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The Year 2013 in Review
February 2013
“Hope with Art” Exhibition
February 2013 (Addis Ababa) – “Hope with Art” Exhibition, is an initiative of the Israeli ART, Joy, and
Love project, where the works of 23 talented children from AHOPE Ethiopia and Artists for Charity
orphanages in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel.
The exhibition was a product of an intensive 10-day workshop in Netsa Art Village. The artists from
Netsa Art Village guided and mentored the children and succeeded in getting the best out of each child.
AHOPE Ethiopia is an Ethiopian Residents Charity which is a pioneer in the area of provision of
specialized care to destitute HIV-positive orphans and vulnerable children and their extended families in
order to improve their health and general living condition.
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Film on Ethiopian-born Israeli long distance runner screened
February 2013 (Addis Ababa) –– “Running Movie”, a documentary film narrating Haile Satayin’s
captivating journey to compete and win the marathon, was screened on February 27th at the Italian
Cultural Institute. Satayin is recorded as the oldest marathon runner in the 2008 Summer
Olympics.
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March 2013
The First Ethiopian Business Delegate Visits Israel
March 2013 (Israel) – The first private business delegation of Ethiopian businessmen and women
made an official visit to Israel during March 17-20, 2013.
The venture was made in a bid to bring Israel's technology and smart ideas to businesses in
Ethiopia by way of partnering with the Ethiopian businesses and people. As an eye opening
experience, the visit has successfully undertaken seminars, business to business meetings, and
official business tours in Israel.
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Israeli Hadassah Hospital gives microscopes worth €7,000 to
Mekelle University Ayder Hospital as partnership gesture
March 2013 (Mekelle) –– The Israeli Hadassah University Teaching Hospital gave 10
microscopes worth 7,000 Euros to Mekelle University (MU) College of Health Sciences in light of
the flourishing partnership they embarked on. The granting ceremony was held at Ayder Hospital
in coordination with the Embassy of Israel.
(Above) Ambassador Belaynesh (in the middle) honoring the donations
Representing the Dean and community of Hadassah Hospital, Professor Shlomo Maayan handed
the microscopes to Dr. Kindeya G/Hiwot (Academic Vice Chancellor and acting President of
Mekelle University) along with Dr. Zerihun Abebe (Dean of College of Health Sciences, Mekelle
University). The equipment is presented to be used for Histology studies for MU medical students.
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Ambassador Belaynesh Zevadia interview by local media
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD MARCH 10, 2013
[Reporting by the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA)]
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Ethiopian runners win Jerusalem Marathon 2013!
March 2013 (Jerusalem) – Ethiopian runners won the 2013 Jerusalem Marathon in both men and
women races. Abraham Ketla in the men’s competition won setting a record for the race which
included 20,000 runners. Mihiret Anotonios and Radiya Mohammed won first and second places,
with Mihiret setting a record in the women's race with 2:47:26.
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Ethiopian-born Israeli crowned Miss Israel 2013!
The SUB-SAHARAN INFORMER SUNDAY - MARCH 17, 2013
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Miss Israel was given a warm reception
at Ambassador’s residence. [In the
picture with Ambassador Belaynesh
and Deputy Ambassador Leo
Vinovezky.]
His Holiness Abune Mathias enthroned 6th
Patriarch of Ethiopian
Orthodox Tewahdo Church
Abune Mathias pictured above with Amb. Belaynesh and Deputy Amb. Leo
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April 2013
USAID-MASHAV-MoA Smallholder program introduces
acclimatization of tissue culture plants at Holeta center
April 2013 (Holeta) – Acclimatization training courses were conducted at the Holeta Agricultural
Research Center by Israeli Small Holder Horticulture (SHH) coordinator and Holeta Tissue
Culture laboratory staff. The trainees came from local tissue culture laboratories working with
SHH program (6 laboratories) as well from private/commercial sectors and two universities
(Addis Ababa and Bahir Dar). The training addresses background on Tissue Culture (TC) and
characteristics of TC plants, methods, equipment and facilities for TC plants acclimatization and
recommended use of TC plants. The training combines theoretical background (morning lectures)
with practical training (afternoons).
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Holocaust Memorial Observed in Trio
April 2013 (Addis Ababa) – The Embassies of Israel, Germany, Poland along with the Goethe Institute,
and the international community observed the 2013 Holocaust Memorial Day and a solemn ceremony,
April 8, 2013 evening, held at the Goethe Institute. The processions consisted of remarks by Ambassador
of Israel, Amb. Belaynesh Zevadia, and representatives of Embassies of Germany, and Poland followed
by lighting of torches, and a special musical presentation, ending with a short Israeli documentary film:
“The Last Korczak Boy”.
