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Hypocritical Israeli coalition politics get ugly
For some observers of the Israeli political scene, there’s only one thing that matters. For the Biden administration, the crucial question is whether the outcome of the maneuvering in Jerusalem between the various political...
Ben-Gurion Day to honor Jewish state’s founding father, host of Israeli achievers
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will commemorate Ben-Gurion Day on Nov. 10 with an awards ceremony attended by Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the BGU Marcus Family Campus. On the same day, Americans for...
‘I understand Israeli skepticism over a nuclear agreement with Iran’
Alexander Schallenberg never imagined himself becoming chancellor of Austria. A lawyer by training, he was born in Switzerland to an aristocratic family and raised in India, Spain and France, where his father served as...
Jewish groups urge approval of anti-Semitism envoy amid concern over past tweets
Jewish organizations are calling on the U.S. Senate and its Foreign Relations Committee to hold a hearing on and confirm historian, author and Emory University professor Deborah Lipstadt for the role of U.S. Special...
Israel allows expanded Egyptian military presence in Rafah area
Israel and Egypt on Sunday signed an amendment to the security agreement between them, allowing Egypt to increase the presence of its armed forces in the Rafah area.
The agreement was signed during a meeting of senior...
Bennett meets with Colombian President Ivan Duque in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met on Monday with Colombian President Ivan Duque, who is in Israel for a state visit.
The two leaders discussed a variety of topics, including bilateral cooperation regarding environmental innovation,...
Report: Mossad thwarts Iranian attacks against Israelis in Africa
Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has thwarted a series of planned Iranian attacks against Israelis in Africa, Israeli media reported on Sunday.
Following the receipt of “accurate intelligence” from “Western intelligence sources,” the security forces of...
Bennett, Lapid united in opposing reopening of US consulate in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid presented a united front on Saturday with regard to the reopening of a U.S. consulate in Jerusalem.
Speaking during a joint press conference after the...
Russian ambassador to Syria: Israeli airstrikes undermine stability
Russian Ambassador to Syria Alexander Yefimov on Thursday harshly criticized the recent string of alleged Israeli airstrikes in Syria, saying that they undermine joint Kremlin-Damascus efforts to stabilize the country, and even pose a threat to...
Israel to evacuate families of diplomats in war-stricken Ethiopia
Israel will evacuate the families of Israeli diplomats stationed in Ethiopia due to the escalating civil war there, and all Israeli citizens currently in the country are advised to leave immediately, Israel’s Foreign Ministry...