Ambassador Yossi Gal, the Vice President for Advancement and External Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has been named a Commander of France’s Legion of Honour. The honor was presented at a ceremony hosted by Mr. Patrick Maisonnave, the Ambassador of France to Israel, at his official residence in Tel Aviv yesterday.
Established by Napoléon Bonaparte in 1802, the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur) is the highest French order for military and civil merits.