Diplomatic Circles

New Israeli ambassador pledges to showcase ‘the reality and the facts’ about Palestinian evictions

In a wide-ranging interview, Ronen Hoffman talks about the Canada-Israel relationship and areas of co-operation, a potential move of Canada's embassy in Israel, and combatting Holocaust distortion.

Israeli Ambassador Ronen Hoffman filled an ambassadorial absence of about two years when he took his post in December. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

February 2, 2022

After two years without an Israeli ambassador in Ottawa, Ronen Hoffman has arrived with much on his plate, including his goal to explain the “truth” about the Sheikh Jarrah evictions which preceded the worst flare up of Israel and Palestine violence in years. The crisis led to ...

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