Tag: VIPs in Sderot
Kenyan delegation visits Sderot to learn how rocket-battered city deals with terror
Amidst escalating tensions from the radical Somali Islamic terrorist organization, al-Shabaab, a Kenyan delegation of parliament members, top security officials, and diplomats toured the Gaza-border city of Sderot yesterday to gain an in-depth look...
Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen and Texas Governor Perry Visit Emergency Center in ‘Missile City’
Following four rocket and mortar attacks in southern Israel this week making it 230 attacks since the ceasefire on January 18th, ranking Republican member of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee Florida Congresswoman Ileana...
Australian MP on Sderot trauma crisis: “It’s not right.”
As the rocket count after Operation Cast Lead climbs over 226 rockets and five Trauma Centers in the Sderot region are set to close down, five top Australian parliamentarians visited Sderot, Israel on Wednesday...
Former Ark. Gov. Mike Huckabee Visits Sderot Hesder Yeshiva
Huckabee ran against presidential hopeful John McCain in the Republican primary and has been mentioned as a possible running mate for McCain in the November elections.
After making the traditional stop at the Sderot Police...
US Congressmen Brian Baird and Keith Ellison Visit Gaza and Sderot
Following a day tour in Gaza, members of Congress, Brian Baird (D-Washington) and Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) spent an hour in Sderot touring the city with Sderot Media Center director, Noam Bedein and staff on...
Actor Jon Voight visits with Sderot residents
Jon Voight, distinguished actor and the father of actress Angelina Jolie, visited Sderot on Tuesday, as a guest of the Sderot Chabad House.
During the hours in which Voight toured Sderot, he visited with Sderot...
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Visits Sderot
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg arrived Sunday together with a ranking Congressman to show solidarity with Israel's besieged southern residents.
Photo: Noam Bedein
Michael Bloomberg the Mayor of NYC, paid a visit to the region,...
Obama’s Lasting Impression on Sderot
When President Barak Obama visited Sderot this past July, he left a lasting impression on Sderot resident, Pinchas Amar. "He was friendly and charismatic and showed genuine concern about the rocket situation," said Pinchas...
Worse than a Stinking Drain: Joe the Plumber Wants Average Joes to Know the...
Many people come to the Sderot Media Centre to be given a first hand insight into the impact of the 8 years of “rocket reality” in the Western Negev; journalists, film-makers, diplomats, politicians, presidents...