President Donald Trump signed a proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but emphasized that he was not pre-empting negotiations over the final status of the city.
Last Wednesday, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar, met with the Chairman of Israel’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee Mr. Avi Dichter. The meeting was also joined by other Israeli diplomats, including political party representatives and the Israeli ambassador to Russia.
Israel’s diplomatic ties with the world are flourishing in a way “that is unprecedented in the annals of the State of Israel,” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.
A military conflict between Israel and Iranian proxies in Syria could begin a matter of weeks, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer said Monday.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Israel have signed an agreement on the protection of classified information as part of a Security Agreement initially signed in 2001.
During a two-day official visit in Israel, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin met with President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
In an unprecedented initiative, 60 members of the European Parliament called on EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini to stop EU funding and isolate the anti-Israel BDS (Boycott,Divestment and Sanctions) movement.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu left Tuesday morning for Kenya where he will attend the inauguration or a second term of President Uhuru Kenyatta and meet with several African leaders.
The United Kingdom is to spend £78 million (€ 81,9 million) to purchase a missile defence shield based on Israel’s Iron Dome to protect the Falkland Islands, British media reported Wednesday.
