Tag: Israel

Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:12 UTC
Netanyahu opens settlement in Golan Heights named after Donald Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday inaugurated a new settlement in the Golan Heights, named after the country's “great friend” US President Donald Trump. Netanyahu unveiled a “Trump Heights” sign, featuring an Israeli and a US flag, to mark the site of the new settlement.
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Monday, May 27th 2019 - 03:49 UTC
Germany's anti-Semitism boss advises Jews against wearing kippah

Germany's Federal Anti-Semitism Commissioner Felix Klein said in a newspaper interview published Saturday he would recommend the country's Jews not to wear their traditional skullcap known as kippah “anytime anywhere.”
Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 09:44 UTC
Iran's Supreme Leader announces the demise or Israel and US civilization

Iran's youth will witness the demise of Israel and American civilization, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday in comments published on his official website.
Monday, April 15th 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Brazilian president Bolsonaro clarifies his remarks on the Holocaust

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has clarified remarks he made on Friday about the Holocaust which were vehemently condemned by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center and Israel's President Reuven Rivlin.
Monday, April 1st 2019 - 08:44 UTC
Petrobras interested in tendering to explore for oil and gas offshore Israel

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras is considering bidding in a new tender to explore for oil and gas offshore Israel, a leading Israeli financial news website reported on Sunday. Calcalist reported that a final decision could be announced during a four-day visit to Israel by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that began on Sunday.
Monday, April 1st 2019 - 08:40 UTC
Brazil will open a “business office” in Jerusalem; signs several agreements with Israel

Brazil's Foreign Ministry formally announced on Sunday it will open a “business office” in Jerusalem, backtracking on President Jair Bolsonaro's promise to move his country's embassy to Jerusalem.
Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 08:55 UTC
UN security Council denounces US decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights

The United States was isolated at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights as the other countries on the council opposed the move.
Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 08:34 UTC
Another Trump bombshell: US should back Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States should back Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967. The dramatic shift mirrors Trump’s decision in December 2017 to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to move the U.S. Embassy to the city, which delighted Israel but infuriated Palestinians and many Arab political and religious leaders.
Saturday, January 19th 2019 - 09:23 UTC
Four years on ex prosecutor Nisman’s death remains unsolved, as the AMIA attack from 1994

Israeli and Jewish leaders on Friday marked the fourth anniversary of Argentine federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s murder by unveiling a memorial plaque in his honour at the Ben Shemen forest in central Israel.
Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 10:30 UTC
Bolsonaro presents Netanyahu with Brazil's highest decoration for visitors

Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Friday in Rio de Janeiro and sealed an alliance between the two countries, although moving the embasy to Jerusalem was reportedly not on the table. Bolsonaro presented Netanyahu with the highest national decoration for visitors in Brazil, granted in the past to former US President Dwight Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth.