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A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 747-200B. Credit: Alain Durand via Wikimedia Commons.

Moroccan airline to start Tel Aviv-Casablanca flights

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Moroccan national airline Royal Air Maroc announced on Tuesday that it is launching regular flights to Israel. The flights will start on Dec. 12 and fly between Casablanca and Tel Aviv, reported the Moroccan News Agency...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid meets with a Democratic congressional delegation organized by J Street. Source: Yair Lapid/Twitter.

Lapid meets with J Street-led Democrat trip, including vocal critics of Israel

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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with a visiting congressional delegation of Democrats on Monday organized by J Street. The delegation was comprised of Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Ct.) Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Melania...

In northern Israel, Gantz and US lawmakers discuss region’s ‘most pressing challenges’

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with a bipartisan delegation of U.S. Congress members on Tuesday in Shlomi, a town in northern Israel near the Lebanese border. The meeting occurred at the newly unveiled Rafael...
A Unilever building in Toronto, Canada. Credit: Peter Bueno/Shutterstock.

Israel supporters question lag by New York City comptroller against Ben & Jerry’s boycott

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New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is being criticized by supporters of Israel for not pulling the city’s pension-fund investments from Ben & Jerry’s parent company over the ice-cream maker’s boycott of Israeli territories. In...
Illegal weapons seized by the Israel Police, Nov. 8, 2021. Credit: Israel Police.

Israel Police arrest 65, taking down extensive gun-running network

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A two-year undercover operation has resulted in the arrest of some of the most high-profile gun smugglers and illegal weapons dealers in Israel, police announced on Tuesday. Sixty-five suspects were arrested in raids on 25...
David Saranga, Israel's ambassador to Romania, with boxes of oxygen concentrators donated by the embassy along with AFI Europe Romania and Elbit Systems Israel. Photo courtesy of the Israeli Embassy in Bucharest.

Israel sends COVID-19 assistance to hard-hit Romania

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The fourth wave of COVID-19 has hit Romania hard. The country is confronting its worst wave of infections since the pandemic started nearly two years ago, with 500 deaths a day and over 10,000...
An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F. Credit: Adrian Pingstone/Wikipedia.

Emirates Airline to launch daily flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv

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Emirates Airline has announced plans for daily flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv starting on Dec. 6. “Emirates is excited to announce Tel Aviv, one of the region’s key gateways, as its newest destination. With...
The graves of first Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, and his wife, Paula, near their residence in Sde Boker in the Negev Desert. Credit: David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons.

Ben-Gurion Day to honor Jewish state’s founding father, host of Israeli achievers

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will commemorate Ben-Gurion Day on Nov. 10 with an awards ceremony attended by Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the BGU Marcus Family Campus. On the same day, Americans for...
Egyptian and Israeli military delegations attend a meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula, Nov. 7, 2021. Credit: IDF Spokesperson.

Israel allows expanded Egyptian military presence in Rafah area

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Israel and Egypt on Sunday signed an amendment to the security agreement between them, allowing Egypt to increase the presence of its armed forces in the Rafah area. The agreement was signed during a meeting of senior...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with Colombian President Ivan Duque at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Nov. 8, 2021. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Bennett meets with Colombian President Ivan Duque in Jerusalem

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met on Monday with Colombian President Ivan Duque, who is in Israel for a state visit. The two leaders discussed a variety of topics, including bilateral cooperation regarding environmental innovation,...