Tuvia Tenenbom’s Excuse Me, Is This Yours? joins the debate over the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) not through resolutions, maps, or diplomatic declarations, but via the people who live there. Last month, 12 Western countries announced plans to boycott trade with Israeli settlements, once again turning “the settlers” into an international political category. But…
While Israel continues to attack one of Palestine’s two non-contiguous regions, Gaza, it is slowly and violently restructuring the other, West Bank. Israel’s occupation of Judea and Samaria, the biblical term for West Bank used by the Israeli government, began in 1967 following the Six-Day War. Despite being considered illegal under international law, Israel has…
GENEVA : The World Trade Organization is sharply increasing its forecast for merchandise trade growth worldwide this year, more than doubling its earlier prediction to 3.9% as booming AI investments offset a hit from the war in the Middle East. The Geneva-based trade body says global trade chugged along at a hearty pace, as supply…
If the sale of Suncor’s stakes in three of Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil projects goes through, this province could end up contributing to Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories. This month Suncor announced a “definitive agreement” with UK-headquartered Ithaca Energy to sell its 48 per cent interest in the Terra Nova project, its…
United States President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to supply millions of tons of diesel fuel to the US and global markets. Trump disclosed the agreement in a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, saying Russia would immediately release more than 300,000 tons of diesel,…
For years, Israel’s tax policy for olim (new immigrants) and returning residents rested on a clear divide. Israeli-source income and assets fell within the Israeli tax net. Qualifying foreign-source income and assets, by contrast, generally remained outside it during the 10-year benefit period – and under the former rules, did not need to be reported….
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 9. Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan discussed expanding trade, investment, transport and energy cooperation during a meeting in Kyrgyzstan between their parliamentary representatives. This was reflected in the statement by the Senate of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, following a meeting between Uzbekistan’s parliamentary delegation, led by Senate First Deputy Chairman Sodiq Safoyev, and Kyrgyz…
Israeli settlers have planted dozens of Israeli flags at the entrance of a streetside Palestinian cafe in the West Bank, obscuring it from one side in what its owner described as a blatant act of intimidation. The coffee shop in the small village of Luban al-Sharqiya sits along the West Bank’s main north-south traffic artery,…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. Uzbekistan and Iran discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade, transport and other areas during a meeting between Uzbek First Deputy Foreign Minister Bakhromjon Aloyev and Iranian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Mohammad Ali Eskandari in Tashkent on Oct. 5. This was reflected in the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan….
Israel police arrested a suspect in tax and money-laundering offenses linked to cryptocurrency trading worth tens of millions of dollars, and the Haifa Magistrate’s Court extended his detention by six days on Tuesday. Deputy Court President Judge Michal Davidi ordered the extension of Adiel Miost’s detention with the consent of his defense attorney, Uri Goldman,…
