The “Ofek 16” reconnaissance satellite is now undergoing testing before becoming fully operational • Israeli defense minister hails “extraordinary achievement.”
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Yossi Cohen was asked to extend his term in office by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and will remain in office until June 2021.
Helicopters and fighter jets strike “underground infrastructure” belonging to Hamas after three rockets are fired at Israel, says Israeli military.
Israeli premier thanks President Trump and all Americans for their friendship in special July 4 message.
In a series of speeches at the Bundestag, every German party except for the right-wing AfD voted to condemn Israeli plans to apply sovereignty over Israeli-controlled areas, in the name of international law, regional stability—and friendship.
The irony of Al Sharpton, who has a history of hate speech against Jews, calling out media giants for the same thing was not lost on Jewish organizations.
Efforts are also underway to push for the extradition of Ahlam Tamimi, the mastermind behind 2001 Sbarro pizzeria bombing in Jerusalem that killed 15 people, including two Americans.
“This wasn’t about changing American police policies, but about coarsening and brutalizing the discourse around Israel and Jews through the exploitation of black suffering,” said Dexter Van Zile, an analyst at CAMERA.
Nevertheless, a U.S. official said, “There are very robust conversations with Israel on the Trump plan.”
An Israeli Foreign Ministry official says that the country will not open its borders to tourists on Aug. 1 as planned.
Avichai Mandelblit is “trying to overturn the democratic choice of millions of citizens,” says the Israeli premier • Justice Ministry officials: “Blatant lies by Netanyahu and the ministers.”
“People have too many problems over their heads in this period,” noted former P.A. official Ghassan Khatib.
The letter has been issued by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Betty McCollum (D-Minn.).
“Our assessment is that Interpol does not issue Red Notices based on a political nature,” said U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook at a news conference in Saudi Arabia.
Zeinab Soleimani, who just married Hassan Nasrallah’s relative and second-in-command, vowed that her father’s assassination would bring a “Black Day” to the United States and Israel.
