On November 19
th Ambassador Raphael Schutz presented
his credentials to His Holiness Pope Francis.
During the cordial conversation, they talked about the
possibility of cooperating in areas of common interest.
The issues of sustainability, the fight against the climate
crisis and the need for universal solidarity to face the challenges common to
all of humanity, are matters dear to Pope Francis and Israel, with its
technological skills, wishes to contribute to the common good.
On this occasion, Ambassador Schutz offered the Pope
symbolic gifts: Dates from Kibbutz Eilot in the Arava Desert, irrigated with
purified wastewater, an example of Israel's ability in the field of
sustainability and flowering the wilderness, and a pair of blue and white
football boots with the inscription of words of peace and hope in various
languages.
