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Gantz, IDF approve addition of 4,000 Palestinians to Population Registry
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz directed Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alyan, the Israel Defense Forces’ Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), to approve the registration of some 4,000 Palestinians to the Palestinian Population...
In effort to improve ties, Swedish foreign minister visits Israel, meets with Lapid
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde in Jerusalem on Monday, where the two discussed relations that have had their ups and downs over the years.
In 2014, Sweden’s government...
Report: Israel floats plan to import foreign workers to fill tech vacancies
Israel’s government is promoting a plan to increase the percentage of workers employed in the tech sector, including offering visas to foreign students and experts to fill job vacancies.
Backed by Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked...
Earthquake near Greece rattles Israel, Cyprus
An earthquake in the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday morning was felt throughout Israel, though no damage or injuries were reported.
According to the U.S. Geological Institute, the quake measured 6.0 on the Richter scale, and...
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai mulls Jewish Agency chair bid
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai has joined the growing list of candidates vying for the chairmanship of the Jewish Agency for Israel.
The 74-year-old previously served as deputy Knesset speaker and a former spokesperson for the...
Bereaved families to Blinken: ‘US consulate for Palestinians will encourage terrorism’
More than 150 Israeli families who have lost loved ones to Palestinian terrorism are reaching out to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to demand that he stop the planned reopening of a U.S....
India, Israel to start free-trade talks in hopes of agreement
Israel and India plan on starting free-trade talks in November in an effort to reach an agreement by 2022, both countries said on Monday.
India is moving to sign trade deals with other countries as...
The search for Ron Arad: Leaving no soldier behind
With the recent disclosure that the Mossad carried out a courageous mission to discover what happened to Israeli Air Force Lt. Col. Ron Arad, whose plane went down over Lebanon in Oct. 1986, it...
Special Needs Students Arrive for One-of-a-Kind Year in Israel Experience
Twenty teens and young adults arrived this week from the United States, Canada and England to participate in the Elaine and Norm Brodsky Darkaynu Program, designed to allow students with special needs to benefit...
The Polish Spy Who Reported on Auschwitz from the Inside
Witold Pilecki, a member of the Polish resistance, learned of a new camp established by the German Nazis in the Polish city of Oswiecim, toward what end no one knew yet. He volunteered to...