Daily Archives: October 11, 2022
Israeli right pleased with Italy’s next prime minister
Incoming Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s election victory was met with conflicting reactions in Israel and a subdued response from the Israeli Foreign Ministry, led by Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
Meloni, a far-right politician who heads the Brothers...
In win for Lapid, Israel hails imminent maritime agreement with Lebanon
This morning, the office of caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid issued a statement saying Israel had just received a draft agreement for its maritime border with Lebanon that “responds to all the security, economic and legal...
Offshore Gas Deal Seems Fair, Though Ill-Timed
JERUSALEM — An American envoy has produced a draft agreement between Lebanon and Israel for maritime borders, a bit close to an Israeli election. It seems fair but in context it is mired in...
US Fumbles Israel’s Marine Border Negotiations with Lebanon
KFAR SABA, Israel — Israel and Lebanon have no diplomatic relations, despite sharing a border. Each claims about 330 square miles of the Mediterranean Sea as within their own exclusive economic zones. Israel already...
Twitter restricts Kanye West’s account for anti-Semitic rant
Twitter over the weekend restricted the account of American rapper and designer Kanye West, following an anti-Semitic rant in which he posted to the social media platform that he would go “death con 3...
Lapid: Maritime border agreement with Lebanon a ‘historic achievement’
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday lauded a prospective accord with Lebanon that would end a decade-plus-long dispute over natural gas-rich waters off the countries’ coastlines.
“This is a historic achievement that will strengthen...
Terrorist seriously wounds Israeli in Samaria drive-by shooting
An Israel Defense Forces soldier on Tuesday was seriously wounded by a terrorist in Samaria, close to the community of Shavei Shomron.
The attack took the form of a drive-by shooting, with the soldier, who...
A new beginning for Israel and the European Union?
Government ministers from Israel and the European Union met on Oct. 3 for the first “Association talks” since 2012. Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern headed the Israeli delegation at the E.U.-Israel Association Council session in Brussels.
Established in...
Palestinians shoot up Bethlehem hotel after Jewish symbols filmed there
Palestinian gunmen fired at a hotel in Bethlehem after social media posts showed that an events hall in the building contained Jewish symbols.
Photographs from a stage in Hotel Bethlehem contained a Magen David, a...
Israeli forces searching for terrorist who killed soldier in J’lem
Israeli security forces continue their search for a Palestinian who shot and killed IDF Military Police Sgt. Noa Lazar at the Shuafat checkpoint in northeastern Jerusalem on Saturday.
The suspect has been identified as Uday Tamimi, 22,...