Iran “aspires to be a regional hegemon” and remains “the most significant threat” to the United States and its allies, the head of the U.S. Central Command said in a congressional testimony on Wednesday. Gen. Joseph Votel warned of Tehran’s ambitions in Yemen, Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and Syria, noting that the...
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Western Democracies should join the United States in exerting pressure on the United Nations “to shed its reputation for bloated, ludicrous hypocrisy and restore trust and credibility to international institutions,” former Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor wrote in Newsweek on Wednesday. Prosor credited newly-installed United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and United States ambassador...
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Using ingenuity to overcome its serious water challenges, Israel has become the go-to expert for a world facing an impending water crisis. This year’s WATEC expo and conference, to be held in September in Tel Aviv, is expected to attract 10,000 stakeholders from 90 countries seeking Israeli solutions for water...
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The secretary-general of the United Nations on Friday requested the removal of an inflammatory report on Israel, which was co-authored by a discredited former UN official on behalf of an agency representing Arab nations, The Times of Israel reported. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for the report — compiled by...
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The United States will withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) unless the agency undertakes significant reforms, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrote in a letter to advocacy groups this week. The letter, which was first reported by Foreign Policy, states that the Trump administration “continues to evaluate the effectiveness” of the council,...
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Young families in South Korea and China will now be able to access HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents and Preschool Youngsters), an Israeli-developed early learning program already reaching 20,000 families at 440 program sites in countries including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Israel, Liberia, New Zealand, and the United States....
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