Bennett to travel to Russia next week to meet Putin, with Iran on agenda
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will travel to Russia next week for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his office said Tuesday.
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Lapid takes off for Washington ahead of likely restart of Iran nuclear talks
As Iran signaled its intention to return to nuclear talks in Vienna, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid took off from Ben Gurion International Airport overnight Monday for a three-day visit to Washington DC to meet with senior Biden administration officials, Jewish leaders, and the UAE foreign minister.
Israel says it will keep Golan as Assad’s fortunes, U.S. views shift
Israel will keep the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in a 1967 Six-Day War, even if international views on Damascus change, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday.
Merkel in Jerusalem: We are in ‘decisive weeks’ for Iran nuclear talks
During a joint press conference Sunday alongside Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that negotiations over the return to the nuclear deal have entered “very decisive weeks.”
Two killed in Israel strike on Syria base, monitor says
An Israeli missile strike on an airbase in central Syria has killed two Damascus-allied foreign fighters and wounded several Syrian service personnel, a Britain-based war monitor said on Saturday.
Israel warns its embassies worldwide of possible Iranian threats
Israel reached out to its diplomatic representations around the globe to warn of potential Iranian threats, Hebrew-language Channel 12 reported on Thursday.
Hamas: Jewish prayer on Temple Mount a ‘declaration of war’
On the heels of a ruling by an Israeli court, which essentially permits silent Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount, terror group Hamas released a statement calling the decision a “declaration of war.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Coming to US Next Week to Discuss Iran Deal
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is reportedly coming to Washington next week to continue high-level talks with the administration of President Joe Biden about re-entering the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Israeli research shows clear antibody drop 6 months after 2nd vaccine dose
New research from Israel’s Sheba Medical Center demonstrates the waning of COVID-19 antibodies in the months following reception of two vaccine doses.
Archaeologists uncover ancient household toilet in Jerusalem
Israel’s Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Tuesday that archaeologists excavating in Jerusalem have unearthed a 2,700 year-old single household toilet, DW reports.
Bennett discloses Mossad operation to learn about fate of missing soldier Ron Arad
Speaking at the outset of Knesset’s winter session, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed on Monday that Israel’s Mossad spy agency launched an operation in September to learn about the fate and whereabouts of Israeli Air Force weapon systems officer Ron Arad, who crashed over Lebanon in October 1986 and was declared missing ever since.
IDF chief: Israel will pursue operations against Iran on all fronts
Israel will continue to conduct operations aimed at eliminating the Iranian threat “on all fronts and at all times,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said Tuesday, adding that the “operational plans against Iran’s nuclear program will continue to evolve and improve.”
Are winds of war brewing on the Iranian border with Azerbaijan? And how are Israel, Turkey and Russia involved?
Late in September Iran decided to hold its largest military exercise in two decades on its border with Azerbaijan setting the Azeri military on high alert and launching a ripple wave of concern through Turkey, Russia and south to Israel.
Israeli and US National Security advisers hold meeting on Iran
The US and Israel sent their respective National Security Advisers to the White House on Tuesday for talks on Iran’s nuclear program, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Lapid pleads for coalition to stay united, as Netanyahu vows to topple it
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid told a meeting of his Yesh Atid faction on Monday that the members of the government coalition must stay unified ahead of the deadline to pass the state budget.
Top Israeli Doctor Says Ivermectin Could Help Treat COVID, Urges More Research
Professor Eli Schwartz is with the Sheba Medical Center in Israel, considered one of the world’s top hospitals. For decades, Prof. Schwartz has traveled the world fighting outbreaks like Dengue Fever and Ebola. He also began the Travel Medicine and Tropical Disease Institute at Sheba. At the beginning of the pandemic and months before any vaccine, Israel’s Defense Ministry assigned Schwartz to find a medical solution for COVID-19.
Bennett: ‘Violence in Arab society has reached the red line’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that “violence in Arab society has reached the red line” during a meeting on Sunday in Jerusalem of the ministerial committee set up to counter crime in the country’s Arab communities.
Nearly 2 million Israelis lose Green Pass as new rules enter effect
The new Green Pass rules took effect on Sunday, with nearly 2 million Israelis losing their passes under the updated immunity guidelines, due to not being vaccinated with a COVID-19 booster shot.
Three Vaccination Doses Needed for Green Pass in Israel
The prerequisite to receive the “Green Pass” vaccination certificate will change on October 3 as per the government’s directive.
U.S., Qatar target Hezbollah financial network with sanctions
The United States and Qatar took coordinated action on Wednesday targeting a Hezbollah financial network in the Arabian Peninsula, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement.