Monthly Archives: December 2020
Yemeni official warns against ‘any stupid action by Zionist regime,’ reports Iranian media
Iranian media on Sunday quoted an official at the Foreign Ministry of the Yemeni National Salvation Government as threatening Israel.
The official was referring to Israel’s reported monitoring of the situation in Yemen, where Tehran...
Israel approaching 100,000 daily vaccinations, says health minister
Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Monday that Israel was approaching 100,000 COVID-19 vaccinations per day and vowed to increase the rate even further.
“So far, we have vaccinated 379,000 people,” said Edelstein, as Israel...
Moroccan delegation expected in Israel this week, says Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that a delegation from Morocco would travel to Israel this week to advance diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Netanyahu said in a video posted on Facebook...
Lockdown 3.0 to cost Israeli economy $1.6 billion
Israel’s third nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus will cost the economy a minimum of 5 billion shekels ($1.55 billion), according to Bank of Israel estimates.
The lockdown is scheduled to begin at...
Iran’s links to international organized crime and narco-terrorism
A series of articles published recently in the Turkish, British, and American media indicate that Iranian intelligence is making effective use of major international crime organizations and drug cartels in several countries to advance...
Finding A Deeper Honesty In Today’s World
When we hear the word honesty, we think of a concept that is fairly simple and straightforward. But actually honesty serves two distinct purposes in life. First, when someone is honest with someone else,...
When You Kill Children, You Kill Infinite Possibilities
#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories, a 2020 documentary streaming on Netflix, is narrated by Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren who revisits Anne Frank’s life and the possibility of what she could have been; reading passages of her...
In COVID-aid bill scrum, Israel becomes a familiar scapegoat
There’s much to complain about when it comes to the process and the end result of the massive $900 billion coronavirus relief stimulus bill that just passed Congress. No matter which side of the...
US-Israeli delegation makes history in Morocco, signs diplomatic and economic deals
A joint Israeli-American delegation met with senior officials in Morocco on Tuesday, including King Mohammed VI, as part of a move to normalize relations between Israel and Morocco.
Israel’s National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat and...
Indonesia could get billions in additional US financing if it normalizes ties with Israel
Indonesia could get billions in additional U.S. financing if it normalizes ties with Israel, according to a U.S. official.
Adam Boehler, CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), told Bloomberg on Monday that the government agency,...