Diplomacy

Israel, Egypt and five other governments have announced the formation of a regional organization devoted to the development of natural gas resources in Cairo, Reuters reported on Monday. A statement from Egypt’s petroleum minister stated the governments would “create a regional gas market that serves the interests of its members by...

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Having failed to issue visas for Israeli athletes to compete in the World Para Swimming Championships this summer, the Malaysian government has doubled down and issued a ban on having Israelis participate in any event hosted by the country, Reuters reported Wednesday. The Asian nation’s Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said that...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to the Muslim-majority country Chad on Saturday night for a groundbreaking first-ever visit to the Central African state by an Israeli premier, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. Netanyahu will meet with Chadian President Idriss Déby, who first visited Israel during a historic trip...

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Days before the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, President Donald Trump signed into law on Monday new bipartisan legislation committing the United States to prevent genocide and to confront anti-Semitism at home and abroad, JNS reported. The first measure, named in honor of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize...

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Israel’s air force is to take part in its first-ever joint exercise with the Royal Airforce in Britain in the most open level of cooperation between the two forces yet, The Jewish Chronicle reported Tuesday. The IAF has been invited to take part in the annual Cobra Warrior exercise at...

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Britain’s International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has been urged to take “a firmer approach” to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA), which is under fire for a lack of reform and the perpetuation of the Palestinian refugee problem. After the United States announced in September that it was...

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