇮🇱🤝🇺🇸 Strengthening partnerships across the Southeast remains a core mission of our consulate, and Tennessee is a valued partner in expanding innovation, investment, and

“It is my firm conviction that you cannot judge a nation and that we judge people by their actions, not by their passports” Ukrainian filmmaker Alexander Rodnyansky withdrew his film from the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in protest of the festival’s

This week’s Parshat Shavua is Chayei Sarah—“The Life of Sarah.” Jewish Women International are dedicating this Shabbat to Sarah Milgrim, a beloved member of our community who was murdered in May. We will remember her and honor her today and everyday. This week’s Torah portion teach us

For the last couple of days I was visiting Nashville Tennessee. On that trip I met Senator Sen. Marsha Blackburn and we spoke about the comminalities between #Israel and the #USA and in particular #Tennessee. I thanked her for her leadership and support for Israel.

🥇🇮🇱Israeli judoka Gili Sharir won the gold medal at the Zagreb Grand Prix in the under-63kg category! 📷 Team Israel

Thank you to our partners at the Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville and Rabbi Mark Schifton at Belmont University for a fascinating morning at the Some Were Neighbors exhibition! We enjoyed our conversation about Israel and the growing Jewish student population at Belmont with

Joshua Loitu Mollel🕯️ Today, we held a farewell ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport. Joshua’s body now flies home to Tanzania. Mungu ailaze roho yake mahala pema peponi ~ May God rest his soul in peace. Only 21, an agricultural student in 🇮🇱Israel from 🇹🇿Tanzania. Barely weeks after

Last week we met with the Vanderbilt Hillel to hear directly from students about their campus experience💙 We are so grateful for the strong leadership at Vanderbilt and the commitment to keeping the Jewish community safe, supported, and empowered!

We are devastated by the brutal terror attack at the Gush Etzion Junction, where Aharon Cohen (71), one of the longtime residents of Kiryat Arba, was murdered. The Palestinian attackers attempted to run people over before stabbing Aharon to death and injuring others. We strongly

The Palestinian Authority hasn’t stopped its payments of salaries to terrorists and their families. In fact, it is nearly doubling them. In 2024, it paid 144M dollars (€124M). In 2025, it has already committed 214M dollars (€185M) toward Pay-for-Slay, and the year isn’t even

✨ Sigd begins tonight! ✨ We join our Ethiopian-Jewish community in marking this beautiful holiday of renewal, heritage, and centuries-old connection to Jerusalem. Sigd is a celebration of identity, unity, and the painful journeys that brought the Beta Israel community home to

Avera Mengistu at Sigd prayers in Jerusalem, for the first time after spending more than a decade in captivity in Gaza. We are so happy to see Avera home and celebrating Sigd💙 📷: Arnon Bosani

The Palestinian Authority has a policy of paying terrorists who kill Israelis. This Pay-For-Slay policy is fundamentally an encouragement of terror. This morally corrupt behavior must end.

The power of the understatement..

🐪 Shabbat Shalom from the Negev Desert. Under the desert sky, the Negev is calm and bright with stars. It reminds us to slow down, breathe and find peace. ✨ Wishing everyone a peaceful Shabbat and restful weekend. 🙏 Remember to #sharethestar wherever you are!

It’s difficult to watch yet must be heard. Another horrific testimonial by a hostage survivor. Guy Gilboa-Dalal speaks of the sexual assault he suffered at the hands of Palestinian Hamas. This is Hamas. A dark jihadist ideology which they implement with unrestrained violence.

🥈🇮🇱Israeli Pole Vaulter Adam Nurpeissov won the silver medal at the Deaf Olympics in Tokyo! Israel Deaf Sport we are so proud! 📷 Assa Israel Roey

Why is it, that when it comes to Israeli women, the world is silent? Today is International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women. We will not forget the violence, torture and terror that Hamas terrorists committed on October 7, 2023. Government Press Office 🇮🇱

Amit Mann fell on October 7th while saving lives, never getting the chance to see her first paramedic course students graduate❤️‍🩹 This week, her students went to her grave and left their certification letters there — a final tribute to the guide who inspired them far beyond the

Heartbroken but relieved Dror Or is home after 781 days in Hamas captivity. 💔 Dror Or, 48, from Kibbutz Be’eri, was murdered by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. His body was kidnapped into Gaza. During the attack, Dror’s family was forced to flee their burning home. His