Daily Archives: September 14, 2022
Israel scores No. 1 in Digital Quality of Life Index
According to the fourth annual edition of the Digital Quality of Life Index, Israel has now placed first, beating out 116 other nations and overtaking Denmark after a two-year in the top spot.
Five “fundamental...
Qatar says no to temporary Israeli consulate during World Cup
Qatar has rejected Israel’s request to open a temporary consulate in the Gulf state to assist Israelis traveling to Doha for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, according to Middle East Monitor.
Jerusalem announced in June that it...
Herzog hosts celebration of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’s legacy
Stepping down in 2013 after 22 years as chief rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks did not retire to Israel. Instead, the Cambridge University-educated Orthodox rabbi took...
Party registration kicks off for Nov. 1 Israeli election
Registration for Israel’s national election opened on Wednesday, with the deadline to submit candidate lists to the Central Elections Committee set at 10 p.m. on Thursday.
Fifty-five parties have requested registration forms ahead of the...
Wiesenthal Center urges Jordan to uphold rights and dignity of Jewish travelers
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has called on Jordan’s King Abdullah II to ensure that Jews arriving in or transiting his kingdom no longer face harassment from border officials for carrying in their luggage prayer...
Israel to play key role in Germany’s ability to defend against Russian missiles
Already in early April, reports began surfacing that Berlin is interested in purchasing Israeli-made air- and missile-defense systems, in addition to unmanned aerial vehicles.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a little over a month old,...
In a historic first, Israel hosts commander of Moroccan armed forces
Lt. Gen. Belkhir el-Farouk, inspector general of the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco, arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday for an international military conference. Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Chief of Staff of the Israel...