Daily Archives: April 3, 2019
How Sen James Risch (R-Idaho) forced State Dep’t to become transparent about UNRWA
From: Center For Near East Policy Research Lt
Date: Wed, Apr 3, 2019
Subject: How Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) forced State Dep’t to become transparent about UNRWA
David Bedein
Director, Israel Resource News Agency and The Center...
Diplomacy remains Netanyahu’s strong suit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never hesitated to get into the trenches and fight dirty with his political life on the line. But foreign policy, not retail politics, remains his strong suit.
In an...
The Bedouin sector’s ‘deal of the century’
The Bedouin Authority unveiled an ambitious plan for regulation of 125,000 Bedouin residents of the Negev in the coming decade, but the government’s plan is based on expanding the boundaries of existing Bedouin municipalities...
Russia positions itself as ‘final judge’ in Syria amid escalating Israeli-Iranian tensions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been engaged in a flurry of discussions recently, at least some of which are likely tied to Iranian activities in Syria.
The meetings come...
Netanyahu: ‘On April 9, the bots will vote in droves’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Yediot Achronot on Tuesday for suggesting that pro-Likud Twitter users, referred to as fake accounts or automatic bots, were somehow illicitly coordinating a propaganda campaign to help his re-election.
In an interview...
Body of Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon War returned to Israel 37 years later
The body of an Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon War has been returned to Israel 37 years later, announced the Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday.
Zachary Baumel was one of three Israeli soldiers whose remains were...
Seven English-speaking immigrants to be honored for contributions to Israel
Seven immigrants from English-speaking countries will be honored as winners of the 2019 Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Prize, an annual award presented by the Nefesh B’Nefesh aliyah organization.
Michael Dickson, executive director of StandWithUs-Israel will be honored...
Israel’s highest cultural honor to be awarded posthumously to Rona Ramon
Rona Ramon will be posthumously awarded the Israel Prize, the country’s highest cultural honor, announced Education Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday.
Ramon, the wife of the late Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who perished in the Columbia space...
Israeli education village for global Jewry gets off the ground in Beersheva
Longtime Jewish philanthropic leader and Chicago native Richard Wexler will lead the mega-gift fundraising of $300 million for a massive new education village to better connect Israel with the global Jewish community, announced JNF-USA.
Wexler...
Match this love: Israel’s top tennis players launch new sports project
Israeli tennis legends Shlomo Glickstein and Shahar Peer continue to represent Israel and the Jewish people on and off the court. The two top players were honored at a series of events in mid-March...