Tag: Ofir Akunis
Israel envoy in New York City: ‘We, the Jewish people, prefer peace’
Israel does not want an endless war, Ofir Akunis, the consul general of Israel in New York, told JNS in a sit-down interview at his office on Thursday. “We, the Jewish people, prefer peace,”...
Israeli envoy in NY: West at risk of ‘radical Muslim occupation’
Ofir Akunis was solidly entrenched in the Knesset, serving in his 15th year as a lawmaker. The popular Likud figure—formerly a party spokesman and adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu—had held a number of ministerial roles...
Cabinet approves Gantz as Israel’s justice minister, after about-face by Netanyahu
Israel’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved the appointment of Blue and White leader Benny Gantz as Israel’s justice minister for the duration of the transitional government after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the...
First-ever memorial held in Silwan for Jew slain in 1939 Arab riots
The first-ever memorial day for Shlomo Madmoni was held on Monday in the village of Shiloah (Silwan) in eastern Jerusalem, also known as the Yemenite village. The event, initiated by the Shiloah public council,...
New Guatemalan president to keep embassy in Jerusalem, labels Hezbollah terror group
The new president of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, pledged on Tuesday to “keep the embassy in Jerusalem and designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization” during a meeting in Guatemala City with Ofir Akunis, Israeli...
Netanyahu extends term of Israeli UN ambassador Danon to end of 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to extend the term of Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon until the end of the year, Israeli media sources reported on Tuesday. Danon has...