The Advocate
TEL AVIV — Gov. John Bel Edwards had another busy day in Israel on Monday, meeting with water issues experts, cyber security leaders and Israeli soldiers stationed on a military base near the Gaza Strip that is part of the nation's "Iron Dome" defense system.
Edwards, who arrived in Israel on a economic development and partnership mission on Saturday, is scheduled to continue his trip in Tel Aviv until he departs on Thursday. He has a series of meetings scheduled with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and business leaders throughout the week.
After a day focused primarily on cultural activities on Sunday – Edwards attended Mass at the historic Church of the Holy Sepulcher, took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the holocaust museum in Jerusalem and toured the Western Wall on his first full day in the country – Edwards' focus shifted heavily to research and innovation initiatives on Monday.
Edwards took part in a ceremony marking a new partnership between the Water Institute of the Gulf and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to research water issues.
"We're going to let science dictate what we do – not politics," he said. "We are developing the most expertise in water in the country."
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