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星期二, 12月 13, 2016

Governor Charlie Baker Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Governor Charlie Baker Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Pictured, left to right: Brandeis President Ronald Liebowitz, Governor Charlie Baker, First Lady Lauren Baker, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Consul General Yehuda Yaakov

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JERUSALEM – Governor Charlie Baker met yesterday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office. The Governor and Prime Minister, joined by First Lady Lauren Baker, Consul General Yehuda Yaakov and Brandeis President Ronald Liebowitz, discussed the economic futures and relationships of the Commonwealth and Israel, as well as the importance of face to face interactions between leaders when it comes to building relationships in business and politics. 

“I was thrilled to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu and discuss our ongoing commitment to strengthening the strong and unique relationship between Israel and Massachusetts,” said Governor Baker. “The existing economic, political and cultural relationships between the Commonwealth and Israel are important to the flow of ideas, innovation and industry, especially as our administration focuses on growth in the emerging digital health and cybersecurity sectors where Israel has excelled. It was an honor to discuss the amazing growth of Massachusetts' technology sector with the Prime Minister, an MIT graduate who has experienced and seen firsthand the Commonwealth’s success in these industries.”

During a productive meeting, Prime Minister Netanyahu shared why Israel was an early entrant into the cyber security field and its importance to Israel’s national security. The Prime Minister spent time in Massachusetts while obtaining both his Bachelors and Masters degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He and the Governor discussed the progress that has been made at MIT and in Kendall Square over the years.

At the end of the meeting, President Ronald Liebowitz presented the Prime Minister with a copy of new university research released this week and a replica of the 1892 version of the flag that was hung at Zion Hall in Boston, 57 years before the founding of the modern state of Israel.

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