Tens of thousands of skilled workers who arrived in Israel during the massive immigration wave from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s are approaching retirement, threatening to deepen an already severe labor shortage across Israeli industry, according to a new report by the Manufacturers Association of Israel. The workers became an important part of…
Dutch group Christians for Israel is taking the government to court in the Netherlands over its plans to introduce a ban on importing goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Golan Heights. The ban, which was announced in July, is due to take effect on September 22 and will run for…
LONDON: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to announce within weeks a broad ban on trade in goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, British media reported on Wednesday. According to The Telegraph, Burnham is considering a full embargo on settlement goods in response to Israel’s planned construction in the contentious…
(Aug. 25, 2026 / JNS) Israel is evicting the Dutch from the US-led Civil-Military Coordination Center in the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, Gideon Sa’ar, the foreign minister, said on Tuesday. The Jewish state is responding to “a series of anti-Israel measures taken by the Dutch government,” specifically a Dutch law set to take effect…
For nearly half a century the Islamic Republic has reproduced the image of its leaders everywhere: on the walls of schools and government offices, in theatres, cinemas and concert halls, behind officials at podiums, on television screens. Visibility was not vanity. In a system built on the authority of one man, the leader had to…
Analyst says President Abelardo de la Espriella’s recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli territory violates international law Experts point to ideological affinity and a security agenda against drug trafficking as key drivers behind Bogota’s shift Within days of taking office, Colombia’s new president has fast-tracked efforts to restore the South American nation’s ties with Israel,…
Music crosses borders between cultures, communities, and strangers. Our rave culture was founded on the belief that everyone belonged; that all were welcome, safe, and celebrated. Until, on a Saturday morning, a specific border was crossed that would bring the pulse of music and its uniting values to a hard stop. If DEI ever mattered…
Zein Khalil and Mohammad Sio 25 August 2026•Update: 25 August 2026 Israel on Tuesday expelled Dutch representatives from a Gaza coordination center following the Netherlands’ decision to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements in occupied territories, the Israeli foreign minister said. “Representatives of the Netherlands will be expelled immediately from the International Support Center for…
Emphasising the need to preserve the safety and freedom of navigation for commercial shipping in accordance with international law, Parvathaneni said, “Secure and predictable maritime trade routes are indispensable for the uninterrupted movement of food, fertilisers, fuel and other essential commodities.” “Disruptions to commercial shipping during conflicts can have cascading effects far beyond the immediate…
Israel is stepping up efforts to expand its commercial presence in India, sending two business delegations representing 17 Israeli cybersecurity and water-technology companies to meet government officials, corporations, financial institutions and local authorities in three of the country’s largest cities. The Israel Export Institute, working with the Foreign Trade Administration at Israel’s Ministry of Economy…
