Chilean mayor defies most anti-Israel South American nation to visit Israel
A vandalized menorah sparked an unlikely friendship between a Chile's Puerto Montt mayor Rodrigo Weinryb and the Jewish state – and it's driving his critics crazy.
A vandalized menorah sparked an unlikely friendship between a Chile's Puerto Montt mayor Rodrigo Weinryb and the Jewish state – and it's driving his critics crazy.
Commissioner Navi Pillay resigned on Monday not for ideological reasons – there is a much simpler explanation, and it's traced to the Trump administration's forceful action.
In a precedent-setting legal review, the European Union found that a qualified majority, comprising at least 17 member states representing 65% of the EU population, would be sufficient to revoke Israel's customs and tariff benefits, inflicting unprecedented economic damage.
In his first major interview with the Hebrew media, Ambassador Xiao Junzheng rejects claims that Iran is rearming with the help of Beijing, following reports on missile shipments and potential J-10 aircraft deals. The envoy, who arrived in 2024, did not condemn Israel's Iran strike. “Many of the Chinese people believe that after the war or conflict, Israel will enter into a new period of its peace, stability, and development, which will bring us a huge opportunity for our high level cooperation in different domains, in different fields."
Modified offer includes Israel relinquishing almost all captured areas, maintaining military presence only on the Morag Corridor that separates Gaza Strip's southern tip from its northern part.
The IDF believes that following its failures, Iran will seek to destabilize Jordan, shifting the threat to Israel's eastern border, with the objective to turn the kingdom into a base of operations for proxy forces against Israel.
As a precondition for signing any future nuclear agreement, the United States and Israel are demanding that Iran hand over all enriched uranium in its possession that was not destroyed in recent strikes. Both countries fear Tehran may attempt to use its stockpile to develop a dirty bomb.
Some of the American refueling aircraft sent to the region during Operation Rising Lion supported the Israeli Air Force’s refueling efforts. Hundreds of aerial refuelings were carried out for fighter jets flying to Iran.
Hanegbi disclosed he personally oversees both security and political coordination efforts, moving beyond previously reported indirect communications to establish comprehensive governmental contact.
Israeli authorities filed a formal confiscation request targeting the "Madleen" that was intercepted SundaySunday during an attempted violation of the naval blockade surrounding the Gaza Strip.
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