In 2022, Netanyahu promised that should he return to power, he would recognize Western Sahara as part of Morocco. But the big breakthrough happened in March 2023, when Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Ofir Akunis, delivered a speech.
During the Oval Office summit, the US leader notes his love of Israel and vows the US would stop Iran from getting a nuclear bomb. Herzog touts "ironclad military and security cooperation."
The administration declined to say whether Biden would host Netanyahu at the White House or in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly's annual meeting of world leaders.
Israel's figurehead president, Isaac Herzog, is set to visit Washington in the coming days, and has been invited to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 19 to celebrate the Jewish state's 75th anniversary.
Serbia downgraded the level of representation shortly after the Trump administration brokered an agreement under which Israel recognized Kosovo, which Belgrade refuses to accept as a separate country.
"Thomas Friedman only expressed an atmosphere, the vibes, and the mood among some in the administration and the Jewish-Democratic community," a senior Israeli official tells Israel Hayom.
Columnist claims that Netanyahu is being "led around by the nose" by "extreme" cabinet members, such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, risking a breakdown in Israel-US ties and a civil war in Israel.
UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, and many other diplomats and UN officials are expected to attend the event. It honors the International Day of Yoga, which Narendra Modi persuaded the UN to designate in 2014 as an annual observance.
Critics accused Thomas Nides of equating the horrific murder on Tuesday with the civilian casualties during an IDF Jenin raid a day earlier. In his tweet he said he was “deeply concerned about the civilian deaths and injuries that have occurred in the West Bank these past 48 hours, including that of minors."
Israel Hayom has learned that this involves an Israeli pledge that would safeguard area from construction and grant Russia ownership status.