Tag: Haifa
Haifa: Hezbollah sympathizer appointed to city’s security committee
A Haifa city council member who was forced to forgo an appointment to deputy mayor following public outcry over his comments calling Hezbollah operatives “freedom fighters” and comparing Zionism to the Islamic State has...
New Haifa mayor rolls back Hamas supporter’s appointment as deputy
The newly elected mayor of Haifa, Einat Kalisch-Rotem, has decided to reverse her decision to appoint controversial Arab Israeli activist Raja Zaatra as her deputy, sources close to Kalisch-Rotem said Tuesday.
Zaatra, a member of...
Could Chinese involvement in Israeli ports pose a security risk?
A decision by the Israeli government to award Chinese companies contracts to manage and build key Israeli ports is drawing controversy in Israel.
Haifa’s growing port, located close to a naval base, will be managed...
Ex-Jordanian prime minister: ‘If we ever become stronger, we will take Haifa by force’
Former Jordanian Prime Minister Abdelsalam Al-Majali defended the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty, saying: “My mentality is a mentality of peace,” and talking about the fundamental issues that Jordan had achieved through the treaty. Jordan, he...
Ultrasound treatment for Parkinson’s yields amazing results
Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa has begun offering a non-invasive treatment for Parkinson’s disease which promises dramatic relief from tremor in a few hours, Arutz Sheva reported on Thursday.
A joint project of Israeli...