New Delhi (NVI): A street in the Israeli town of Daliyat al-Karmel, home to Druze community in Israel, has been named as New Delhi, India’s national capital, in another step towards deepening of ties between the two countries.
Fares Saeb, an Israeli diplomat and a member of Druze community himself, said in a tweet that this is another expression of Israel-India ties and strong connection.
“#NewDelhi st. At the #druze city Dalyat el Karmel, #Israel. Another expression of Israel-India ties and strong connection. I dedicate this to my friend @MuhamedHeib, the new spokesperson in our embassy in New Delhi,” he tweeted while tagging Israeli embassy in India and the country’s new spokesperson in India- Muhamed Heib.
#NewDelhi st. At the #druze city Dalyat el Karmel, #Israel.
Another expression of Israel-India ties and strong connection.
I dedicate this to my friend @MuhamedHeib, the new spokesperson in our embassy in New Delhi @IsraelinIndia pic.twitter.com/odUAuQqOAh
— ??Fares Saeb (@FaresSaeb) July 26, 2020
The Israeli Druze are a religious and ethnic minority among Arab citizens of Israel. Even though the faith originally developed out of Ismaili Islam, Druze do not identify as Muslims.
The Israeli spokesperson also retweeted the tweet saying that Israel-India partnership is strong and courageous, not only on G2G level but also on P2P level.
“Thank you so much @FaresSaeb. indeed #Israel and #India partnership is strong and courageous, not only on the #G2G level, but also on the #P2P level,” he said.
Thank you so much @FaresSaeb. indeed #Israel and #India partnership is strong and courageous ????, not only on the #G2G level, but also on the #P2P level ? https://t.co/gtGOlHhe0r
— Muhamed Heib?? (@MuhamedHeib) July 26, 2020
India and Israel have shared a healthy relationship in the past few years with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to develop the bilateral relationship in several areas including trade, defence, health, space, agriculture and technology.
In the latest show of commitment towards mutual growth between the countries, the Israeli embassy in New Delhi said that the country will be sending a team of scientists to India to jointly develop a rapid testing technology that will be able to detect Covid-19 in less than 30 seconds.
The Israel embassy on Thursday said that its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Health will lead an “unprecedented anti-Covid-19 cooperation operation” between the two countries.
The embassy also acknowledged that the past few years have cemented the strategic relations between India and Israel and have included two historical visits of the Prime Ministers in Israel and in India.
The embassy also appreciated India’s help during the first outbreak of Covid-19 in Israel and said that it is now reciprocating to New Delhi for the “significant gesture”.
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