ISRAEL

Israel’s Netanyahu accused of exploiting virus crisis

7:50 pm March 19, 2020

Jerusalem: With the Israeli government enacting a series of emergency measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing accusations that he is exploiting the crisis to entrench himself in power and undermining the country’s democratic foundations. In times of coronavirus, tuning in to tune out anxiety Amid […]

Israeli exit polls: Netanyahu ahead, but short of majority

8:24 pm March 3, 2020

Jerusalem: Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced an uncertain path to staying in office on Tuesday, even as preliminary results showed his Likud party pulling ahead of its opponents in the country’s third election in less than a year. Exit polls on Israeli TV stations showed Likud and its allies capturing 59 seats out […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

US announces launch of International Religious Freedom Alliance

2:19 pm February 7, 2020

Washington: The US has announced the launch of a 27-nation International Religious Freedom Alliance, which will try to adopt a collective approach in protecting and preserving religious freedom across the world. It is an alliance of “like-minded partners who treasure, and fight for, international religious freedom for every human being”, US Secretary of State Mike […]

Netanyahu's prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Trump invites Netanyahu to US for peace plan talks

5:47 am January 24, 2020

Jerusalem: US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main election rival to Washington next week to discuss Donald Trump’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan. The White House said the talks would take place on Tuesday. “President Trump asked me to extend an invitation to Prime Minister Netanyahu […]

India expresses solidarity with Israel as world leaders gather in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism

7:33 pm January 23, 2020

Jerusalem: India on Thursday expressed solidarity with Israel as the world leaders from 47 countries descended in Jerusalem to attend the World Holocaust Forum and commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz camp. “India expresses solidarity with Israel on 75th Anniv of liberation of #Auschwitz. We also pay homage to Maharaja Jam Sahib […]