Netanyahu congratulates Ethiopia’s leader on winning Nobel Peace Prize
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to congratulate him on winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu told the Ethiopian leader that...
In latest Democratic debate, 2020 presidential candidates blast Trump’s Syria decision
Unlike the previous debates so far this year, candidates in Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential primary debate focused heavily on foreign policy, slamming U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria.
Frontrunner...
Anti-Semitic posters found on door of Michigan synagogue
Black-and-white anti-Semitic posters were found this week on the door of a synagogue in Michigan.
Rabbi Michael Schadick of Temple Emanuel in Grand Rapids, Mich., discovered the vandalism on Sunday morning, with one ominous-looking poster...
Boy, 14, in serious condition after lighting strike at southern Israel beach
A 14-year-old boy who was struck by lighting at Zikim Beach in southern Israel on Tuesday together with four other family members remained in serious condition at Ashkelon’s Barzilai Medical Center on Wednesday. The...
Netanyahu may travel to Japan for emperor’s enthronement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making plans to attend the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito of Japan next week, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Tuesday.
According to tentative plans, Netanyahu will depart Israel...
Israelis protest against Turkish invasion of Syria
Several hundred protesters gathered outside the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to oppose Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria.
The protesters, who represented most of the local political spectrum, shouted slogans against Turkish President...
Netanyahu to request official pardon for Na’ama Issachar
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to pardon 26-year-old Israeli-American Na’ama Issachar, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed on Tuesday.
A day prior, President Reuven Rivlin sent Putin a letter, in...
Saudi soccer team visits Jerusalem ahead of first-ever West Bank match
Saudi Arabia’s national soccer team arrived in Israel this week ahead of a Tuesday match against the Palestinian national team in the West Bank.
On Sunday, the team was greeted by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud...
Israeli farmland set to be handed back to Jordan
Israel will have to return two parcels of agricultural land in the Jordan Valley to Jordan soon, after the Hashemite Kingdom refused to extend a lease on the lands outlined in the 1994 Israel-Jordan...
Trump demands Turkey halt Syria incursion, authorizes new sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on Turkey to immediately halt its offensive in northern Syria and authorized new sanctions against the NATO member state. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the United States...