The itinerary of the recent official visit of Dame Patsy and Sir David to Israel included Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum); lunch with HE Mr Reuven Rivlin, President of the State of Israel; a call on HE Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel; the unveiling of a Friendship Sign at Rishon LeZion, commemorating the friendship between New Zealand soldiers and the people of Rishon LeZion during the First World War; opening the 'Sand in the Apricot Jam' exhibition; attending New Zealand, Anzac and Turkish commemorative ceremonies to mark the centenary of the Battle of Beersheba; opening the Anzac Museum at Be-er Sheva; and meeting the Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr Rami Hamdallah.
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