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Embassy colorfully celebrates 65th
Independence Day
April 2013 – A warm Celebration of Israel’s 65th
Independence Day was held at the
Addis Ababa Hilton Hotel on the evening of April 15th
.
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May 2013
Embassy participates in Addis Int’l Film festival
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June 2013
Training on Fruits and Vegetables at Butajira Center for
Agriculture Excellence
Class Exercise Drip Irrigated Onion Field
Soil Preparation for Vegetable Nursery Vegetables Seed Sowing
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Ambassador of Ethiopia to Israel, H.E. Helawe Yosef Visits WMC
Surgery, SACH House
June 2013 – Ambassador of Ethiopia to Israel, H.E. Hilawe Yosef, visited the Wolfson Medical
Center (WMC) and Save a Child's Heart training in Israel.
The visit went very well. The Ambassador toured Wolfson Hospital and visited the Operating
Theatre where he met Dr Ejigu Yayehyirad Mekonnen, an Ethiopian heart surgeon taking part in
the Save a Child's Heart training program. After the hospital tour the Ambassador visited the Save
a Child's Heart children's home where he met children and mothers from Ethiopia and from
around the world who were brought to Israel to undergo lifesaving heart surgery. The Ambassador
was very impressed with the project and we hope to continue and cooperate with him in the future.
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July 2013
Youth Agriculture Project in Tigrai launched: Governments of
Germany and Israel Offer Funds and Expertise
July 2013 (Kilte Awlalo, Tigray) – The inauguration event of a new joint venture by the
governments of Germany and Israel collaborating with Ministry of Agriculture of Ethiopia and
FAO was held on 3rd
of July, 2013, where representatives of these governments officially laid the
foundation of 1.5 hectare of plantation project endeavors to rehabilitate landless youth association
members of Kilte Awlalo Kebele located near Wukro woreda, Tigrai Regional State.
The youth aged 30 and below were clustered under a 31-member Farmers’ Association, of which
15 are women, established with the aim of providing livelihood to landless young farmers ––
thereby encouraging them to come out robust and optimistic in their efforts to enhance their lives
at large.
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August 2013
Deputy Ambassador Leo Vinovezky interview with Capital newspaper
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September 2013
ወደ ዩኒቨርስቲ የሚገቡ ሴት ተማሪዎች ትምህርታቸውን ዳር እንዲያደርሱ ተጠየቀ
ከፍተኛ ውጤት በማምጣት በዚህ ዓመት ወደ ዩኒቨርስቲ የሚገቡ ወጣት ሴት ተማሪዎች በዩኒቨርስቲ ቆይታቸው የሚገጥማቸውን
ማንኛውንም ፈተና ተቋቁመው የጀመሩትን ትምህርት በብቃት ከፍጻሜ ማድረስ እንደሚጠበቅባቸው ቀዳማዊት እመቤት ሮማን ተስፋዬ
አመለከቱ። የአዲስ አበባ ትምህርት ቢሮ ከቪዥን ፎር ጀነሬሽን ጋር በመተበበር በአፍሪካ ኅብረት የመሰብሰቢያ አዳራሽ ለሴት ተማሪዎች
የስኬት ተሞክሮ መቅሰሚያ መርሃ ግብር አካሂዷል።
በትውልድ ኢትዮጵያዊት የሆኑት በኢትዮጵያ የእስራኤል አምባሳደር በላይነሽ ዘቫዲያ በበኩላቸው ሴት ተማሪዎች የሕይወት ትልማቸውን
ሳያሳኩ በጊዜያዊ ደስታና እርካታ መደለል እንደማይጋባቸው መክረዋል፡፡ ሴት ተማሪዎች የዩኒቨርስቲን ፈታኝ ህይወት በስኬት ካጠናቀቁ
እንደሳቸውና እንደሌሎች ስኬታማ እንስቶች ካሰቡት ደረጃ መድረስ አገራቸውን ማስጠራት እንደሚችሉ ገልጸዋል።
[Reporting by the Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency]
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October 2013
Pres. Mulatu holds talks with Ambassadors of Israel, Spain
October 2013 (Addis Ababa) – President Mulatu Teshome has expressed Ethiopia’s keenness to
boost existing ties with Israel particularly in economic sector. The president made the remark on
Monday while holding talks with Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia Belaynesh Zevadia. The
discussions were focused on ways of fostering relations between the two countries.
Also same day, the President received and held talks with Miguel Fernandez, Spanish Ambassador
to Ethiopia. The two sides discussed ways to strengthen relations particularly in diplomatic and
investment spheres.
