February 25, 2018 The Foreign Ministry has issued a travel warning for Israelis visiting Colombia. The warning was issued in the wake of high crime and terror activity that has been reported in the country recently. “Visitors should take into account that in several areas of the country there is a danger of terror and crime,” theÃÂ .
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel s diplomatic reporter
In this Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, demonstrators deface a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria, Egypt. (AP Photo)
Ten years ago, in late 2010 and early 2011, the Arab world experienced a series of convulsions that tore apart the Middle East as we knew it. Starting in Tunisia, where a young fruit vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest corruption and police abuse, angry demonstrations spread throughout the region. Some of the world’s longest-ruling leaders were toppled within months. There was a sense of optimism, that the long-suffering citizens of Arab nations were finally rising up to demand basic human rights and dignity in secular, youth-led popular uprisings.
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Antisemitism: From Media to the UN’s Halls of Power
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