This man is a hero.
Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian captain of flydubai Flight 1073, fought back after being stabbed in the cockpit.
Despite being severely injured, he managed to unlock the cockpit door - allowing Israeli passengers and the Emirati crew to intervene and save all the passengers.
Together, their extraordinary courage saved 174 lives.
Indian. Israeli. Emirati.
Different nationalities. One extraordinary act of courage. 🇮🇳🇮🇱🇦🇪
We wish Captain Machchhar a full and speedy recovery.
In terror's chaos, evidence can be lost forever. Today, @IsraelWPS joined @SwissAmbIL to unite Oct 7 responders & experts, using painful lessons to inform an innovative @UNODC toolkit to preserve proof of sexual violence and deliver justice worldwide.
Was an honor to speak to the Regional Women’s Leadership Forum, with participants from thoughout the greater region, including Malta, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Kyrgystan, Kazahstan, and Azerbijan. It was a particular privilege to meet the inspirational Miriam Peretz & Meirav Leshem Gonen
At @UNGeneva’s “Not a Woman’s Job?” exhibition, Israel highlights 2 pioneers: Prof. Simcha Getahune, founder of Israel’s first Ethiopian Jewish Heritage Center and Prof. Randa Abbas, the first Druze woman with a PhD from @ubarilan & the President of the Academic Arab College of Haifa 🇮🇱👩🏻💼
Happy Intl Day of Women in Diplomacy! Such an honor to represent the one Jewish State on this planet, standing on the shoulders of generations of strong Jewish women. Hoping we women diplomats from around the world work together to bring much needed positive change to this world
On the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, I had the pleasure of hosting, in collaboration with the #WMG Foundation, the first Sisterhood Networking Event, bringing together women diplomats and leaders in the civil society and business community to discuss shared challenges, exchange experiences, and explore new opportunities for cooperation.
I hope this will be just the first of many such gatherings, strengthening connections, fostering collaboration, and empowering women. 🌷🌍🤝#WomenInDiplomacy
The UNODC emergency first responder toolkit project was inspired by research undertaken by Professor Yifat Bitton and the RAIA Project based on lessons learned from the Oct. 7th 2023 massacre, which serves as an important case study for this undertaking.
Proud to be participating in the Expert Mtg at the UNODC in Vienna to create a toolkit for first responders when dealing with cases of SGBV perpetrated in terrorist attacks. This initiative is sponsored by Israel & Switzerland, with the support of Argentina. 🇮🇱🇨🇭🇦🇷 🇺🇳
Amb. Leiter is correct that yesterday was a victory for sanity, responsibility and peace. I would also argue that it was a small victory for UNSCR 1325 and the WPS agenda, with women from both sides sitting around the table. Let’s hope we can free women the region from Hezbollah
Yechiel Leiter, Israeli Ambassador to the US: These talks with Lebanon were a victory for sanity, responsibility and peace
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Yechiel Leiter, Israeli Ambassador to the US: These talks with Lebanon were a victory for sanity, responsibility and peace
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On this very different kind of International Women’s Day (writing this from my bomb shelter as we are being attacked by Iranian ballistic missiles) I am proud of my Israeli sisters who are fighting for our safety and for the freedom of our sisters in Iran.
The Israel Foreign Ministry is lit up in orange tonight to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls and display solidarity with our sisters around the world. 🌎 🇮🇱
Today’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is an opportunity to shine a light on a problem that persists in the shadows, day in and day out:
https://t.co/0XVMjjcuq9
I appreciate UN Special Representative Patten calling attention to the much ignored plight of women from N. Darfur & N. Kordofan. As Israel’s Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security, I understand how important it is for the intl community to speak out against sexual violence.
Honored to take part today in the Intl. Women Leader’s Conf. at the Golda Meir Intl. Training Center in Haifa, hosted by @MASHAVisrael . The topic of this year’s conference is « Shaping the Future: Women’s Leadership, AI & Gender Equality » featuring experts from around the world
Hard to believe I am reading this in 2025. SMH 🤦🏻♀️😱😱😱. My thoughts and prayers are with the women and girls of Afhganistan…
After Afghan Quake, Many Male Rescuers Helped Men but Not Women https://t.co/jYhd5lQCoF via @NYTimes
Proud to have completed the first ever Forum Devorah Mentor-training program last night with a truly impressive cohort of colleagues and fellow Forum Devorah members. Appreciate our network, our sisterhood and our commitment to help the next generation of women leaders advance.