Mazlum Kobane, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the Pentagon’s top ally in the fight against the Islamic State, is expected to meet with Masoud Barzani, former president of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the elder statesmen of…
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Tel Aviv property costs more than Paris
“Out of the eleven apartments sold in presale for the Gat Rimon project on Tel Aviv’s Park Mesila (between Neve Tzedek and Levinsky market), ten of the buyers are foreign residents. There are Australians, English and French. Some bought to…
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Despite multi-front war, Israel’s tech industry flourished in 2024
Israeli privately-held tech companies raised $12.2 billion in 2024, up 31% from 2023, Start-Up Nation Central (SNC) reported today. Of this figure, $10.6 billion was officially reported by the companies that raised the money, while an…
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HET stages moving Holocaust memorial event in Westminster
The Holocaust Educational Trust has staged a moving event at Parliament ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day later this month which will mark 80 years since the Shoah.
MPs and peers were in attendance, alongside survivors, and their families, to…
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Biden delivers blow to Israel’s tech industry citing Russia, China
Outgoing US President Joe Biden landed a severe blow on Israel when he included it in a new presidential order limiting the distribution of advanced graphics processors around the world, with the aim of preventing these processors getting…
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What Trump’s economic agenda means for the US and its allies
Opinion: Trump’s second term promises to revive economic nationalism through tax cuts and tariffs, raising concerns about deficits and inequality; for Israel, balancing US-China tensions and leveraging opportunities from Trump’s policies…
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Mike Waltz speaks of post-war Gaza – Israel News
Hamas must be destroyed, and it must not have any role in a post-war Gaza, US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said on the Call Me Back podcast with Dan Senor on Wednesday.
“We’ve been clear…
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Pro-Israel judge to take over ICC presidency
Judge Julia Sebutinde, the only judge to rule in Israel’s favor, is set to assume presidency of ICC, after resignation of current President Nawaf Salam.
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Syria sex abuse survivors need aid, says Nobel winner Mukwege
Survivors of sexual violence emerging from Syria’s prisons need reparations, urged Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege, renowned for his work with victims of sexual violence during conflict.
Since the dramatic fall of president Bashar al-Assad last…
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California man finds family heirloom Hanukkah menorah amid wildfire ruins
Josh Kotler returned to his home in Altadena in Los Angeles County after a wildfire forced him to flee with his wife Emily and their two daughters, Liberty, 4, and Eve, 2.
What he found among the ashes of his home, purchased just 18 months…
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