Yosef Garmon, president of the Humanitarian Coalition and former IDF reserve captain, was interviewed on a local Venezuelan news channel, declaring the delegation is there to help with 'no politics.' He previously served as ZAKA's director in Latin America and as chief rabbi of Guatemala.
The Israeli aid delegation to Venezuela continues to expand its public profile. Yosef Garmon, president of the Humanitarian Coalition and a former IDF reserve captain in the Armored Corps, was interviewed on a local Venezuelan news channel this morning. Garmon, who also previously served as ZAKA's director in Latin America and as chief rabbi of Guatemala, stressed the purely humanitarian nature of the mission: 'We are here to help — there is no politics.'
The delegation was announced by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on June 30 following a major earthquake in Venezuela, and is led jointly by the Home Front Command and the Foreign Ministry despite the absence of diplomatic ties between the two countries since 2009. As The Zioneer previously reported, a HFC team led by Col. Elad Edri met with Venezuelan officials on July 2 and visited displaced camps. The mission operates in IDF uniforms with local security escorts. Garmon's televised appearance marks the first on-the-ground public engagement by a senior delegation figure in local media, reinforcing the message of apolitical disaster relief.
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