By COLlive reporter
As Deputy Consul General of the Consulate General of Israel New York, the largest Israeli mission in the world, Israel Nitzan will now coordinate the political work of the Consulate in the five states within its jurisdiction.
He develops relations with national, state, and local officials and acts as the liaison for the State of Israel to the national and local leadership of the Jewish community in New York.
During the month of Tishrei, Nitzan visited the Crown Heights neighborhood where he prayed at Lubavitch Headquarters – 770 Eastern Parkway and met the large crowd from Israel that spent the holidays there.
Nitzan was welcomed by Chanina Sperlin and Eli Cohen of the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC) who took the time to speak about the history of the neighborhood and its staunch support for the holy land of Israel.
Prior to his current appointment, Nitzan was the Director of the Foreign Ministry’s United Nations Political Affairs Department where he oversaw Israeli policies and actions within the U.N. system.
Nitzan is currently on his fourth foreign posting following two overseas positions at the Israeli Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. His first posting in Cairo was as Spokesperson from 2002 to 2005. In 2009 he returned there as the Deputy Chief of Mission until the Embassy was attacked and evacuated during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
Nitzan was born in Netanya in 1975. He completed his B.A. in Middle East History and International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem following his service in the Israel Defense Forces. In addition to Hebrew and English, Israel is fluent in Arabic and is married and a proud father of four.
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