Matthew Dunlap and other US secretaries of state are participating in the trip with the American Jewish Committee’s Project Interchange. 

Considered a political trailblazer, Cohen was the founder of the Tehiya party and the 2003 Israel Prize laureate. President Reuven Rivlin hails Cohen as "inspiration to all of us." PM Netanyahu: Her voice will not fall silent.

Nanova is the size of a juice carton and hosts an ultra-high frequency communication payload providing a direct satellite link for data, voice and text messaging.

While anti-Semites suffer defeats in the UK and the US, Jew-hatred, an ancient and shape-shifting pathology, is on the rise almost everywhere, often with lethal results.

With Israel's approval, Qatar has so far provided over $1 billion in reconstruction funds and stipends for Palestinians in the coastal enclave. The aid has helped Doha win favor in Washington despite Qatari-Saudi diplomatic tensions.