Middle East

By Ariel Ben Solomon (JNS) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi invited Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for an official visit in the coming weeks, which would be the first state visit by an Israeli leader in nearly a decade. The invitation, offered last week, comes amid the backdrop of ongoing violence emanating from the Gaza […]

(Israel Hayom via JNS) Israeli lawmaker Esawi Frej (Meretz) called on Tuesday for Israel to negotiate with Hamas directly, sans mediator. Speaking with 103 F.M., Frej, who serves as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s regional cooperation minister, questioned the need for mediators when dealing with the terrorist group, saying Israel should handle the issue by itself.

Published by DPA Uriya Rosenman and Sameh Zakout hit a nerve after their rap song “Let’s Talk Straight” debuted on YouTube in May 2021. For nearly seven minutes, the Jewish and Palestinian artists don’t hold back, trading accusations and sharing their own perspectives. “When I hear an Arab accent, I’m always suspicious,” says Rosenman. “You

Published by Reuters TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas sites in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave that caused brush fires in southern Israel, its military said early on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the air strikes that targeted what the military said was

Published by Reuters By Jeffrey Heller and Matt Spetalnick JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will push U.S. President Joe Biden to harden his approach to Iran during his first White House visit, with few prospects their talks will lead to renewed movement on Israeli-Palestinian peace. Yet both Israel and the United States have

Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A third dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has significantly improved protection from infection and serious illness among people aged 60 and older in Israel compared with those who received two shots, findings published by the Health Ministry showed on Sunday. The data were presented at a meeting of a

Published by DPA A newly developed visitor route through the Western Wall tunnel has opened to visitors in Jerusalem, as part of hopes that Israel’s tourism industry will come back to life with the help of its leading vaccination figures. The new tour offers insight into, among other things, a magnificent public building from the

Published by Reuters By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – In Israel’s COVID-19 wards, doctors are learning which vaccinated patients are most vulnerable to severe illness, amid growing concerns about instances in which the shots provide less protection against the worst forms of the disease. Around half of the country’s 600 patients presently hospitalized with severe

Published by DPA In view of the sharp rise in new coronavirus infections, the Israeli army has announced that it will once again send around 200 army reservists to support staff in dozens of hospitals. The reservists will help with logistical tasks such as transferring patients or transporting medical equipment, a military representative said on

(JNS) Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Morocco is working on agreements with two Israeli universities so far to promote academic collaboration. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem penned an understanding with the institution on Aug. 10, and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is expected to sign on by mid-October. These partnerships establish a framework for