PM Modi Israel visit: Jerusalem Post features PM on front page ahead of historic trip

PM Modi’s Israel visit takes centre stage as the Jerusalem Post features him on today’s front page.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel has officially captured the global spotlight, beginning with a historic front-page feature in Israel’s leading English daily, the Jerusalem Post.

In a post on X, Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein shared a preview of the newspaper, showcasing a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi waving to the public. The edition carries the headline "Welcome, Modi," accompanied by in-depth feature stories detailing the "burgeoning partnership" between New Delhi and Jerusalem, ANI reported.

The newspaper also carries an interview with India’s envoy to Israel, JP Singh, who highlighted the significance of Prime Minister Modi’s planned address to the Knesset, describing it as a first for an Indian Prime Minister.

"One of the most important elements will be that he will be the first prime minister from India to address the Knesset," Singh was quoted as saying by the Jerusalem Post.

Terming Prime Minister Modi’s Israel visit as historic, Singh said that once Prime Minister Modi touches Israeli soil, “a new phase and a new start in India-Israel relations will begin.” Singh also described the visit as a strategic and political step forward between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Prime Minister Modi.

Prime Minister Modi is on a two-day visit to Israel. Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Israel comes after nine years; his last trip to Israel was in 2017.

During the visit, Prime Minister Modi will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and review the progress made in the India-Israel Strategic Partnership. He will also discuss further opportunities in various areas of cooperation, including science and technology, innovation, defence and security, agriculture, water management, trade and the economy, and people-to-people exchanges.

Prime Minister Modi will also call on Isaac Herzog, the President of Israel. This visit will reaffirm the deep and long-standing strategic partnership between the two countries and present an opportunity to review common challenges, as well as realign efforts toward achieving their shared vision for a robust partnership between two resilient democracies.

Additionally, in a historic milestone for bilateral diplomacy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become the first-ever Indian Prime Minister to address the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament.

Reflecting the significance of the diplomatic engagement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu termed the upcoming visit "historic", stating that the partnership continues to scale new heights.

Netanyahu described Prime Minister Modi as a "dear friend" and highlighted the growing strategic alignment between the two countries.

Calling the relationship a "powerful alliance between two global leaders", Netanyahu noted that Israel and India are partners in innovation, security, and a shared strategic vision. 

(With ANI inputs)