Born-Again Former Supermodel Kathy Ireland Might be Israel's "Perfect Public Diplomacy Ambassador"

Teresa Neumann : Feb 17, 2010
Ilan Evyatar - The Jerusalem Post

She is currently in Israel filming a promotional documentary for Sheba Medical Center entitled "Holy Land Heroes"—a documentary aiming to expose work being done at Sheba with wounded soldiers and victims of terror attacks.

(Israel)—As reported in The Jerusalem Post, 46-year-old former supermodel Kathy Ireland—a born-again Christian and founder and CEO of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, which designs and markets, among other things, a line of Dead Sea skin care products—might just be Israel's "perfect public diplomacy ambassador." (Photo: JPost.com)

According to the report, Ireland was in Israel recently to film a promotional documentary for Sheba Medical Center. Titled Holy Land Heroes, the documentary aims to expose the work being done at Sheba with wounded soldiers and victims of terror attacks.

"Holy Land Heroes is bringing awareness of these heroes of Israel to the rest of the world," says Ireland. "I've had some incredible life-changing experiences spending time at the hospital meeting with patients, doctors, researchers, nurses and volunteers who are dedicated and committed to rehabilitating these heroes."

"I love Israel, it's very close to my heart," says Ireland. "Because of my faith it's very special to me. As Christians, we have such a debt of gratitude to Israel and the Jewish people. I think so often Israel is not fairly portrayed in the media. Meeting with the military, the air force, [I saw] the efforts that go into the strategy of not hurting civilians and the heroic efforts of these soldiers who put themselves in harm's way to rescue the wounded, even when the wounded might be their enemy."

"In America," she adds, "we've been so spoiled not to have really known, our generation, what it is to be at war. But that's changed, and really regardless of someone's faith, it's very apparent that if Israel is not safe, then the rest of the world is not safe."

Notes reporter Ilan Evyatar: "Ireland is a passionate advocate for Israel. Her faith is such that even the most adept spin doctor would be hard pressed to come up with so much positive PR."