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Blue and White Party Benny Gantz holds a press conference at the Kfar Maccabiah Hotel in Ramat Gan on March 7, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Israeli unity negotiations blow up as Gantz walks out

Two hours of talks to finalize a deal for a unity government fell apart Monday morning after Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz walked out of the meeting with incumbent Israeli Prime Minister...
President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. Source: Kremlin.ru.

Israel, China hold first direct talks on free-trade agreement since 2019

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Israel and China participated in the first direct talks on a free-trade agreement at the end of March since November 2019 and the eighth round since 2016, Globes reported. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s...

Israeli finance minister threatens to fold government if Netanyahu indicted

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Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon said on Thursday that his party would leave the governing coalition—thereby, collapsing it—if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on corruption charges. In an interview with Hadashot News, Kahlon said...

Donald Trump becomes first sitting US president to pray at Western Wall

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With a black skullcap on his head, Donald Trump today prayed at the Western Wall in the Old City of East Jerusalem, becoming the first sitting US president to visit one of the most...
American Jewish conservative political commentator and columnist Ben Shapiro at the International Conservatism Conference in Tel Aviv on July 20, 2022. Source: Nadav Cohen Yonatan, GoLive.

Ben Shapiro tells sold-out Tel Aviv event what US and Israel can learn from...

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At his first-ever address in Israel on Wednesday evening, Ben Shapiro, the editor emeritus of The Daily Wire, made the case that Israel and the United States have a lot to learn from each other. “Our...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo by Ron Przysucha.

Netanyahu meets with Pompeo amid Israeli concerns about situation in northern Syria

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday amid Israeli concerns over the withdrawal of U.S. forces from northern Syria. “Netanyahu and I had a productive meeting on...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking on March 2, 2022. Source: Screenshot.

Zelensky challenges Israel over assistance to Ukraine in Hebrew University address

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in a live speech from Kyiv last Thursday, expressing frustration that Israel is not doing more to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian invasion. The...
Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz passes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a memorial ceremony in the Knesset marking 24 years since the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, on Nov. 10, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Whirlwind week ends with unity government in Israel, Netanyahu remaining at the helm

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After nearly a year of political paralysis, Israel is finally on its way towards a national unity government as the nation battles against the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. Benny Gantz, who has stood as Israeli...

Amid warming ties with Muslim world, observers see Bangladesh as potential partner for Israe

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Since the signing of the Abraham Accords, there has been a remarkable shift in Israel’s relations with the Muslim world. New reports have emerged of the possibility of further breakthroughs in diplomatic ties with...
Danny Valencia, No. 19 (left, in the air) and Nick Rickles after Team Israel's win in Game 5 against South Africa. Photo by Margo Sugarman.

Home run: Danny Valencia goes from the Sunshine State to the Jewish state

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For most parents, having a son play on a Major League Baseball team would be a dream come true. For Danny Valencia’s parents, it isn’t quite enough. Though proud of his baseball career, which has...