Israel

British Foreign Minister William Hague signed a memorandum of understanding with Israel’s Minister of  Science, Technology and Space, Yaakov Peri, yesterday, cementing the scientific cooperation between the two countries: In a ceremony at the Hebrew University on Thursday, attended by British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould, the ministers inked the...

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Revelations made regarding the details of a 2008 peace offer by then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas are calling into question the willingess of the PA – and of broader Palestinian society – to accept a peace deal with Israel. In details revealed on TheTower.org,...

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Observers are calling attention to additional dimensions of a speech given Wednesday by Israeli Air Force Chief Amir Eshel. Eshel’s statements received wide attention for his evaluation that Russia would soon provide advanced S-300 anti-aircraft systems to Syria, undermining any future Western efforts to degrade the Bashar al-Assad regime. If...

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Israel will hold its seventh annual “Turning Point” civil defense drill next week. Israeli civilians face a unique security environment. When under missile attack by Iranian proxies in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, the most time any Israeli civilian anywhere in the country has to reach a shelter is three...

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“I am still waiting for a phone call from him,” former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tells TheTower.org in an exclusive interview. Revealing never before heard details of talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Olmert was referring to the proposal for a peace agreement that he presented to Abbas...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is his fourth visit to the country in as many months. Kerry was greeted warmly by Prime Minister Netanyahu: John, it’s a pleasure to welcome you in Jerusalem. You’re an old...

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