The Jewish Nation – Israel – recently celebrated the new year. Despite its small geographical and population size, Israel has achieved great things over the last 12 months. One of the most impressive was that Israeli scientists made a breakthrough in Leukemia research – putting a cure within reach.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz toured the new Yitzchak Navon station in Jerusalem that will serve the high-speed railway connecting Jerusalem to Tel Aviv.
Israel’s relationship with its near neighbor Turkey is complicated. The two countries have seen diplomatic relations cool since the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident. Things took a turn for the worse when Israel’s ambassador to Turkey was expelled earlier in the year following violence at the Israel-Gaza border crossing. However, there are some signs that there… Read more »
Hurricane Florence hit the Carolinas earlier this week. Strong winds and very heavy rainfall have left a trail of devastation in their wake. The full impact is yet to be felt. However, there are fears that the stagnant water will bring diseases.
U.S. President Donald Trump has taken aim at another political foe. Former Secretary of State John Kerry’s clandestine meetings with Iranian officials, drew Trump’s ire. Were these secret meetings illegal and what do the meetings mean for Iranian-American relations?
Though the border between Israel and Lebanon has been relatively quiet for 12 years, the IDF knows this can change in a moment.
A weatherman reporting on Hurrican Florence was caught faking the severity of the winds during a live broadcast. His struggles to remain standing were revealed as phony when two young men casually walked by.
The Oslo Accords were signed on the White House lawn in 1993. The handshake between Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat was supposed to usher in peace. However, Rabin was murdered in 1995 and Arafat unleashed the Second Intifada in 2000. Peace seems as distant now as ever.
In the Mediterranean waters of Israel’s coast archaeologists are on a hunt. They are scouring the sea floor for artifacts. Submerged near Dor Beach, are the remains of a 5,000-year-old port.
The United States has already entered “hurricane season.” FEMA announced that the “devastating” Category 4 storm will undoubtedly impact the Carolinas and Virginia. The storm is expected to linger for several days and bring large amounts of rainfall.
David Friedman, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, released a video in which he meets his wife in the Jerusalem shuk to buy the traditional apples and honey used to bless the New Year with a double-dose of sweetness.
Israel’s border with it northern neighbor Lebanon, is considered its quietest and most peaceful one. However, what lies beyond is arguably Israel’s greatest threat – namely, Iran’s terrorist proxy, Hezbollah. The IDF is constantly monitoring the group and improving its own defensive capabilities. This includes the fortification of a large border wall.
Israel has been accused of carrying out more airstrikes in Syria. Eyewitnesses claim to have seen Israeli aircraft in area of the explosions. This latest accusation follows the IDF’s admission that it has carried out more than 200 attacks against enemy targets – both Syrian and Iranian – inside Syria.
The Mediterranean diet typically eaten by Israelis is one of the healthiest out there. However, paradoxically, a new report suggests that nearly half of all adult Israelis are overweight. Some 55% of men and 41% of women are thought to exceed their ideal weight.
Israel advocacy group StandWithUs poses the question of whether the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is a scam. U.S. President Donald Trump recently announced that the United States would defund the organization to the tune of $200 million. The rationale behind the decision is that the Palestinians are the only group who have… Read more »
