Opening of the Jalameh Vehicle Crossing Nov. 10, 2009
On November 10, 2009, U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv Deputy Chief of Mission, Luis G. Moreno, spoke at the opening ceremony for the Jalameh Vehicle Crossing. He highlighted the expected impact of the crossing on facilitating the transfer of people and goods from Israels Gilboa Region to the Palestinian Authoritys city of Jenin. The U.S. Government funded the project through a USAID grant and worked with local partners to implement it. The Quartet Representative Tony Blair, the Deputy Mission Director of USAID West Bank/Gaza, several Government of Israel ministers and local representatives, and the Governor of Jenin also spoke. Embassy YouTube Video
9/11 "Living Memorial" in the Jerusalem Forest Hills Dedicated
The Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program for the seventh year in Israel, is seeking 22 Israeli Arab secondary school students to participate in a Study-in-the-USA initiative for high school students during the 2010-2011 school year, (August 2010 –June 2011) More -- Application