[Reporting by the Ethiopian News Agency]
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600,000 children and adults treated by Israeli, UK, and Ethiopian NGOs
The Daily Monitor October 2, 2013
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November 2013
Israeli doctors saved Ethiopian boy mauled by wild hyena
November 2013 (Israel) –– An 8-year old Ethiopian boy Abdulrazak, attacked by a wild hyena
received life-saving medical treatment through the joint humanitarian efforts of Amb. Belaynesh
Zevadia, Israeli diplomat Ismail Khaldi, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee [JDC],
and Western Galilee Hospital in Nahariya, Israel.
On its November 27th edition, አዲስ ዘመን newspaper published a lengthy feature article; here is
its online link: http://www.ethpress.gov.et/addiszemen/index.php/addiszemen/society/6404-
2013-11-27-08-52-18
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Embassy participates in 6th
Ethio-Chamber International Trade Fair
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Embassy takes part at 2013 Diplomatic Bazaar in Addis
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Israeli Business Delegates hold B2B Seminar with Ethiopian counterparts
November 2013 (Addis Ababa) – The Israeli Embassy, Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce &
Sectorial Associations (ECCSA), and the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce held a
Seminar at Intercontinental Addis Hotel on the 28th of November, 2013, that consisted of
insightful presentations and discussions made by Israeli Business delegation and Ethiopian
counterparts among whom was the honorable Mrs. Mulu Solomon (President of the Ethiopian
Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations).
The Israeli delegation, which comprised representatives of Israeli companies from different
sectors, came with keen interest to learn investment and business opportunities in Ethiopia.
Following the opening presentations and the seminar, members of the delegation held rounds of
business-to-business meetings with their Ethiopian counterparts to explore business opportunities
and establish contacts.
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Ethiopian First Lady honors Women Leaders’ Conference in Israel November, 2013 (Israel) –– The International Women Leaders’ Conference, held in Haifa, Israel,
from November 3 to 8, 2013 was honored by the attendance of H.E. Mrs. Roman Tesfaye, First
Lady of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, who served in chairing plenary sessions
during the conference.
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December 2013
Monica Manaker conducts “AHUN Concert” at Italian Cultural Institute
December 2013 (Addis Ababa) – AHUN/NOW/አሁን Concert was performed by Monica Manaker,
singer, song-writer, and Cultural Affairs Director at the Embassy along the Ethiopian Addis Taem
Band – a unique mix of Ethio-Israeli-Latino music at Italian Cultural Institute.
The esteemed Ethiopian singer Girma Tefera as well as Cultural Dancer Melaku Belay were the
enchanting additions to the concert.
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Embassy celebrates Hannucha with friends
December 2013 – Representatives from the Ethiopian government, ministers, high rank officials,
invited guests, and friends of Israel celebrated Hannucha with us together at the Ambassador’s
residence.
Above from left to right: Ethiopian Minister of Culture and Tourism, H.E. Mr. Amin Abdulkadir; Special Advisor to the Ethiopian PM, H.E. Dr. Fasil Nahom; Ambassador Belaynesh Zevadia; Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Amb. Birhane Gebre-Kirstos; Israeli Embassy’s Economic Affairs Attaché.
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Visiting universities in Ethiopia for cooperation in various fields
At different occasions during 2013 – Deputy Ambassador Leo Vinovezky visited the Universities
of Addis Ababa, Gondar, Mekele, and Bahir Dar. In December, he met in Hawassa with one of
Israel's best friends in the south, Dr. Gete Tsegaye (PhD), Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Hawassa University, Ethiopia. She is a psychologist and a MASHAV Alumni. MASHAV is
Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation under the Israeli Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Left: Leo Vinovezky with Dr. Dessalegn Mengesha –
Academic Vice-President, Gonder University
Right: Leo Vinovezky with Dr. Gete
Tsegaye (PhD) – Dean at School of
Graduate Studies, Hawassa University
In February, Leo traveled to Bahir Dar to discuss with Dr. Baylie Damtie bilateral cooperation
prospects in the areas of Agriculture, Medicine, Engineering, and Water Quality, as pictured
below.
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Above: Leo Vinovezky visiting ear surgery facility of Girar Bet Hospital at Butajira with
Monica Vinovezky, Prof. Redda Haimanot, and Dr. Udi Katzenel from Israel.
Ambassador Belyanesh and Consul Nati visit Israeli company in
Debrezeit
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Ambassador Belaynesh and
Consul Nati Bar-Natan in late
December visited JOYTECH – an
Israeli company which exports
“Made-In-Ethiopia” products all
over the world.
Swedish Jews visit in Ethiopia and reception by Ambassador Belaynesh
(Above pictures) Ambassador Belaynesh speaking with the delegation
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