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Daily Archives: May 15, 2023

Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Israel Mukhtar Mammadov (left) presents his credentials to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on March 26, 2023. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Azerbaijan embassy in Israel a ‘catalyst’ to ever-growing ties

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The inauguration in March of Azerbaijan’s first-ever embassy in Israel marks the burgeoning of relations between the two countries just as Baku’s ties with Tehran hit rock bottom, according to Mukhtar Mammadov, Azerbaijan’s first...
A building in Rehovot, a day after a Gazan rocket killed an elderly woman there, May 12, 2023. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Analysis: An operation that won’t change Gaza but can offer quiet to the South

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On the day that a truce between Israel and the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad group in Gaza took hold, it is clear that last week’s escalation won’t change the Gaza Strip, but it does...
David Ben-Gurion reads the Declaration of Independence at the Tel Aviv Museum, today known as Independence Hall, May 14, 1948. Photo by Zoltan Kluger/GPO.

Combating the ‘Nakba’ narrative with truth on Declaration Day

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The Israel Forever Foundation has launched a unique online program designed to encourage engagement with Israel’s “Declaration Day” and combat the Palestinian “Nakba” narrative. The two-day program, filled with videos, performances and more, launched on...
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum. Credit: Courtesy.

Jerusalem deputy mayor in Morocco to launch program on women’s advancement

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Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum is visiting Morocco for the launch of FemForward’s MENA program. FemForward, which aims to address gender disparity in managerial positions within the tech industry, is launching its MENA cohort in...
Magen David Adom workers at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Jerusalem, on March 22, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel cancels mandatory quarantine for COVID-19 patients

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Israelis testing positive for COVID-19 will as of Tuesday no longer be required to enter quarantine, the country’s Health Ministry announced on Sunday. However, although quarantine is no longer mandatory, it is still recommended, according...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during a discussion and a vote on the government's judicial overhaul plans in the Knesset assembly hall, on Feb. 20, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu, Smotrich applaud S&P AA- Israel credit rating

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised credit ratings agency Standard & Poor for maintaining Israel’s AA- credit rating, calling the move a validation of his government’s economic policies. “Israel’s positive rating has been...