Russian PM to visit Israel, Palestine on November 10-11
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will visit Israel and Palestine on November 10-11, the Russian government reported today. The Cabinet noted that on November 10 the Russian premier will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and meet with Israel’s President, Reuven Rivlin. The premier will visit Palestine on November 11. During the visit, Medvedev “will hold talks with President of the State of...
Israel ready to continue cooperation with Russia on Syria
Israel will continue joint efforts with Russia to tap a peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis, the speaker of the upper house of Russian parliament, Valentina Matviyenko said in Jerusalem on Friday after talks with the Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu. “The Israeli Prime Minister expressed the intention to continue joint efforts towards tapping a peaceful political solution to the Syrian crisis,” she said....
Israel pays Turkey $20M compensation over Mavi Marmara
Israel on Friday paid Turkey $20 million in compensation over the 2010 Mavi Marmara tragedy involving a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Turkish diplomatic sources said. On Aug. 20, Turkish parliament approved a deal, involving Tel Aviv paying $20 million to the families of the victims as part of a normalization agreement between Turkey and Israel after a six-year hiatus in ties. Diplomatic ties between Turkey and Israel were disrupted in May...
Trump tells Netanyahu he would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that if elected, the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the campaign said, marking a potential dramatic shift in U.S. policy. During the meeting that lasted more than an hour at Trump Tower in New York, Trump told Netanyahu that under his administration, the United States would “recognize...
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