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New Israeli ambassador urges UK to move embassy to Jerusalem
Israel’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom has called on the British government to move its embassy to Jerusalem, defended the settlements and said that Brexit would “help” trade between the nations.
In a wide-ranging...
Netanyahu, health minister meet 500,000th Israeli to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein on Tuesday congratulated the country’s 500,000th person to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
“It warms the heart to see the citizens of Israel joining in to...
Fox News depicts ‘Palestine’ as independent state
A graphic on Fox News last week showed “Palestine” as a country, despite it not being an independent nation.
The graphic appeared during the Dec. 23 broadcast of “America’s Newsroom” during a segment about U.S....
US policy of labeling West Bank products as ‘Made in Israel’ takes effect
The U.S. policy of requiring products made in Israeli settlements in the West Bank as “Made in Israel” took effect last week, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
CBP published a notice in The Federal Register, the...
When Israel and Arab nations unite, world should take note, says UN ambassador
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan reflected on 2020 and how “Israel’s future looks brighter than ever” in his address on Sunday night at the Zionist Organization of America’s Virtual Superstar Gala.
Erdan,...
There are museums for so many interests
Fantasize. Plan an imaginary trip. Breakout mentally from pandemic limitations The world is awash with museums. It demonstrates the human need to remember and pass on artifacts of the heights and depths of civilization.
The Reader’s...
Israeli model ranked world’s most beautiful woman
Israel model Yael Shelbia has been awarded the top spot on the magazine TC Candler‘s list of the most beautiful women in the world for 2020.
The list ranked actress and “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot...
Let’s hope this lockdown is Israel’s last
One of the lessons officials tasked with managing Israel’s anti-coronavirus campaign have come to learn is that in a situation the likes of which Israel faces today, where 4,000 new infections are confirmed every...
Alignments shifting as Israel heads for new elections
Less than three months to the election, there are clear signs that things are changing. New parties; individual activists, some abandonment of Likud; lots of anti-Bibi.
The major new players are Gideon Sa’ar, Naftali Bennett,...
Pro-ISIS media urges Muslim youth to become hackers
The pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Al-Taqwa Media Foundation has released a poster urging Muslim youth to study programming and join the cyber war against the “enemies of Allah,” according to a new report by the Middle East...