US says Iran nuclear talks cannot continue ‘indefinitely’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that negotiations with Iran to revive the 2015 nuclear deal could not continue “indefinitely.”
“We are committed to diplomacy, but this process cannot go on indefinitely,”...
Republican senators introduce bill to ban anti-Semitic country-of-origin labels
A group of Senate Republicans led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced a bill on Thursday that would prevent the Biden administration’s State Department or U.S. Customs and Border Protection to rescind late 2020...
Biden nominates Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt as next anti-Semitism envoy
After months of pressure from Jewish communal organizations to appoint someone to the position, the Biden administration on Friday nominated Deborah Lipstadt to serve as the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism.
Lipstadt,...
Israel tells France it is investigating NSO spyware allegations
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told his French counterpart Florence Parly in Paris on Wednesday that Israel was looking into allegations that spyware developed by Israeli company NSO Group was used against French President...
Zeldin calls for firing of City University of New York professor after anti-Semitic sermon
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) this week called for the firing of City University of New York (CUNY) of Professional Studies professor Mohammad Abbasi, after a video of him preaching to a congregation in New...
Azerbaijan makes first official presence in Israel by opening trade office in Tel Aviv
Azerbaijan opened its first trade representation office in Tel Aviv, marking the central Asian country’s first official presence in Israel since the two countries established relations almost 30 years ago.
Mikayil Jabbarov, Azerbaijan’s minister of...
Ben & Jerry’s Jewish co-founders back company’s decision on boycott
The Jewish co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s said in an op-ed for The New York Times that they support the company’s decision to stop selling its products in the “occupied Palestinian territories.”
“As Jewish supporters of the...
Iran’s nuclear program a central pillar of its ‘Shi’ite revival’ vision
Becoming a nuclear-armed state is a central aspect of Iran’s “Shi’ite” revival program, and the Iranian regime believes that developments are moving in line with its vision, an Israeli expert on the Islamic Republic...
Israeli company Gilat wins tactical communications contract with US military
The Israeli company Gilat Satellite Networks won a contract worth millions of dollars for the supply of advanced equipment for tactical communications to the U.S. military.
The contract is for the supply of block upconverters...
New Israeli defense attaché to US takes office
The new Israeli defense attaché to the United States, Maj. Gen. Hidai Zilberman, officially took up his position on Wednesday.
Zilberman previously served as the Israel Defense Forces chief spokesperson to the Hebrew media. He...