Daily Archives: August 11, 2021
Lapid travels to Morocco in first visit by an Israeli foreign minister since 2003
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...
US pressures Israel to open Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem
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...
Israeli minister details plans for rocket-proof protection in northern Israeli homes
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...
Harris, Herzog discuss Israeli security, environmental assistance to Central America
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...
Another government, another attempt to bring Israel’s housing prices down
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...