Lapid makes smooth landing in Israeli prime minister’s office
Having long prepared for the job, Yair Lapid quickly took on the role of Israel’s prime minister.
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Category: Israel
Australia’s stance at UN lauded
Australia has criticised the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for its one-sided obsession with Israel.
Saving Israel for Democrats
Though the memory is a fading one, the Democratic Party was once Israel’s central pillar of political support in the United States, if not in the entire world.
Why reconciliation with Palestinians is the key to Israel’s future
I wrote messages on social media that promoted hatred, until a student called me out. ‘Do you believe what you preach?’ he asked. At that moment, I decided not to hate.
The Mediator: Why Putin and Zelensky Chose Naftali Bennett
Early on the morning of Saturday, March 5, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett travelled in a motorcade from his home in Ra’anana, a sleepy town north of Tel Aviv, to Ben Gurion airport.
Israel’s 74th Celebration of Independence Day, President Herzog statement that: “The dazzling Israeli mosaic is our special power”
Traditional Independence Day celebrations at the President’s Residence hosted for the first time by President Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog and feature Israeli artists, military ensembles and the IDF Orchestra
Background to and Criticism of the Recent Claims that ‘Al-Aqsa is in Danger’
Last week in Jerusalem, as Jews celebrated Passover and Muslims observed Ramadan, violent images were broadcast of Palestinian thugs vandalising the Al-Aqsa Mosque and hurling Molotov cocktails, stones, and fireworks on the Temple Mount itself and at Jews praying at the Western Wall.
Israel’s PM gave a Holocaust Remembrance speech without mentioning Iran. It signals a new approach.
In his speech on April 27, at the opening ceremony of Israel’s Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett departed from his predecessor’s approach in one very significant way: he made no mention of Iran.
Israel, Ukraine and the Right Side of History
Within the first week of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, Israel gave the clearest possible signal about its emerging policy of total ambiguity. First, Israel declined to support the US effort to condemn Russia at the United Nations Security Council.