French President Emmanuel Macron initially said France’s recognition would depend on steps by the Palestinians but later dropped those demands. Now he appears to be reverting to his original stance, meaning recognition will not take effect immediately.
The Iron Beam laser defense system has proven effective against a range of threats, successfully intercepting rockets, mortars, and drones. The first units will be delivered to the IDF by the end of the year with its unique advantage: neutralizing threats at light speed with negligible interception costs
The bloc's commission asks member state's representative council to strip Israeli goods of preferential access to European markets, subjecting them to standard third-country tariffs. The move affects €42.6 billion in annual bilateral trade, with the EU serving as Israel's largest trading partner. The measures also blacklist Israeli ministers.
"With great genius, and to my great regret with considerable assistance from Jewish and Israeli elements from different worlds, worlds of campaigns, lobbyists, high-tech, security, financial advisors, people whispering in the ears of decision-makers, the Qataris managed to take control of strategic assets in the West, in Israel, in Africa and in South America," Dr. Udi Levi says.
“We have not been involved in any discussions on regulatory reform,” the company spokesperson said, effectively distancing Uber from Israeli transportation minister Miri Regev's statements. Uber exited the Israeli market in June 2023 and does not appear to have plans to return to Israel’s roads.
