Jeremy Issacharoff
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, succeeding Yakov Hadas-Handelsman. Before that, he was Vice Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 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.
Jeremy Issacharoff | |
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ג'רמי יששכרוף | |
| Israeli Ambassador to Germany | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Yakov Hadas-Handelsman |
| Succeeded by | Ron Prosor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 London, England |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | London School of Economics |
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.
In 2020, Issacharoff spoke out about anti-Semitic 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." 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.”