Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin presented to the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu the book “the Jewish war” of Josephus 1526 edition. On Thursday, March 9, reports TASS with reference to the press service of the head of the government.
“The Prime Minister gave the order to transfer the book to the National library of Israel”, — said the press service. It was printed in Italy in the Tuscan language.
Netanyahu called the gift an important part of the historical heritage of the Jewish people. “The book was probably printed soon after it was invented the printing press. It is very important for our historical heritage. I really appreciate this gift,” said he.
Book Flavia is a valuable source of information about the history of the Jews and a chronicle of the insurrection of its inhabitants against the Roman domination in the presentation of a participant and eyewitness to the events of the first century of our era, notes RIA Novosti.
On March 9 there was a brief visit of Netanyahu to Moscow, where he met with Putin. The politicians discussed a number of issues concerning the situation in Syria and the fight against terrorism. The Israeli government has opposed the military presence of Iran in the Arab country.
In November 2015, Netanyahu has received a letter from Putin one of the founders of the Jewish state and its first head of government David Ben-Gurion. It was purchased by the Russian government at auction.