Apr 15, 2021
“The Ramadan holiday represents many values which are shared by all of Israel’s citizens, whether they are Jews, Muslims, Druze or Christians,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli officials sent out greetings for a “Ramadan Kareem” to the country’s Muslim citizens and others around the world on Tuesday, the first day of the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, which coincided with the eve of Yom HaZikaron, the Memorial Day for Israel’s fallen soldiers and terror victims.
“This is the second year that the holy month of Ramadan is celebrated under the shadow of the coronavirus. However, unlike last year, this year we are already seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Most of us are vaccinated and we have overcome this crisis together,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video message on Twitter. “This year the mosques will be open even as there are still some restrictions. The Ramadan holiday represents many
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The State Department said in January it was pausing the sale so the Biden administration could review the package.
The sale had drawn ire from Democrats who have been critical of Saudi Arabia s and the UAE’s roles in Yemen’s civil war against the Houthi rebels, which has killed thousands of civilians and led to a dire humanitarian crisis.
The State Department spokesperson maintained that the Biden administration would communicate with the UAE that the weapons must be used appropriately and that they would not be delivered until 2025 at the earliest.
“The estimated delivery dates on these sales, if implemented, are scheduled for after 2025 or later. Thus, we anticipate a robust and sustained dialogue with the UAE to any defense transfers meet our mutual strategic objectives to build a stronger, interoperable, and more capable security partnership,” the spokesperson said.
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Max Haber, Paraguay s longtime ambassador to Israel, receives a plaque recognizing him as Diplomat of the Year during an April 13 ceremony in Herzliyya. (Larry Luxner)
HERZLIYA In recent years, the bilateral relationship between Israel and Paraguay has fluctuated between hot and cold, to say the least.
In May 2018, the landlocked South American nation of 7.1 million transferred its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem the third country to do so after the United States and Guatemala in a much-publicized ceremony led by Paraguay’s visiting president, Horatio Cartes and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli government’s position regarding an impending investigation by the International Criminal Court of alleged war crimes committed in occupied Palestine has been finally declared by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“It will be made clear that Israel is a country with rule of law that knows how to investigate itself,” Netanyahu said in a statement on April 8. Subsequently, Israel “completely rejects” any accusations that it has committed war crimes.
But it won’t be so easy for Tel Aviv this time around. True, Israel is not a party to the Rome Statute, according to which the ICC was established, but it can still be held accountable, because the State of Palestine is a member of the ICC.