On the penultimate leg of his six-day India tour, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will on Thursday meet captains of…
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On the penultimate leg of his six-day India tour, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will on Thursday meet captains of the industry, pay tribute at the 26/11 memorial and conclude the day with a star-studded Bollywood gala event.
Netanyahu, who arrived in Mumbai from Ahmedabad on Wednesday night will begin his two-day visit with a power-breakfast and will be joined by business leaders including Anand Mahindra, Ajay Piramal, Adi Godrej, and Chanda Kochhar.
He will then address the India-Israel Business Summit at the Taj hotel in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
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According to reports, a meeting between Fadnavis and Netanyahu is likely to take place in the afternoon which will be followed by lunch, hosted by the Maharashtra CM for the visiting Israeli delegation.
This will be followed by Netanyahu laying a wreath for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack victims at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace opposite the Gateway of India and a visit to the nearby Nariman House, where he will meet 11-year-old Moshe Holtzberg, whose parents were killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Both these places – the heritage hotel and the once non-descript Nariman House – were the targets of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack by 10 Pakistani gunmen who sneaked in from the Arabian Sea.
Netanyahu is expected to declare the Chabad House as a Living Memorial in which the orphaned toddler Moshe, was saved by his Indian nanny Sandra Samuel from the terrorist mayhem.
However, his young parents Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and Rivka lost their lives along with seven others in the attack, after which little Moshe and Samuel were taken to Israel.
Later, he will attend a gathering with the members of the small but prosperous Jewish community living in different parts of Mumbai.
The evening is reserved for a gala glamour-filled engagement with Bollywood personalities, his final engagement before returning home on Friday morning.
(With inputs from agencies)
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