Monthly Archives: October 2023
Israel arrests former Mexican diplomat wanted on rape charges
Tel Aviv police on Monday arrested a former Mexican diplomat who is facing extradition on charges of rape.
Mexico filed an extradition request last year for Andrés Roemer and the State’s Attorney’s Office recently ruled...
Fiji to open embassy in Jerusalem in early 2024
The South Pacific island nation of Fiji will inaugurate an embassy in Jerusalem next year, the country’s deputy prime minister said on Monday, as faith-based diplomacy continues to flourish.
The remarks come as hundreds of pilgrims from...
Israelis develop AI-powered bot to fight antisemites online
A free browser extension—a software module for customizing a web browser—developed by Israelis uses generative artificial intelligence to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial by automatically creating draft posts to rebut the claims, without requiring human intervention.
"Savee,...
Israeli chief rabbi says secular Jews who eat non-kosher ‘get stupid’
The Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel says secular Jews who eat non-kosher “get stupid” and are envious of the ultra-Orthodox.
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s inflammatory remarks, made during a weekend sermon days after Yom Kippur, risks exacerbating...
Gallant to meet Austin in Washington
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant will meet with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin in Washington later this month.
The two men previously met in Brussels in June and before that in March during Austin's visit to Israel.
The past...