Amid increasing discrimination – and even violence – against Christian minorities across the Middle East, a small program in Israel is dramatically increasing the number of Christian-Arab Israelis who join the Israeli military, with the aim of integrating this minority population into mainstream Israeli society.
Delivering a speech in the Knesset, the Ukrainian President thanked Jews and Jewish organizations in Ukraine for their contribution to the protection of sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation and coordination of the two countries in the international organizations.
Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Silvan Shalom announced on Sunday that he is leaving political life, after allegations of sexual misconduct.