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Verter fun der Vokh: דער קלימאַ֜טן־בײַט : Climate change

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Climate change דער קלימאַ֜טן־בײַט carbon footprint: די קוי֜לנשטאָף־שפּור climate change: דער קלימאַ֜טן־בײַט freeze (vi.): פֿאַרפֿרױ֜רן װערן For the complete list, click here to go to the archive at "Verter fun der Vokh"
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. Credit: U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv.

A steadfast alliance, stronger than ever

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Theodor Herzl, who envisioned and paved the way for the rebirth of Israel as a nation, lent great importance to the forging of alliances and the fostering of friendly relations between the Jewish people...
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak at the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum in 2015. Credit: Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation.

Ehud Barak re-enters Israel’s political fray

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Prime Minister Netanyahu’s reported attempt to cancel the general election he called for next September is viewed as evidence that he knows that he’s likely to lose this time. His allegedly faithful ally Knesset...
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a press conference at the United Nations on Sept. 19, 2017. Credit: U.N. Photo/Kim Haughton.

France warns Tehran about breaching 2015 nuclear deal

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France warned Iran on Thursday not to violate the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. “Tensions are growing, and for me, the first element is that there is...
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on June 26, 2019. Credit: Nikki Haley/Twitter.

Former US Ambassador to UN Haley visits Western Wall, meets with Netanyahu

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Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley prayed at the Western Wall on Wednesday while she is in Israel for the “Israel Hayom Forum for U.S.-Israel Relations.” Haley also placed a note inside...
A promotional picture for the documentary “Advocate,” a contender in the Israel Competition of this year's Docaviv film festival. The film tells the life story of Lea Tsemel, who has represented many Palestinian terrorists in Israeli courts. Credit: Courtesy.

Following backlash, Israel’s national lottery cancels controversial film prize

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Israel’s national lottery, Mifal Hapayis, announced today that it is cancelling a NIS 150,000 ($42,000) prize awarded to a documentary film about the life of controversial Israeli attorney Lea Tsemel. The move comes after thousands of...

Turkish President Erdoğan: Mohamed Morsi was ‘martyr’

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Dr. Ali Erbaş, the Turkish minister of religious affairs, spoke at a June 18 memorial service held in Turkey in honor of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 27, 2019. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

New York Gov. Cuomo meets with Rivlin, Netanyahu on third visit to Israel

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin, and prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. Cuomo arrived on Thursday morning in what is his third visit in his current position. The Democratic governor...
From left: Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon, and Hannah Kaye and Randi Grossman (the daughter and sister of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was shot and killed in the Poway attack. Credit: Israel Mission to the U.N.

Joined by Poway rabbi, Danon calls on world to declare war on anti-Semitism

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The United Nations General Assembly met on Wednesday to discuss the growing anti-Semitism worldwide, at the initiative of Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, who has enlisted the support of the United States,...
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Wiesenthal Centre to UNESCO re World Heritage Committee Document: “Cave of Patriarchs is not...

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“UNESCO cannot be a platform for distortion and hatred.” Paris In a letter to UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, expressed dire concern at “the forthcoming World Heritage Committee...