Wrapping up w/ another incredible @Cisco Partner Summit here in San Diego! I spent the last few days connecting w/ our partner ecosystem & sharing our vision for the AI era. Thanks to everyone who joined us this week, and to the teams who pulled this together!
It was two years ago on Saturday, October 7, 2023 during Shabbat and on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah when Iran-backed Hamas terrorists perpetrated the deadliest attack against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Hamas shattered a peaceful morning by massacring 1200 innocent men, women, and children and barbarically taking hostage more than 250 into Gazaโs terror tunnels - including U.S. citizens. Hamas' heinous attack was part of its genocidal goal to destroy Israel and murder Jews in Israel and around the world. Since that day, 1,152 courageous Israeli soldiers and security personnel, including U.S. citizens, have fallen as Israel has fought a multi-front war of survival. May October 7, 2023, forever remind us that evil and antisemitism are not mere metaphors โ but brutal realities that God and Holy Scripture enjoin us to combat with all our might.
I came to visit @Israel not long after Oct 7 to show solidarity. I had no idea two years later this nightmare for the hostage families would still exist and certainly did not expect that I would be sent by @realdonaldtrump to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel and be living in Jerusalem. The resolve and resilience of the Israeli people have been inspiring.
Thanks to the tremendous leadership of @POTUS@realDonaldTrump, there is a deal to free the remaining 48 hostages - living and deceased - from Gazaโs dungeons, bring closure to the families, and establish conditions for a lasting peace. We pray and continue to make every effort to bring the 48 hostages, including two U.S. citizens, home so they are reunited with their loved ones.
The United States stands unwaveringly with our close ally and partner Israel because we know in our hearts that it is right. On this day of all days, we renew our pledge to Israel and the Jewish people: You will never stand alone. As @POTUS@realDonaldTrump says - we will always remember and never forget October 7, 2023.
The @WhiteHouse#AIActionPlan recognizes that AI is more than a technology opportunityโitโs an economic & national security imperative. @Cisco looks forward to advancing the plan's goals via secure infrastructure, resilient networks, & distributed compute!
Met with @USAmbIsrael Mike Huckabee and Mike Calvert @USCSIsrael, together with the AmCham leadership team.
Grateful for the Ambassadorโs strong support for ๐บ๐ธโ๐ฎ๐ฑ trade, innovation & partnership.
Proud to lead AmCham Israel in advancing our shared economic goals.
Great meeting with @USAmbIsrael, focusing on Israel-US relations. We're committed to build a better future, strengthening commercial ties, and unlocking innovation amidst the evolving geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. United for progress and stability. ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ #AMCHAMIsrael
Exciting times for ๐ฎ๐ฑ & ๐บ๐ธ! Israel is now part of the US Visa Waiver Program, deepening our ties even further. Grateful to the US embassy for their indispensable partnership. At AMCHAM Israel, we continue to champion Israel-US collaboration. #USIsraelTies
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Thank you, @USAmbIsrael . Your commitment to strengthening the bonds between our nations inspires us all. It's an honor to contribute to this shared mission as the new Chairman of @AmChamIsrael, and I'm excited for the opportunities that lie ahead.
Thrilled to start as Chairman of AmCham Israel while continuing to lead the remarkable team at @Cisco Israel. Grateful for the support of honorary Chair, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Tom Nides @USAmbIsrael. Excited for this journey in fostering stronger US-Israel economic ties!
.@lizcentoni shares how @Cisco can help you create the best end-to-end application experiences! Weโre so excited about @AppDynamics Cloud and how weโre extending the power of this platform to cloud-native apps. #CiscoLive
Time for more innovation during Day 2 of #CiscoLive! @lizcentoni and @tim_szigeti introduce Calisti and Panoptica - two new cloud-native, API-first tools for faster and better application development.
Weโre thrilled to soon be welcoming the @replex_io team to @Cisco! Their expertise will help us continue to build on our Full-Stack Observability platform and enhance our @AppDynamics solutions.