Jeremy Issacharoff

Jeremy Issacharoff
ג'רמי יששכרוף‎
Israeli Ambassador to Germany
In office
2017–2021
Preceded byYakov Hadas-Handelsman
Succeeded byRon Prosor
Personal details
Born1955
London, England
Children3
EducationLondon School of Economics

Jeremy Issacharoff (Hebrew: ג'רמי יששכרוף; born 1955 in London) is an Israeli diplomat who served as Israel’s Ambassador to Germany from 2017 to 2021,[1] succeeding Yakov Hadas-Handelsman. Before that, he was Vice Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2][3] He has also served as deputy director general for strategic affairs and as such, has had the opportunity to be involved in various issues relating to Iran's nuclear program.[4]

While he was the third highest ranking official at the Israeli Embassy in Washington in 1994, he was the first Israeli to have official contact with the UAE.[5]

In 2020, Issacharoff spoke out about anti-Semitic[6] and anti-Muslim attacks in Halle and Hanau, saying "No democratic society can survive if minorities are constantly threatened or harmed. ... The Holocaust has shown us all where such hatred leads."[7] He has also criticized Rafi Eitan for his public endorsement of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party writing “It is hard to believe how the person who captured Eichmann … is able to praise German right-wingers who so admire the Nazi past and wish on us that they become the alternative of Europe! Sad and shameful.”[8][9]

  1. ^ "Kritik im Außenministerium: Neuer Botschafter spricht kein Deutsch". Fokus Jerusalem. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Germany". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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  4. ^ Kershner, Isabel (November 13, 2011). "Israel Lobbies Discreetly for More Sanctions After U.N. Report on Iran". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ Ahren, Raphael (September 17, 2020). "26 years after first Israeli-UAE meet, new ties bring a diplomat full circle". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ Ahren, Raphael (April 21, 2020). "Anti-Semites break into virtual Holocaust memorial at Israeli embassy in Germany". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Democracy at risk, warns Israeli ambassador". Deutsche Welle. February 27, 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. ^ Yaron, Gil (2019-03-24). "Nazi-Jäger Rafi Eitan †: Erster tödlicher Auftrag mit 17". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  9. ^ staff, T. O. I. "Israel slams 'shameful' former minister who endorses German far-right party". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.