Ambassador Evrony met with a group of tour guides who specialize in Christianity and excursions for Christian groups and pilgrims to the holy sites in Israel.

Some archaeologists believe that Jesus was tried at the site of Herod’s Palace in Jerusalem, not at the Antonia Fortress at the start of the Via Dolorosa.

According to the excavation directors, Dr. Ianir Milevski and Nimrod Getzov, “this is the earliest evidence of the use of olive oil in the country, and perhaps the entire Mediterranean basin.”

The Israeli Embassy to the Holy See, together with the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), organized a visit to Rome and Israel from December 5-11, 2014.

On December 4, 2014 the Israeli Embassy to the Holy See celebrated 20 years of diplomatic relations between Israel and the Holy See with a reception at the Pontificio Collegio Urbano.