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The beach at sunset. Image by David Mark from Pixabay
On February 21, the Israeli Ministries of Environmental Protection, the Interior and Health jointly asked the public to refrain from going to any Mediterranean beaches on Israel’s 121 mile (195 kilometer) coastline, until further notice, due to a spill of hundreds of tons of tar. Beachgoers must stay away, at a time when Israelis are finally emerging from an extended lockdown and seeking the critical and soul nourishing peace of the sea.
Feb 11, 2021
“Unfortunately, hostile and anti-Semitic elements exploit the incapacity of social media platforms to spread their hate speech, undermining this cornerstone,” says Israel’s minister of Strategic Affairs.
The Israeli Ministries of Strategic Affairs and Diaspora Affairs on Wednesday presented a Knesset committee with an outline for a national response to hate speech online.
The outline was released at a special Knesset hearing of the Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs Committee, chaired by MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh, which featured government officials and representatives of social media networks.
The committee’s primary focus was on urging social media companies to crack down on anti-Semitism on their platforms and enforce their policies against hate speech across the board, rather than selectively.
First direct flight between Morocco, Israel lands in Rabat 2 minutes read
Rabat, Dec 22 (efe-epa).- The first direct commercial flight between Morocco and Israel since the two countries normalized relations landed in Rabat from Tel Aviv on Tuesday with an Israeli-American delegation led by Jared Kushner, son-in-law and advisor to outgoing US president Donald Trump.
The flight follows the agreement on the restoration of bilateral ties between Morocco and Israel announced on 10 December.
The US delegation includes the US envoy for the Middle East, Avi Berkowitz, and Adam Boehler, the executive head of the US International Development Finance Corporation.
The Israeli delegation is headed by National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat, and with him are representatives of the Israeli Ministries of Health, Tourism and Economy and Finance.