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Daily Archives: August 2, 2023

A traveler holding a biometric passport is seen at passport control in the departure hall at Ben-Gurion Airport, May 20, 2015. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

US monitors Israeli border crossing pilot for Palestinian Americans

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A U.S. delegation was in Israel this week to observe border crossing conditions for Palestinian Americans. The inspections are part of an Israeli bid to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program and are taking place during a...
Bernard Mensah, president for international affairs at Bank of America. Credit: Bank of America.

Bank of America executive bullish on Israel’s economy

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Bernard Mensah, president of international affairs at Bank of America, remains positive about Israel's economic outlook despite recent warnings by credit-rating agencies concerning possible negative fallout from the government's push for judicial reform. Mensah, who...
Jerusalem Venture Partners and Margalit Startup City host an innovation summit in Jerusalem celebrating tech ties and cultural collaboration between Israel and Morocco, August 2023. Photo by Ricky Rachman.

Jerusalem summit promotes Israel-Morocco tech, cultural ties

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Jerusalem Venture Partners and Margalit Startup City hosted an innovation summit this week in Jerusalem celebrating tech ties and cultural collaboration between Israel and Morocco. The event served as a platform to foster cross-cultural...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog looks across the border into Lebanon, August 2, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

At Lebanese border, Herzog warns Hezbollah not to test IDF

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Israel's President Isaac Herzog visited a military post on the Lebanon border on Wednesday, delivering a stern message to Hezbollah amid increased provocations by the Iran-backed terror group. "Let no one among our enemies be...
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (second from left) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant near the border with Lebanon, March 16, 2023. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

The dilemma of a preventive Israeli strike on Hezbollah

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Hezbollah’s provocations on the Lebanese–Israeli border continue, while deeper within Lebanon, the Iranian-backed terror army continues to amass a monstrous arsenal of some 200,000 rockets, mortar shells, missiles and drones. Hundreds of these threats are capable...