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Daily Archives: August 11, 2021

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks during a Yesh Atid faction meeting at the Knesset on July 5, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Lapid travels to Morocco in first visit by an Israeli foreign minister since 2003

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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid traveled to Morocco on Wednesday to inaugurate the Israeli Liaison Office in Rabat. His two-day visit to the country is the first by an Israeli foreign minister since 2003. The...
The former U.S. Consulate-General in Jerusalem, July 19, 2009. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

US pressures Israel to open Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem

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U.S. administration officials have worked to delay a bill proposed by Knesset member Nir Barkat (Likud) which, if passed into law, would essentially prevent the reopening of a de facto U.S. embassy to the Palestinians in...
Israel’s Deputy Defense Minister Alon Schuster details plans to local council leaders for rocket-proof protection in Israeli homes near the northern border with Lebanon, Aug. 10, 2021. Credit: Yuval Revah/Gambit Hafakot.

Israeli minister details plans for rocket-proof protection in northern Israeli homes

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Israel’s Deputy Defense Minister Alon Schuster met with the heads of local councils in the country’s north and provided details about plans to install rocket-proof protection in homes near the Lebanon border. Under the Defense...
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Guatemala during her first foreign trip as Vice President, June 2021. Credit: The Office of the Vice President.

Harris, Herzog discuss Israeli security, environmental assistance to Central America

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke on the phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday. According to a White House readout of the call, after Harris congratulated Herzog on his new position, the two...
A construction site of new residential buildings in the costal city of Netanya on March 26, 2020. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.

Another government, another attempt to bring Israel’s housing prices down

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Don’t bet on a continued rise in housing prices, Israeli Minister of Housing and Construction Zeev Elkin warned speculators on Aug. 4. “We are launching a massive move to moderate housing prices and eventually to...