The Italian government has confirmed the appointment of former Israel Hayom columnist and op-ed editor Dr. Dror Eydar to the post of Israeli ambassador to Rome, the Italian Embassy in Israel announced Monday.
The decision to appoint Eydar to the post of Israeli ambassador to Italy was raised in conversations Eydar held with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which Eydar expressed a desire to represent Israel internationally. Netanyahu, who at the time retained the foreign ministry portfolio, had the discretion to make a number of ambassadorial appointments.
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Eydar said in response to the Italian confirmation of his new position that he "thanks President [Sergio] Mattarella and the government of Italy for confirming the appointment, and I hope to justify the faith that has been placed in me. My thanks, too, to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for his belief in me."
"Currently, Ofer Sachs, who is an excellent ambassador for Israel, is in Rome, and I hope to follow in his footsteps and those who came before him in bringing relations between Israel and Italy forward," Eydar said.
Eydar is expected to begin his new job in September.
Eydar researches historical, cultural, and literary topics and has published two books, as well as over 1,000 columns. He lectures in Israel and abroad. Eydar wrote a regular column in Israel Hayom from the paper's inception, and until leaving to enter the diplomatic world served as editor of the op-ed section.
