Watch Tim Cook and the president of Israel share the love

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Photo: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO
Photo: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO

Tim Cook is currently visiting Israel in conjunction with Apple opening a new office in Herzliya. As part of the trip, he met with the president of Israel, Reuven Rivlin.

The two leaders showed great respect for each other during a chat at the president’s residence. Along with recognizing an Israeli Apple VP in attendance with Cook, Rivlin thanked the Apple CEO repeatedly for “what you are doing for all humanity.” Cook talked about Apple’s love for Israel as an “ally for the U.S.” and a “place to do business.” Cook also praised Rivlin’s work to “bridge the gap” between nationalities and religions in the Middle East.

The Israeli Apple executive singled out during the chat is Johny Srugi, vice president of hardware technologies, who graduated from Technion — Israel’s Institute of Technology in Haifa.

Apple is opening an 80,000 square-foot office space this week in Herzliya that will house hundreds of employees. The company already has R&D centers in Ra’anana and Hafia.

A clip of Cook meeting Rivlin is available below, including a joke about how Rivlin’s grandkids are addicted to the iPad.

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