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The new Shaldag MK V fast-patrol vessel. Credit: Israel Shipyards.

Israeli Navy to receive four new fast-patrol vessels

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The Israeli Navy is expected to receive four new Shaldag MK V-class fast vessels from Israel Shipyards, announced the shipbuilder on Wednesday. The navy currently uses the company’s Shaldag MK III fast vessel for coastal...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett greets House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Gregory Meeks Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.). Also pictured is U.S. embassy charge d'Affaires Michael Ratney. Credit: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem.

At US embassy in Jerusalem, Bennett reiterates return of bipartisan support for Israel

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A bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Israeli officials celebrated Independence Day on Tuesday at a small event hosted by the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett...
A ceremony in the Tzora Forest near the city of Beit Shemesh marks 30 years since Israel established diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation, July 7, 2021. Photo by Yosi Zelliger.

Israel, Russian Federation plant trees to celebrate 30 years of ‘blooming’ relations

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Israel and the Russian Federation celebrated 30 years of diplomatic ties with a ceremonial planting of 30 trees in central Israel on Wednesday. The ceremony took place at the Tzora Forest, a large swath of...
Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman gives a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 6, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israeli finance minister cancels childcare subsidies for non-working yeshivah students

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Starting on Sept. 1, unemployed yeshivah students will no longer be eligible for daycare-center subsidies for their children, Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Wednesday. “The current mechanism harms parents who work and prioritizes those who...
(L-R) Israeli minister of Defense Benny Gantz, minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Minister of Justice Gideon Saar during a discussion on the "family reunification law", during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on July 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

A flood of Palestinians into Israel? Citizenship law fails to pass, despite security issues

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Politics makes strange bedfellows. In the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, the Likud Party celebrated alongside the anti-Zionist Joint Arab List, as the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law, meant to bolster Israel’s security...
Israel's Minister of Defense Benny Gantz at Defense Headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Gantz: Mideast on verge of arms race if Iran continues path towards nukes

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned on Monday that the Middle East is on the verge of a new arms race, which could begin if “Iran continues to advance towards nuclear weapons and nuclear...
A medical worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine injection at a vaccination center in Jerusalem on Jan. 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel and South Korea sign COVID-19 vaccine pact

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Israel and South Korea signed a COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement on Tuesday, allowing for more effective use of present and future inventories for both countries. Under the deal, Israel will transfer about 700,000 doses of...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and President Reuven Rivlin award the Israel Defense Prize in a ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, July 5, 2021. Credit: Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry.

Four classified projects awarded Israel Defense Prize

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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday presented the Israel Defense Prize to the developers of four projects deemed essential to state security. The ceremony was Rivlin’s last, as he is...
A plenum session in the Knesset on July 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

In a blow to Israel’s coalition, Knesset fails to pass citizenship bill

A bill seeking to extend a law regulating the status and residency of Palestinian spouses of Arab Israelis failed to pass a Knesset vote early Tuesday morning. The “family reunification law,” first passed as a...
Israeli rescue forces and police at the scene of the tragedy at Mount Meron in northern Israel, April 30, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Israel launches probe into Mount Meron disaster

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The state commission of inquiry into the April 30 Mount Meron tragedy, which saw 45 people killed and 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag B’Omer festival at the site, began its work on Sunday. The...