Daily Archives: May 30, 2019
Young Arabs want less religion in the Middle East
Results of a recent annual survey of Arab youth suggest that Arab autocracies have yet to deliver expected public services and goods or explain autocratic efforts to promote nationalism. The survey indicates that jobs and social...
Oy vey! Israel to go through another election
Negotiations to form the next government of Israel became a game that nobody was going to win. There’re only losers in Netanyahu’s attempt to form again a right-wing government after the April 9 elections....
Mexico, ADL ink an anti- hate pact
The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and the Mexican Foreign Ministry on Wednesday signed an agreement to work collaboratively to assist people of Mexican heritage living in the United States who are victims of discrimination, bigotry,...
Orthodox women connect, contribute and hone in on leadership roles
For two days, a group of 100 Orthodox Jewish women representing 56 communities across the United States and abroad gathered to learn together, network and gain leadership skills that will enable to them to...
Netanyahu meets with Kushner and Greenblatt ahead of peace plan rollout
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Israel with White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner and U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt on Thursday ahead of next month’s...
Trump publicly expresses disappointment with second round of Israeli elections
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed disappointment on Thursday as Israel will hold new elections on Sept. 17 following Israeli lawmakers taking an unprecedented step on Wednesday to dissolve the Knesset.
“It’s too bad what happened in Israel,”...
El Al debuts first direct flights between Tokyo and Tel Aviv
Israel and Japan have agreed to open their first direct air link, with El Al airlines announcing on Wednesday that it will open the first direct Tel Aviv to Tokyo flight in March.
Israel’s Foreign...
Likud MKs blast Lieberman, warn he will ‘pay the price’ for scuttling coalition talks
Likud Knesset members railed against Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigor Lieberman in Israeli media on Thursday morning, hours after his refusal to join Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition forced Israel into new elections next...
Palestinians: New Israeli elections spell the end for Trump’s peace plan
According to a senior Palestinian Authority source, Israel’s new elections, currently set for Sept. 17, will postpone the presentation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan until after the 2020 elections in the...
HP to install AI-based software developed by Israeli cybersecurity firm
U.S. computer and printer manufacturer HP Inc. announced on Tuesday that “it will install artificial intelligence-based software developed by Israeli cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct in its next generation computers in a bid to protect...