Coalition defector Orbach will only rejoin government if it regains majority
Knesset Member Nir Orbach (Yamina), who announced on June 13 that he will no longer vote with the government, has conditioned his return on the coalition regaining its majority, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
In talks with...
A year at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The following is an abridged translation of Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s opening remarks at a press briefing on June 15, 2022.
A year and a day ago, I arrived at the Ministry of Foreign...
Israeli-based company seeks approval to ease US shortage of baby formula
An Israeli-based company hopes to fill the void as the baby-formula shortage in the United States continues with parents continuing to find store shelves bare, particularly for those seeking specialty formulas.
Three weeks ago, the...
Communal leaders request Israel to commemorate global Jewish terror victims
Heads of major Jewish organizations, led by the Jewish Agency for Israel, delivered a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett calling on the Israeli government to designate those killed in anti-Semitic incidents outside...
‘Shadow War’: Fingers pointed at Israel over deaths of Iranian officers, scientists
Following the mysterious deaths of two scientists, an Iranian official pointed the finger at Israel, reports the New York Times in a piece about the ongoing “shadow war” between the two countries.
Ayoob Entezari, an aeronautical engineer who worked...
Summer travel season begins with chaos at Israel’s main airport
After returning to full operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport is having difficulty coping with heavy passenger traffic as the summer travel season gets underway.
Even though the airport...
Israeli president awards Israel Defense Prize to three projects that boosted national strength
Israeli President Isaac Herzog awarded the Israel Defense Prize to three projects developed by the defense establishment and industries on Tuesday during a ceremony at his residence in Jerusalem.
One of the three prestigious prizes...
Judea-Samaria leaders planning quarter-million acre national park
Judea and Samaria leaders have announced a plan for the establishment of a new national park on nearly 1 million dunams (247,000 acres) of land between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea.
The area in question...
Bennett warns Iran close to bomb as nuclear talks remain at impasse
If the West does not stop Iran’s nuclear program in its tracks then the mullahs will soon get the bomb, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told The Telegraph in an interview on June 11.
So, where do...
Liberia set to open trade office in Jerusalem
Liberia will open a new trade office in Jerusalem, which will eventually become the West African country’s first official embassy in Israel.
The announcement was made by a delegation of Liberian ministers, led by Minister of...