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Apr 12, 2021 “The regime in Tehran today poses a strategic threat to world security, the Middle East and the State of Israel,” Benny Gantz told Lloyd Austin. By United with Israel Staff and TPS U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was received in Israel by his host Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday in the Kirya Headquarters in Tel Aviv. He is the first senior Biden administration official to visit Israel. Later in the day, Austin appeared with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Th...

'Prince Philip was the consummate public servant and will be much missed in Israel and across the world,' said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Apr 11, 2021 “The unacceptable interference of the court lacks any legal basis and contravenes the goals for which it was established,” Israel says. By Aryeh Savir, TPS The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has no authority to launch a war crimes investigation against the Jewish state, Israel has announced. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced in March she was launching an investigation against Israel for alleged crimes committed in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. Prime ...

Apr 4, 2021 Israel is considered a global leader in the cybersecurity business, and approximately 25 percent of all global investments in cybersecurity go to Israel. By TPS Israeli cyber companies broke an all-time record and concluded the first quarter of 2021 during which start-ups in the industry raised a total of $1.5 billion in 17 different transactions. The volume of investments made in Israeli cyber companies is second place in the world in the distribution of investments, after the US. ...

By TPS A new Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant has been discovered in Israel, the Health Ministry announced Tuesday. The ministry’s Central Laboratory for Viruses published a study mapping the COVID-19 strains that exist in Israel since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020 until January. An Israeli variant was listed among the various mutations. The strain is uncommon and has no clinical or epidemiological significance, is not related to or causes widespread infection, severe morbidity, or...

Mar 17, 2021 The University of Haifa is collaborating with Harvard in a number of areas, including marine sciences, archaeology, and environmental studies. By TPS The University of Haifa conferred an honorary doctorate upon Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow on Monday night, during which he praised the “Start-Up Nation” for “creating, aggregating, and acting as a magnet for human capital.” Bacow received the honorary doctorate in recognition of his global leadership in highe...

Mar 17, 2021 “If the rest of the world would have taken an example from Israel instead of distracting from their failures by attacking Israel, we would already be living in a different reality.” By Aryeh Savir, TPS Representatives from Iran, Qatar, and the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday exploited the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) 46th session to condemn Israel’s policy of vaccinating its population against the coronavirus and received a rebuttal from an Israeli Arab. Y...

Mar 15, 2021 Kosovo’s Ines Demiri said it was the “greatest honor of my life to have this opportunity to open the Embassy and proudly serve my country in Israel.” By Aryeh Savir, TPS Kosovo officially announced the opening of its embassy in Jerusalem on Sunday, its pledge “given in the Oval Office today is finally fulfilled.” Kosovo’s pledge to open an embassy in Jerusalem was made as part of a normalization agreement between Serbia and Kosovo brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump...

Mar 14, 2021 Some 120,000 PA Arabs will be vaccinated by Israeli medical teams with Moderna vaccines, which have been allocated by the state. By Aryeh Savir, TPS Israel has vaccinated over 50,000 people in the first week of its operation to inoculate workers from the Palestinian Authority (PA) who work in Israel against the coronavirus. The operation, which commenced Monday, is being led by the IDF’s Central Command, the IDF’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT)...

Mar 11, 2021 The Czech Republic is the second European Union member state to open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem, after Hungary. By Aryeh Savir, TPS and United with Israel Staff The Czech Republic inaugurated its diplomatic offices in Jerusalem on Thursday, an extension of its embassy in Tel Aviv. It had  already established a cultural and trade center in Jerusalem. The Czech Republic is the second European Union member state to open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem, after Hungary. Czech P...