Posts Tagged: Israeli government
Israel Finalizes $1 Million Donation to Hurricane-Ravaged Houston Jewish Community
JNS.org - The Israeli government has finalized a $1 million donation to the hurricane-ravaged Jewish community of Houston following last year’s flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Israel’s Diaspora...
Israel Approves $11 Million for Security of Communities in Judea and Samaria
JNS.org - The Israeli government on Wednesday approved the transfer of $11 million to fund bolstered security for communities in Judea and Samaria. The funding, which will...
Israeli Charities Report No Change in Donations From American Jewry Amid Western Wall Controversy
JNS.org - Israeli charities are seeing no change in donations from American Jewry following the public dispute between the Israeli government and US Jewish organizations over prayer arrangements...
Christian-Jewish Group Applauds Israel’s Aid Increase to Venezuelan Immigrants
JNS.org - The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) praised the Israeli government for its increase in aid to Venezuelan Jewish immigrants who recently...
Far-Left Activist Jackie Walker Gets Standing Ovation for Antisemitic Play
Far-Left activist and former vice-chair of British Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s Momentum movement Jackie Walker opened a one-woman show over the weekend at the...
Israel Tells Fuming Erdogan That Ottoman Empire Days Are Over
JNS.org - The Israeli government shot back on Tuesday at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s fiery statements regarding the Temple Mount, telling the Turkish leader that...
Alan Dershowitz: So Now American Zionists Want to Boycott Israel
This article was first published by Gatestone Institute. Several prominent American Zionists – including long-time supporters of Israel – are so outraged at the Israeli government’s...
Jewish Agency Passes Resolution Calling on Netanyahu to Reinstate Western Wall Deal
JNS.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Board of Governors cancelled a dinner scheduled for Monday night with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and convened an...
Israeli Government Launches Campaign to Fight BDS Online
JNS.org - Ethiopian-born former Miss Israel beauty pageant winner Yityish “Titi” Aynaw and actress Ariel Mortman, star of the popular youth TV series “The Greenhouse,”...
BDS-Targeted Israeli Company SodaStream Rehires 74 Palestinian Employees Following Renewal of Work Permits
JNS.org - SodaStream, the Israel-based producer of a popular beverage carbonation machine, announced it will rehire 74 Palestinian employees after the Israeli government restored their work...
Israeli Government Salary Dispute Threatens to Disrupt Upcoming Trump Visit
JNS.org - Ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel this month, the Jewish state’s Foreign Ministry workers union has threatened to disrupt the trip over...
Israeli Knesset Enters Recess Amid Questions on Government’s Stability
JNS.org - During the past two weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly sent signals that he might disband the current Likud-led government and call for...
Netanyahu Seeks Putin’s Reassurance to Keep Iran From Presence on Israeli Border
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Moscow on Thursday seeking reassurance from Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country’s presence in Syria would help Israel block...
Israeli Government Votes to Decriminalize Recreational Marijuana Use
JNS.org - The Israeli government has voted in favor of decriminalizing recreational marijuana use, joining several European countries and US states in adopting similar measures. According to...
