admin | February 11, 2022
AP Raam party head Mansour Abbas said Thursday he would not use the word apartheid to describe relations between Jews and Arabs within the country. Amnesty International last week joined two other well-known human rights groups in saying that Israels policies toward the Palestinians within its borders and in the West Bank and Gaza amount= to apartheid
admin | February 11, 2022
An explosion in Quneitra on the Syrian side of the Israeli-Syrian border is seen from the Israeli Golan Heights on July 22, 2018. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images) TEL AVIV: Like in the rest of the world, the Israeli defense establishment is watching the Ukraine situation closely, and working hard to figure out what a potential conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, and Washingtons response, might mean for Israels interests
admin | February 11, 2022
The police unit that handles far-right extremism in the West Bank has been split in two, in an effort to enable a faster response to an increasing number of attacks by settlers against Palestinians and their Jewish allies. One unit is now responsible for the Judea region of the West Bank, including Hebron and the South Hebron Hills
admin | February 11, 2022
While a major Eastern Mediterranean storm dubbed Elpis was sweeping over Israel in late January, leaving snow in many areas, Hungarian-born Jewish skiers with Israeli citizenship Barnabas and Noa Szollos were making their final preparations to represent Israel in Beijing. For them, being surrounded by the white stuff is a daily reality. Although they have never lived in Israel, they have strong ties to the country.
admin | February 11, 2022
The U.S. is disengaging from the Middle East as it shifts its focus elsewhere, a move widely perceived within the region as a sign of a coming American departure. Many in Israel were concerned that this would strengthen Iran and its influence in the region
admin | February 11, 2022
It was less than three months into David Friedmans tenure as US ambassador to Israel, and he was already thinking big about using his position to transform the Middle East. He shared his plan with then-US president Donald Trump during a brief visit back to Washington in July 2017: I want to move the goalposts back to where they belong with regard to the conflict and work with [senior White House adviser] Jared [Kushner] to perhaps make peace from the outside in beginning with Israels natural allies. While the Palestinians are dysfunctional, there are Arab neighbors that may be ready to normalize with Israel.
admin | January 30, 2022
The average temperature in Israel is expected to increase 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050, the Israel Meteorological Service announced. This figure would mean a total increase of 3 degrees in 100 years, according to the data released in response to a request from Haaretz. The service expects the number of very hot days, above 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 degrees Fahrenheit), will increase by tens of percentage points
admin | January 30, 2022
Israel hassigned the Artemis Accords, a document outlining the rules for space exploration, including mutual cooperation.
admin | January 30, 2022
The wife of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard was rushed to the hospital Saturday due to complications arising from COVID-19. According to a statement calling for public prayers released by the family on Sunday, Esther Pollard, who has been battling cancer for several years, was hospitalized following a deterioration in her condition after contracting the coronavirus two weeks ago
admin | January 30, 2022
A recent Heritage Foundation study found strong anti-Israel bias in the social media posts of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) officials at colleges and universities throughout the United States. These officials criticize Israel far more frequently and far more severely than they do China.
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