Posts Tagged: israel
Israel, Saudi Arabia Have World’s Largest Military Budgets as Percentage of GDP
The two countries spending the highest percentage of their gross domestic product on defense spending are Saudi Arabia and Israel, Forbes reported on Thursday. Saudi Arabia spent...
Palestinians in West Bank: It’s Impossible to Boycott Israel
Shop owners in the West Bank lament that it is impossible to boycott Israel, Jordan-based Albawaba news reported on Thursday. According to the report, Palestinian political party Al-Mubadra Al-Watniya,...
Report: Since Inception, UNHRC Condemned Israel More Than Rest of World’s Countries Combined
Since its inception nine years ago, the United Nations Human Rights Council has issued more official condemnations of Israel than the rest of the world’s...
Major Jewish Groups Lambaste ‘Deeply Unfair’ UN Report on 2014 Gaza War
A wide array of Jewish groups condemned on Monday a U.N. report that accused Israel and Hamas of committing possible war crimes from either side of...
In Honor of Ramadan, Israeli Charity Provides Help for East Jerusalem Families
In honor of Ramadan, which began on Wednesday evening, June 17, food vouchers totaling 1 million NIS will be provided to 2,600 needy families in the Arab community by the International Fellowship...
IDF Chief of Staff Warns 14% of Gazans Support ISIS, Says Iran Still Israel’s Main Threat
Fourteen percent of Gazans support the bloodthirsty Islamic State terror group, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot told lawmakers at a Knesset hearing on...
Israeli Rep to Become Senior UN Official Despite Syrian, Iranian Opposition
The U.N. General Assembly voted to appoint Israeli diplomat Yotam Goren as deputy chairman of the Administrative and Budgetary Committee on Monday night, despite objections from Iran and Syria, Israeli NRG news reported. After...
Latest Flotilla Leaves Sweden for Gaza, Will Attempt to ‘Break Israel’s Blockade’
A Swedish flotilla of anti-Israel activists has left its home country and is en route to Gaza with the goal of breaking the Israeli naval blockade around...
Saudi Reporter Says He Wants to be Country’s Ambassador to Israel
A Saudi Arabian journalist has expressed his desire to be appointed in the future as his country's Ambassador to Israel, NRG news reported on Monday. "I want...
Israeli Legal Center Threatens Coca-Cola With Lawsuit Over Palestinian CEO’s Support for BDS
The Shurat HaDin Legal Center in Israel has threatened the Coca-Cola Company on Monday with a lawsuit unless it cancels its contract with the Palestinian...
Former Leading IDF Official Accuses Breaking the Silence of Publishing ‘Baseless Findings’
IDF Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Dangot, who has served as the military secretary for three Israeli defense ministers over the years, accused a group of non-governmental...
Tel Aviv Beach-Goers Save Stranded Turtle
A sea turtle that was stranded on a beach in Tel Aviv on Friday was rescued by beach-goers in the area, Israel's Channel 2 reported. Local residents...
Orange CEO: I ‘Underestimated’ Emotions Stirred by Israel Remarks
The CEO of telecommunications giant Orange, Stephane Richard, said on Friday that he failed to anticipate the full extent of the response to his comments...
Israeli Water Experts Present Green Walls at Expo Milano
Israeli water experts traveled to the 2015 Expo Milano on food production, culture and diplomacy, to present the latest Israeli water-saving technologies. Among advancements Israeli innovators presented were so-called green...
