Tag: Israel
‘Iran’s claim to be a nuclear threshold state should be believed’
Iran can produce a nuclear weapon at will, former Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi announced on Sunday. Hours later, Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a top adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, went further, saying that if...
Saudi Arabia opens airspace to Israeli commercial planes, ‘all carriers’
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday the opening of its airspace to “all carriers,” paving the way for Israeli commercial airlines to overfly the kingdom and thereby drastically reduce flight times from the Jewish State...
Gantz speaks with top defense officials from Bahrain, Egypt
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke with his counterparts from Bahrain and Egypt on Monday, as well as Jordan’s King Abdullah II, according to statements from his office. During the talks, Gantz delivered holiday...
World Games: Activist waves Palestinian flag next to Israelis during Opening Ceremony
As Israel’s delegation marched into the 2022 World Games opening ceremony on July 7 in Birmingham, Ala., there was an unexpected intrusion as an activist who was a volunteer for the games was able to get...
Israeli president to meet with Czech counterpart in Prague
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and first lady Michal Herzog are slated to begin an official state visit to the Czech Republic on Monday, at the invitation of Czech President Miloš Zeman, Herzog’s office announced...
Lebanese leader reprimands Hezbollah for exposing country to ‘unnecessary risk’
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Monday issued a thinly veiled warning to Hezbollah, just days after the Iranian proxy dispatched three drones towards an Israeli natural gas installation, according to Reuters.
“Lebanon considers that any action...
Knesset votes to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Israel’s Knesset on Wednesday approved a proposal to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism. The vote passed by 33 to 5, according to the Knesset website.
The motion was submitted by...
White House confirms Biden to arrive in Israel on July 13
The White House on Tuesday confirmed that U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Saudi Arabia between July 13 and July 16.
The trip will “reinforce the United States’ iron-clad...
Biden to visit Israel, PA in July ahead of anticipated regional summit in Saudi...
U.S. President Joe Biden is slated to visit Israel and the Palestinian Authority on July 14-15 before heading to Saudi Arabia for a prospective multilateral summit intended to gather the leaders of numerous regional...
Biden delays planned trip to Israel, Mideast until July
U.S. President Joe Biden has postponed his trip to Israel and its neighbors, and is likely to travel to the region in July.
According to NBC News, which first reported the development, it remains unclear as to what caused...