Sharon Wrobel
ARTICLES BY: Sharon Wrobel
Israel’s President Set to Announce Candidate to Form Next Government on Sunday
President Isaac Herzog is set on Sunday to pick the Knesset candidate who will be tasked with forming the next government in Israel. Herzog announced the...
German Cultural Institute in Israel Reschedules Holocaust & ‘Nakba’ Remembrance Discussion After Fierce Protest
A controversial event discussing remembrance culture and pain of the Holocaust alongside remembrance of the Nakba originally scheduled to be held at a German cultural...
Israel and Jordan Sign Agreement to Push Ahead with Water for Solar Energy Project
Israel and Jordan signed an agreement Tuesday to forge ahead with a US-backed water-for-energy deal as the two countries seek to capitalize on each other’s...
Israeli Far-Right Lawmaker Demands Halt to Soccer Matches Being Held on Shabbat
The chairman of Israel’s far-right Religious Zionist party Bezalel Smotrich demanded a halt to professional soccer games being held on Shabbat, the Jewish day of...
‘Renewable Middle East’: At Egypt’s Climate Summit, Israel’s Herzog Seeks Energy Cooperation with Jordan, UAE
Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived on Monday in Egypt to lay out Israel’s vision of a renewable Middle East and meet with his United Arab...
As Israel Memorializes Yitzhak Rabin, PM Lapid and President Herzog Stress Need for Unity After Bruising Election Season
Prime Minister Yair Lapid and President Isaac Herzog stressed the importance of national unity and warned against incitement to violence during a state memorial service...
Israel’s President Herzog to Kick Off Talks Next Week on Candidate to Form Next Government
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog will kick off consultation meetings with party leaders on Wednesday before announcing the Knesset member who will be tasked with forming...
Israel’s Lapid Congratulates Netanyahu on Election Victory as Final Votes Counted
Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win as final voting results of Israel’s fifth round in less than four...
Palestinian Stabber Injures Three Israeli Policemen in Jerusalem Terror Attack
A Palestinian terrorist injured three Israeli police officers in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday. Earlier this morning, police officers stopped a Palestinian...
Israeli Election 2022: With Most Votes Counted, Netanyahu on Path of Comeback Helped by Right-Wing Allies
With almost 90 percent of the vote counted in Israel’s 2022 elections, the comeback of opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu leading one of the most right-wing...
Israeli Election 2022: Exit Polls Show Netanyahu Poised to Return to Power With Right-Wing Bloc
Exit polls from Israel’s fifth election in less than four years released Tuesday night suggested former premier Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies secured a...
Israeli Election 2022: More Than 60% of Israelis Go to the Polls, Set for Highest Turnout Since 1999
More than 60 percent of eligible voters on Tuesday cast their ballots in Israel's election three hours before polling stations close, set for the highest...
President Herzog Tells American Jewish Leaders Israeli Vote ‘Should Be Respected’
Just hours before Israelis go to the polls for the fifth time in almost four years, President Isaac Herzog on Monday addressed American Jewish leaders...
Israel and Bahrain Looking to Ink Free Trade Pact By End of Year
Israel and Bahrain hope to sign a free trade agreement by the end of 2022 in a bid to jump-start bilateral business ties two years...
