Daily Archives: November 17, 2020
Will Turkish President Erdoğan send troops to Azerbaijan?
The latest round of fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region continues to send ricochets across the Middle East. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday submitted a motion to parliament—a week after Russian President Vladimir...
Israel rolls out plan to reduce carbon emissions by 2030
Israel’s Energy Ministry announced on Monday that the country plans to reduce carbon emissions by 7.5 percent within the next 10 years.
The ministry also recommended an interim goal of an 11 percent improvement in...
Post-Moderna development, Netanyahu promises Israelis ‘as many vaccines as possible’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced his optimism on Monday that the country’s coronavirus crisis could soon be over after drug-maker Moderna announced that testing had shown its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to be highly effective.
“This...
Christiane Amanpour apologizes for Kristallnacht-Trump comparison
Veteran CNN anchorwoman Christiane Amanpour apologized during her Monday show for having equated the events of Kristallnacht with U.S. President Donald Trump’s term in office.
Her comments caused a storm of controversy, including a demand from Israel...
Families of Al-Qaeda victims ‘extremely thankful’ to Israel after reported hit
The New York Times report that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was behind the assassination in Tehran on Aug. 7 of Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 figure, Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, was welcome news for the families of his victims.
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