Monthly Archives: May 2023
Madonna due to visit Israel this week
Kabbalah enthusiast Madonna is coming to Israel for the first time since taking the stage as an interval performer during the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv.
The international pop star, who unofficially adopted the Hebrew name...
Israeli, Bahraini FMs agree to enhance Abraham Accords
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen spoke on Sunday with his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani.
The two top diplomats discussed regional developments, as well as ways to strengthen bilateral relations and enhance and...
Latin American Parliament latest to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition
The Latin American Parliament, which represents 23 Latin American and Caribbean countries, adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of antisemitism last week. It also urged each member state’s parliament to use the IHRA...
Israel brushes up against ‘status quo’ atop Temple Mount
U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Monday criticized as “provocative” recent visits by Israeli ministers and lawmakers to the Temple Mount.
After calling for all parties to “respect the sanctity” of the site, Miller...
US Supreme Court rules for Big Tech in terror cases
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week against the families of terrorism victims in two separate cases in which the plaintiffs accused Google, Twitter and Facebook of “aiding and abetting” attacks by failing to...
New York bill aims to stop funding of ‘Israeli settler violence’
A new law has been introduced into New York’s state legislature with the goal of preventing tax-deductible donations from supporting Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank.
The “Not on our dime!:...
Nides: Riyadh-Tehran détente won’t hurt Saudi-Israel prospects
The resumption of diplomatic talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran isn’t bad news for the kingdom’s relationship with Israel, says Thomas Nides, the U.S. ambassador to Jerusalem.
“We’re happy when things are calm,” he told i24...
Bank of Israel ups interest rate for 10th time
The Bank of Israel on Monday raised its benchmark interest rate for the 10th consecutive meeting amid rising inflation and low unemployment.
The central bank’s Governor Amir Yaron announced the benchmark rate increase of 25 basis points (0.25 percentage...
Israel’s president optimistic on reform compromise
President Isaac Herzog on Monday expressed confidence that a meeting of the minds on Israeli judicial reform can be reached in the coming months.
“This process takes time, no one drags their feet and no one wastes...
‘Bloodsuckers’ slur is at the heart of the Israel’s political turmoil
Political arguments are always clarified when people speak aloud the quiet part of their argument that usually goes unsaid. Such a moment was reached last week on Israeli television when as part of a...