Finland has quietly signed a 10-year memorandum with Israel covering defense research, development and procurement, extending a military relationship that has become increasingly important to Israel’s defense industry despite growing political opposition to cooperation with Jerusalem in Finland. The memorandum, first reported by Finnish broadcaster Yle, runs until 2034 and replaces an earlier arrangement that…
(Aug. 29, 2026 / JNS) Ejecting representatives of the U.K. or of other countries from the U.S.-led International Gaza Support Center in the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat would undermine efforts to improve Gaza’s future, the British embassy in Israel tweeted on Friday. Reports emerged over the past week that Israel was planning to…
0 Iran is facing growing economic strain as the United States steps up its sanctions campaign and the conflict between the two countries enters its sixth month. Tehran says the war and restrictions on Iranian shipping have sharply reduced foreign trade, while inflation and pressure on household finances continue to worsen. The Trump administration has warned…
Keeping any cultural venture going for long in this state budget-strapped country is quite an achievement, so it’s hats off to the Whisky Live bunch. Actually, raising a glass of some amber nectar, rather than tipping some headgear, might be more to the point, as the country’s distilleries, a bunch of their professional counterparts from…
The UK has warned Israel that expelling its diplomats from the country would undermine peace plan efforts in Gaza. Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government faces backlash from Israel as it prepares to ban goods from Israeli settlement projects in the West Bank. Removing the UK or other partners would undermine these shared efforts. UK spokesman…
The Israeli military said it struck and killed three militants on Friday in the occupied West Bank, a rare airstrike in the Palestinian territory that has seen growing tension. The West Bank, a partly semi-autonomous territory home to the Palestinian Authority, has seen soaring violence by Israeli settlers but has recently avoided Israeli military strikes…
Timco Mucunski had never been to Israel before this week, but North Macedonia’s foreign minister arrived in Jerusalem for a brief, 24-hour visit, at a time when relations between the two countries are gathering considerable momentum. Mucunski and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar speak regularly, their governments have increasingly sought each other out, and since Prime…
Editor’s note: Gulaid Yusuf Idaan is a senior lecturer and researcher in diplomacy, international law and international relations, specializing in strategic studies of the Horn of Africa. His research focuses on maritime security, recognition politics, corridor-based geopolitical competition and the strategic architecture of the Red Sea–Indian Ocean system. The views expressed in this article are…
Do billionaires pay enough tax? Or do they resort to tax planning to preserve their fortunes? A newly published book We Need To Tax Billionaires by Professor of Economics Gabriel Zucman which said that billionaires ought to pay more taxes. The book reflects the results of a report commissioned by the G20 in 2024. Israel…
With the end of the 60-day US-Iran memorandum of understanding, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have flared again. The crisis in the strait highlights how the security and stability of key international waterways are becoming an increasingly urgent global concern. Over the past decade, major maritime routes have been affected by regional armed conflicts,…
