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Daily Archives: January 25, 2021

Eitan Na'eh, the head of Israel's diplomatic mission to the United Arab Emirates, in Abu Dhabi. Credit: Israeli Foreign Ministry.

Israel opens provisional embassy in United Arab Emirates

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Israel’s diplomatic mission to Abu Dhabi officially opened on Sunday with the arrival in the United Arab Emirates of head of mission Eitan Na’eh, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Na’eh, formerly Israel’s...
President Barack Obama exchanges a wave with Alya Dorelien Bitar, one-year-old daughter of Maher Bitar, the outgoing National Security Council Director for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs, and his wife, Astrid Dorelien, during a family photo in the Oval Office, Sept. 21, 2015. Photo: Pete Souza/White House.

Biden appoints Palestinian American to key intelligence role

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U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed Palestinian American Maher Bitar to the role of senior director for intelligence programs at the National Security Council, according to a report in the political journalism site Politico. Maher served...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Israel Katz, formerly transportation minister, at the opening ceremony of the Ramon Airport near Eilat on Jan. 21, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu, Katz unveil comprehensive economic stimulus plan

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Israel Katz on Sunday unveiled a new stimulus plan seeking to combat the adverse economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The government has already implemented several bailout...
Farhad Khorasani. Source: Twitter.

California lawyer under fire after calling for genocide of Jews on social media

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A California lawyer has come under fire from Jewish groups for making genocidal claims against Jews on social media. In past Twitter posts, the lawyer, Farhad Khorasani, claimed that Israel is “the main enemy of...
A table in northern Israel with fruits and nuts, traditionally eaten on Tu B'Shevat. Feb. 9, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Ten things you didn’t know about Tu B’Shevat

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With the recent New Year’s Eve being a rather underwhelming event courtesy of COVID-19, it’s a good thing that there’s another one just around the corner: Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish “New Year of the...

How Trump Helped Us To Deal With Covid

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Obviously, there is a large number of people in the United States who have been swept up by the persona and ideas of Donald Trump.  I have devoted quite a bit of space to...