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During his travels, Sadan became an informal Israeli ambassador, naming his bike “Emunah” and constantly defending his home country to foreigners. He would frequently appear at synagogues and Jewish communities around the world, urging his admirers to follow their dreams and “always break barriers.”
Culture and Sports Minister Chili Tropper eulogized Sadan as “a man of sports and adventure with every fiber of his being. Roei was an inspiring Israeli. He served us well around the world, and mainly showed us that nothing is impossible. May he rest in peace.”
Chaos at Sa’ar Rally
Participants at an event for Gideon Sa’ar’s Israeli “New Hope” political party were attacked by dozens of epithet-shouting supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The fracas occurred last Saturday evening at an event for “New Hope” at Azariah in central Israel. Sa’ar, a former Likud lawmaker who split off to found his own party earlier this year, had been preparing to speak when he was set upon by over 35 Netanyahu supporters.
Shouting “traitor” and other profanities, the Netanyahu supporters hurled rocks and eggs and broke the sound system. The attackers scattered after the police were summoned. One participant was evacuated to the hospital after being knocked unconscious.
New Hope party leaders blasted Netanyahu, accusing him of being aware and even ordering the attack on its campaign event. Sharing a video of the Likud supporters attacking New Hope officials, Sa’ar wrote on Facebook that he would not rest until he ousted Netanyahu from power.
“Netanyahu has completely lost it. Bibi, I’m not afraid of you! In another ten days I’ll replace you,” Sa’ar wrote. “Netanyahu crossed a red line.”
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid also “strongly condemned” the brawl, condemning right-wing politicians for failing to “call out” the political violence. “The violence of Netanyahu’s people is breaking records and his silence is deafening,” Lapid said.
A veteran Likudnik, Sa’ar quit his longtime party earlier this year after his relationship with Netanyahu turned acrimonious. He has since recruited other disgruntled Likud members, including MKs Zvi Hauser, Ze’ev Elkin and Yoaz Hendel, in an attempt to end Netanyahu’s reign as prime minister.
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The Czech Republic opened a de-facto embassy in Jerusalem in recognition that the city is, in fact, Israel’s capital.
The diplomatic office is a branch of the Czech Republic’s official embassy in Tel Aviv, which will remain in the coastal city. However, the majority of employees from the Czech Foreign Ministry will now work out of the Jerusalem site and describe it as the de-facto embassy.
The site was inaugurated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday attended by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi. In his remarks, Babis highlighted the significance of the move, stressing that his country viewed Jerusalem as Israel’s legitimate capitol.
“We keep our promise,” said Babis while standing opposite the new embassy in Jerusalem’s Talbieh neighborhood. “The Czech Republic will have a full-fledged diplomatic mission here in Jerusalem.”
“It will deal with a lot – ranging from politics, economic cooperation, consular agenda, and other topics. It will have a permanent staff and work under the lead of our embassy in Tel Aviv.”
Ashkenazi responded by thanking
