Monday, 11 July 2022 | As more headlines are made about Iran’s nuclear program—including the latest revelation that Tehran is producing advanced nuclear fuel in an underground facility—Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid reiterated that his country is keeping its options open in how to confront the threat. The implication is that the military option remains
Continue Reading »Monday, 11 July 2022 | The Biden administration has “rebuilt ties” with the Palestinian Authority [PA] and restored some US $500 million in aid to it “without permitting terrorists to rearm,” US President Joe Biden wrote in an op-ed published on Saturday night in the Washington Post. The article comes ahead of the American leader’s
Continue Reading »Monday, 11 July 2022 | Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as the region gears up for US President Joe Biden’s July 13–16 visit. Lapid and el-Sisi discussed bilateral ties and developments in the Middle East, and emphasized the importance of
Continue Reading »Monday, 11 July 2022 | Israel on Sunday welcomed its millionth tourist of 2022, just over four months since pandemic-related travel restrictions were lifted on March 1, according to a statement released by the Israeli Tourism Ministry. The tourist, Belinda Desoyo Lee Marcelo, 53, a resident of the United Arab Emirates, was greeted by Israeli
Continue Reading »Friday, 8 July 2022 | Israel’s defense minister said yesterday that three drones the Israeli military shot down last week over the Mediterranean were Iranian. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday shot down three Hezbollah drones approaching Israel’s Karish gas rig—the center of a maritime border dispute between Israel and Lebanon. The military retrieved
Continue Reading »Friday, 8 July 2022 | Defense Minister Benny Gantz revealed on Wednesday that since the signing of the Abraham Accords, Israeli arms exports to Arab countries surged significantly. Speaking to reports, Gantz said that since the signing of the historic US-brokered peace agreements between Jerusalem and a host of Muslim-majority countries, Israeli defense and military
Continue Reading »Friday, 8 July 2022 | Israel and Turkey signed a civil aviation agreement on Thursday as part of a deal to broaden bilateral ties. The agreement is part of a decision to expand and develop bilateral relations made by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at their recent meetings in
Continue Reading »Friday, 8 July 2022 | Educational materials produced by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) contain content that encourages jihad [“struggle,” war with unbelievers (in Islam)], violence and martyrdom, in addition to promoting anti-Semitism, according to an analysis by IMPACT-se. The Israeli NGO—which monitors curricula to
Continue Reading »Thursday, 7 July 2022 | The news about four Iranian ships sailing the Red Sea is not a threat to Israel for the time being as it has taken place months ago. However, it is a story that encapsulates Israel’s campaign to thwart and counter the Islamic Republic’s designs. The fact that this was only
Continue Reading »Thursday, 7 July 2022 | The arrival of an Ethiopian Airways jetliner at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport earlier this week set the scene for an emotional reunion between family members, some of whom who hadn’t seen their relatives for two decades. The operation, spearheaded by Israel’s Minister of Immigrant Absorption Pnina Tamano-Shata, is designed to help the
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