, ▁the ▁former ▁Isra eli ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Ireland ▁Bo az ▁Mod a ' i ▁and ▁Prof . ▁T amar ▁Hermann , ▁director ▁of ▁international ▁academic ▁initi atives ▁at ▁the ▁Open ▁University ▁of ▁Israel , ▁in ▁discuss ing ▁bil ater al ▁relations . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Kelly ▁assist ed ▁in ▁present ing ▁United ▁Nations ▁Dis eng agement ▁Ob server ▁Force ▁( UND OF ) ▁Med als ▁to ▁ 1 3 5 ▁Irish ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁Infantry ▁Group ▁based ▁in ▁Camp ▁Z i ou ani ▁in ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights ▁and ▁reflect ▁Ireland ' s ▁" valu able ▁contribution ▁to ▁peace ▁and ▁security ▁in ▁the ▁region ." ▁U ND OF , ▁( the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Dis eng agement ▁Ob server ▁Force ) ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁super v ise ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Ag re ement ▁on ▁Dis eng agement ▁and ▁maintain ▁the ▁ce ase fire ▁with ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁separation ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁U ND OF ▁Zone . ▁Currently ▁there ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁UN ▁peace keep ers ▁there ▁trying ▁to ▁sust ain ▁a ▁last ing ▁peace . ▁ ▁Kelly ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁service ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Emb ass y ▁of ▁Ireland ▁in ▁Israel ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁diplom ats