Jonathan Peled Explained

Jonathan Peled is an Israeli diplomat. He served as the Ambassador of Israel to Mexico from July 2015 to 2019 (concurrent with Belize and the Bahamas).^{[1] [2]} As a diplomat, he has also served as the Ambassador of Israel to El Salvador (2004 - 2006), as Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel and as Spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C.^[3]

Early life

Peled was born in Jerusalem and grew up at Kibbutz Neot Mordechai. He studied Political Science and Economics at Tel Aviv University.

Peled has one sibling and three children.

Mexico

Shortly after Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration, it was reported that Peled would be called in for a meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray Caso where he was “expected to receive an angry telling-off after Netanyahu tweeted that Trump’s border wall was a ‘great idea,’ comparing it to the wall on Israel's southern border.”^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Web site: Belize . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 11 December 2020.
2. Web site: The Bahamas . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 19 May 2020.
3. Web site: Mexico . Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 11 December 2020.
4. News: Israel's ambassador to Mexico faces rebuke after PM's wall comments . 11 December 2020 . The Times of Israel . January 29, 2017.
5. News: Israel seeks to mend fences with Mexico after Netanyahu tweet . 11 December 2020 . January 30, 2017 . The San Diego Union-Trubune.