Jewish News Syndicate

13
Oct
2021

Israeli Knesset Launches Abraham Accords Caucus on Anniversary of Agreements

Jared Kushner, who served as senior adviser to his father-in-law, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and was a key negotiator in helping to make the accords a reality, and his wife, Ivanka Trump, with Israeli politicians in the Knesset as part of the newly formed Abraham Accords Caucus in the Knesset on Oct. 11, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Jared Kushner, who served as senior adviser to his father-in-law, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and was a key negotiator in helping to make the accords a reality, and his wife, Ivanka Trump, with Israeli politicians in the Knesset as part of the newly formed Abraham Accords Caucus in the Knesset on Oct. 11, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Several hundred dignitaries and guests, including Israeli government ministers, Knesset members, foreign ambassadors and mayors gathered in the Knesset auditorium on Monday afternoon for the launch of the Knesset’s Abraham Accords Caucus, whose mission is to further the progress made through the U.S.-brokered normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
07
Oct
2021

Egypt-Israel Flights Take Off, Warming Relations That Have Been Stagnant For Years

An Airbus 320 belonging to Egyptair airline lands for the first time in a commercial flight, at the Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Oct. 3, 2021. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.

An Airbus 320 belonging to Egyptair airline lands for the first time in a commercial flight, at the Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Oct. 3, 2021. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.

The first commercial Egyptair flight touched down at Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Sunday, potentially symbolizing a new chapter in the relationship between Israel and Egypt, which has been at peace, albeit a cold one, since the two nations signed a diplomatic agreement in 1979.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
09
Sep
2021

As Gulf Opens to Jewish Life, Muslims Spark Interest in Learning about High Holidays

Blowing shofar in the Gulf to mark the arrival of the Jewish New Year 5782. Credit: Association of Gulf Jewish Communities.

Blowing shofar in the Gulf to mark the arrival of the Jewish New Year 5782. Credit: Association of Gulf Jewish Communities.

With Jews around the world set to begin the High Holiday season, the small Jewish communities in six Gulf states, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are planning to take part publicly in some of the traditional holiday rituals for the first time in decades.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
05
Aug
2021

How Three Israeli Filmmakers Wound up Becoming the Story in Africa

From left: David Benaym, Noam Leibman and Rudy Rochman in Nigeria. Credit: “We Were Never Lost.”

From left: David Benaym, Noam Leibman and Rudy Rochman in Nigeria. Credit: “We Were Never Lost.”

Three Israeli documentary filmmakers arrived home safely from Nigeria at the end of last week, after what they described as 20 “hellish days” detained under inhumane conditions by the government’s Department of State Services (DSS) security agency.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
28
Jul
2021

Utilizing Skills Honed as Intelligence Operatives, These Israelis are Revolutionizing Agriculture

With teams on the ground, SeeTree starts by sending in an agronomist to create an initial assessment and establish a protocol for a farmer’s trees. The trees are then tagged and monitored utilizing military-grade drones, satellite imagery and team members in jeeps with mounted cameras. Credit: SeeTree.

With teams on the ground, SeeTree starts by sending in an agronomist to create an initial assessment and establish a protocol for a farmer’s trees. The trees are then tagged and monitored utilizing military-grade drones, satellite imagery and team members in jeeps with mounted cameras. Credit: SeeTree.

A group of former Israeli intelligence experts are in the midst of revolutionizing the fruit-tree farming industry around the world, utilizing their know-how, along with some of the most advanced agriculture technology (“agtech”) on the planet.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
21
Jul
2021

Ambassadors Tour Israel to Better Comprehend its Multifaceted Security Challenges

Ambassadors from several nations pose at the Aish HaTorah Center in the Old City of Jerusalem overlooking the Western Wall. Photo by Josh Hasten.

Ambassadors from several nations pose at the Aish HaTorah Center in the Old City of Jerusalem overlooking the Western Wall. Photo by Josh Hasten.

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan is back on his home turf, leading 16 of his colleagues—ambassadors to the United States and the United Nations—from countries around the world, along with some of their staffers, on a week-long fact-finding mission throughout the Jewish state.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
19
Jul
2021

Countdown Has Begun: Israel Redoubles Efforts for Second Attempt to Land on Moon

A photo taken by the “Beresheet”spacecraft, in which an Israeli flag can be seen on a plaque with the inscription, “Am Israel Chai,” or “the Jewish people lives,” and in English, “Small country, big dreams,” taken 37,600 kilometers from Earth. Credit: SpaceIL/IAI.

A photo taken by the “Beresheet”spacecraft, in which an Israeli flag can be seen on a plaque with the inscription, “Am Israel Chai,” or “the Jewish people lives,” and in English, “Small country, big dreams,” taken 37,600 kilometers from Earth. Credit: SpaceIL/IAI.

SpaceIL, an Israeli nonprofit organization that strives to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and dreamers through innovative space missions, announced this week that it has secured crucial funding towards the launch of the “Beresheet 2” Spacecraft mission in 2024 with the goal of sending Israel back to the moon.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
19
Jul
2021

Israel’s Lone Soldiers Bolstered by ‘Family,’ New Program Instituted for Digital Ambassadors

From left: Michal Berman, CEO of the Lone Soldier Center; Ayelet Levin; Knesset member Michael Biton; and Mark Levin (parents of Michael Levin). Photo by Yonit Schiller.

From left: Michal Berman, CEO of the Lone Soldier Center; Ayelet Levin; Knesset member Michael Biton; and Mark Levin (parents of Michael Levin). Photo by Yonit Schiller.

An inaugural conference was held in Jerusalem’s Knesset on Thursday to pay homage and discuss the strategic contributions made by lone soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces, while also addressing some of this community’s needs.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
11
Jul
2021

Religious Zionists of America-Mizrachi Visit to Bolster Bonds Between Israel and the Diaspora

Religious Zionists of America (RZA)-Mizrachi communal leadership meeting with Israeli leaders at the Knesset. Source: RZA/Facebook.

Religious Zionists of America (RZA)-Mizrachi communal leadership meeting with Israeli leaders at the Knesset. Source: RZA/Facebook.

A Religious Zionists of America (RZA)-Mizrachi communal leadership mission to Israel landed this past week as the first U.S. delegation from the Jewish community to meet with Israel’s new government officials.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate