Embassy of Israel, Yangon

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Embassy of Israel, Yangon
שגרירות ישראל ביאנגון
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Embassy of Israel, Yangon
Location Yangon, Myanmar
AddressNo.15, Khabaung St, Hlaing Township, Yangon
Coordinates 16°50′21″N96°08′01″E / 16.83917°N 96.13361°E / 16.83917; 96.13361
Ambassador Dov Segev-Steinberg
JurisdictionFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Website embassies.gov.il/yangon

The Embassy of Israel in Yangon is the diplomatic mission of Israel to Myanmar (formerly Burma). The embassy, established in 1954, was the first Israeli embassy established in Southeast Asia. The current ambassador of Israel to Myanmar is Ambassador Dov Segev-Steinberg. [1]

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History

In November 1953, the Israeli embassy in Burma was opened under the leadership of David Hacohen, who was Israel's first ambassador to the country and held the position until 1955.

In November 1956, Pakistani Muslim demonstrators tried to break into the embassy, as a protest against Israel's support for India during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, but were arrested by the local police. [2]

Since this embassy was one of Israel's first embassies in the Southeast Asia region, the Yangon embassy was entrusted to several countries in Southeast Asia for different periods of time. The embassy represented Israel in the Philippines starting from 1957 when relations were first established until 1962 when the Embassy of Israel in Manila was opened. [3] It also represented Israel in Laos from 1956 to 1964, Cambodia from 1959 [4] to 1966, [5] Ceylon starting in 1957, and in the Maldives at some point.

Despite the transfer of the capital of Myanmar from Yangon to Nay Pyi Taw in 2005, most of the diplomatic missions in Myanmar have not moved there, and the embassy is still located in Yangon.

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References

  1. "Message from the New Head of Mission". Embassy of Israel in Yangon. March 15, 2022.
  2. "Attempted Attack on Israel's Legation in Burma". Haaretz. November 12, 1956.
  3. Roderick T. dela Cruz (March 12, 2016). "Why Israel offers visa-free access to Filipino tourists". Manila Standard.
  4. "Agreement on Moderate Diplomatic Relations with Cambodia". Al HaMishmar. January 20, 1959.
  5. "Raphael Benshalom - Ambassador to Cambodia". ha-Tsofeh. December 19, 1966.