Middle East

Pro-Israel Groups Call on Unilever to Veto Ben & Jerry’s Boycott of Israel

StandWithUs and the Israeli-American Coalition For Action sent a letter  to Unilever CEO Alan Jope and the Board of Directors regarding its subsidiary company, Ben & Jerry’s, which is planning to cut ties with its factory in Israel—resulting in a boycott of the entire State of Israel. The letter expresses the clear expectation that Unilever will be transparent in acknowledging the reality that it has the authority to overturn this decision and that it will now do so. [StandWithUs and Israeli-Amriccan Coalition]

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Business & Finance, Middle East, USA

Trudy Rubin: One year in, the Abraham Accords don’t address Israel’s most existential problem

Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer Just over a year ago, a deal was signed on the White House lawn between Israel and two tiny Arab Gulf countries. It was billed as a game changer in the Middle East. Called the Abraham Accords, the deal normalized relations between the Jewish state, Bahrain and the United Arab

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Hydroponics, Aeroponics Save World’s Resources

Across the world, we are conducting unsustainable practices and use of land for agricultural growing. The High Atlas Foundation, a foundation for the lasting and prosperous development of Morocco, has been working to address this problem. They have been following responsible procedures and using new technology to increase efficiency through primarily women and youth led campaigns. In addition, they have been working to address the problem of climate change through monitoring trees they have planted for carbon offsets. [Carter and Henry Prillaman]

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share, USA

The Legacy of Hannah Senesh

I saw the film Hannah’s War about the heroine and martyr Hannah Senesh on TV. I feel that it is a film everyone should see. It is very moving. Hannah Senesh is one of Israel’s most important heroines. She was born on July 17, 1921 in Budapest, Hungary, and died on November 7, 1944 in Budapest, murdered by a firing squad at age 23, after refusing a blindfold, but looking straight at the pro-Nazi Hungarian firing squad that killed her. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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International, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Middle East

US, Israel warn Iran of force if nuclear diplomacy fails

Published by The Bangkok Post WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden’s administration hinted Wednesday it could use force if diplomacy fails on Iran’s nuclear program, rallying more closely than ever behind warnings by Israel. As negotiations with Iran remain at a standstill, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held three-way talks with the top diplomats

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Israel, UAE ministers in US as Biden seeks to expand normalization

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The top diplomats from Israel and the United Arab Emirates are set to hold three-way talks in Washington Wednesday as President Joe Biden’s administration embraces and looks to expand a normalization drive. Concerns about Iran — the specter of which helped bring together Israel and Gulf states when they

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