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Israel stands by decision to link NGOs to terror, as international community demands evidence
In light of the commotion following Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s announcement on Oct. 22 that accused six NGOs of connections to terrorism, Israel has now sent an envoy to Washington, D.C., to explain...
Iran, spyware-abuse topics of Bennett-Macron meeting at climate summit
Iran’s race to to enrich uranium was among the key topics discussed on Monday by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and French President Emmanuel Macron, during a meeting between the two leaders on the...
Israel welcomes individual tourists back into the country
This is the moment that so many travelers—and Israel’s tourism industry—have been waiting for since the pandemic shut out much of foreign travel through Ben-Gurion International Airport in March 2020.
As of Nov. 1, Israel...
Rafael to participate in Dubai Air Show, exhibiting surface-to-air missiles
Rafael Defense Systems will for the first time take part in the 2021 Dubai Air Show, scheduled for Nov. 14 to Nov. 18, marking the first time that the Israeli company will have a...
New matchmaking program in Gulf to serve Jewish singles
The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities—the network of Jewish communities from Gulf Cooperation Council countries developing Jewish life in the region—has launched the first dating website in the region with the aim of pairing...
San Diego Jewish World Names Jacob Kamaras Publisher and Editor Starting January 1
The San Diego Jewish World on Tuesday announced that Jacob Kamaras will assume the role of publisher and editor in chief of the daily online news publication beginning January 1, 2022. Kamaras, a public relations professional...
Red carpet, red lines and red flags: Israel’s race to the climate change agenda
Israel sent a 140-person delegation to the 26th U.N. Climate Change Convention (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, this week led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference is being hailed...
Trading Jerusalem for US visas
Last Wednesday, in response to a question from Sen. Bill Hagerty, (R-Tenn.), U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Brian McKeon admitted in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that under both U.S. and international...
Archbishop of Canterbury apologizes for comparing climate to Nazi Germany
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby apologized on Monday for comparing climate change to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust during the 26th U.N. Climate Change Convention (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland.
On Twitter, he posted: “I...
Gantz convenes Emergency Economy Committee as part of national war drill
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz convened a first meeting of the Executive Emergency Economy Committee on Monday as part of a national war exercise to be undertaken this week by the Israel Defense Forces...