Israel Pavilion has officially celebrated its opening at Expo2020 Dubai, welcoming visitors from all 191 countries.
 
The inauguration event was hosted by the Minister of Tourism Yoel Razvozov and Elazar Cohen, Commissioner General of the Israel Pavilion. Speeches by high-ranking officials included: Dr Ahmad Belhoul, UAE Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprises; Najeeb Mohammed Alali, Executive Director of the Commissioner General Office, Expo2020 Eli Cohen, Corporate secretary general, KKL-JNF.
 
Designed without walls, for maximum openness, attendees of Expo 2020 and beyond are invited to the Israel pavilion.
 
The event began with a traditional Mezuzah ceremony performed by Rabbi Levi Duchman. The Mezuzah Case was made and designed exclusively for the Dubai Expo 2020 by famous Judaica Artist David Roytman.
Hanging a mezuzah on a doorpost is an ancient Jewish practice that fulfils a biblical commandment from Deuteronomy to write the words of the Lord on the doorposts of one's home.
This was followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony, performed by the Minister of Tourism and Commissioner General.
 
In his opening remarks, Minister Razvozov said: "I'm truly delighted to be standing here as a representative of the Israeli people and the government at the opening of our national pavilion at Expo2020 Dubai. Many things are happening here for the first time. For the first time in history, the Expo fair is being held in an Arab country."
"It is also the first time there is an Israeli pavilion in a major fair on Arab soil. It is one of the most sound and robust steps toward cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and Israel in history," noted Razvozov.
"Peace allows us to forge a new reality in the Middle East that will bring prosperity, security and stability to all. We believe that in order to reach a better tomorrow, one should choose practical and positive actions today," stated the minister.
 
"So, I'm delighted to invite each and every one of you and each and every visitor, participant and host at this Expo to come and visit our country. Come and see for yourself what Israel is really about. Tourism allows us to explore, learn from and accommodate each other. Tourism will build a human bridge to peace!," he added.
Israel is a place of innovation, offering a vision and horizon in dealing with the challenges of humanity. The Expo 2020 pavilion has put emphasis on challenges such as; agriculture, water, medicine, communications and cyber issues.
 
The Jewish nation's pavilion will also showcase its open and diverse society that provides equal rights to all its inhabitants, it is a society that respects different people and cultures and is a recognised and respected state among participating nations.

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