The United States has said it intends to continue its “strategic cooperation” with Israel, regardless of the outcome of the political crisis that is expected to lead the country to its fifth parliamentary election in less than four years. “Our relationship with Israel does not depend on the person who holds the prime minister’s office,” […]
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Israel: Mutual Ruling Coalition Finally Crashes into Reality of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The only government in Israeli history backed by an Arab party formed to oust former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should have avoided divisive issues but clashed with the Palestinians. In June 2021, after more than two and a half years of political crisis that led Israel to four electoral contests, radical right-wing leader Naftali Bennett […]
Political stalemate in Israel: Government submits bill for dissolution of Parliament – Prime Minister Lapid
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, the two leaders of the ruling coalition, will submit a bill to dissolve parliament (the Knesset) to call for early elections. “After exhausting all efforts to stabilize the coalition, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and (…) Jair Lapid decided to put the bill (dissolution of […]
Israel: Lapid will visit Turkey later this week
Israeli Foreign Minister Jair Lapid plans to visit Turkey this week, his office said today, following months of heated relations between the two countries and after Israel recently expressed concern that its citizens might be attacked by Iranians. agents in the NATO member country. The statement said Lapid will visit Turkey on Thursday and meet […]
Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank
Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian man trying to cross the Israeli security fence from the occupied West Bank, officials said today. The Israeli army said soldiers had spotted a suspect near the city of Kalkilia destroying a security fence and trying to cross into Israel. The soldiers opened fire, he said, adding […]
Von der Leyen: Cyprus, Greece and Israel will help the EU’s energy independence
Utilizing Israel’s vast amounts of renewable energy will help reduce the EU’s dependence on Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during a visit to Israel. Stressing the importance of Cyprus and Greece in securing energy supply, Ms von der Leyen added that this would be achieved through the EU-co-financed EuroAsia Interconnector and […]
An agreement was signed for the export of Israeli gas to the EU through Egypt
The European Union, Israel and Egypt today signed a protocol to an agreement on Europe’s gas supply during a visit to Cairo by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Europe is looking to find other sources of supply, following Russia’s decision to cut off supplies to some European countries. Prior to Egypt, von der […]
Israel and the EU will sign an agreement on gas exports
LAST UPDATE: 10.11 Israel and the European Union will sign an agreement on gas exports on Wednesday during a regional energy conference in Cairo, the Israeli Ministry of Energy announced, according to Reuters. The EU has said Israel could be a new source of gas as it seeks to reduce its dependence on Russian energy. […]
Bennett: Biden’s visit to help ‘integrate country into Middle East’
US President Joe Biden will help Israel strengthen its regional ties and take its alliance with Washington to a new high during his trip to the Middle East in July, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced today. The visit will help “integrate Israel into the Middle East,” the prime minister’s office said […]
Υπ. Defense Ministry: Proposal for US-led regional military force against Iran
Israel and the Arab states that share its concerns about Iran should develop a joint military force under the auspices of the United States, according to the text of the speech of Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gandz in view of the visit of US President Joe Biden to the region. Iran’s nuclear program and the […]
