Daily Archives: August 12, 2021
Israel approves new restrictions to curb rise in COVID-19 infection
In an effort to curb the fourth wave of the pandemic in the country, Israel’s coronavirus Cabinet has approved a series of new restrictions, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday.
According to the PMO, the...
Blinken: US ‘deeply concerned’ by Polish bill blocking Holocaust victims from reclaiming property
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that the United States is “deeply concerned” by legislation passed by the Polish parliament earlier in the day barring Holocaust survivors and their descendants from reclaiming property...
Adviser to UAE crown prince: Israel-Emirates relations are here to stay
As chairman of the Defense, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee at the United Arab Emirates Federal National Council, Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi serves as a kind of senior adviser in the Arab Gulf state.
He...
Trust and partnership: Israel, UAE celebrate first year of normalization
On Aug. 13, 2020, an extraordinary event transformed the Middle East: Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a joint statement of intent to normalize diplomatic relations.
Formalized at the White House in September, the historic Abraham Accords opened wide...
Jewish advocates warn that pro-Israel college students to face aggression on campus
A number of Jewish groups have significant concerns about how Israel’s conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip this spring will correlate into anti-Jewish sentiment on North American college campuses as the fall semester...
First Druze colonel in Israeli Air Force takes command of maintenance unit
The Israeli Air Force held a historic changing-of-the-guard ceremony on Wednesday at Tel Nof Airbase, south of Tel Aviv, when the first Druze colonel took command of Air Maintenance Unit 22.
Col. Awad Suleiman replaced...