Israel’s challenges on campus, in regional diplomacy, and on the road meet efforts to build stronger education ties, faith-based support, and future-facing mobility technology This edition of Facing the Middle East with Felice Friedson looks at Israel through three different lenses: education, faith-based diplomacy, and technological innovation. I open the program with Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Israel’s…
France is once again at the center of a sensitive international debate after a group of French lawmakers announced plans to introduce legislation that would prohibit the sale of products originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Golan Heights. The proposal reflects growing pressure within parts of Europe to align…
Three prominent French MPs on Tuesday unveiled a draft law to stop trading with illegal Israeli settlements, as settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank becomes increasingly controversial in Europe. The three members hope the bill will be adopted this year. France was among several western states that recently recognised Palestinian statehood. But Israel’s…
Blog A recent poll of Labour members found 68% were in support of a government suspension of the UK-Israel trade agreement, with 16% opposing this. Four in five members who voted for Lucy Powell in the 2025 Deputy Leader election supported this suspension compared to under half of Bridget Phillipson voters. These figures result from…
The agreement signed between the United States and Iran may reduce tensions in the region in the short term and give markets a renewed sense of stability. But the Middle East has long moved between periods of calm and sudden crises, and any future confrontation could once again put the Strait of Hormuz at the…
You’re reading Rapporteur on Tuesday 23 June. This is Eddy Wax in Brussels, with Nicoletta Ionta. TALIBAN IN TOWN: A delegation of five Taliban negotiators is heading to Brussels for a meeting today with the EU on deporting criminals. Their visas come with some unusual conditions. Read Nicoletta’s story. Need-to-knows: 🟢 Kallas frozen out as…
Chairman of the Histadrut Arnon Bar–david and Chairman of the Presidium of the Business Sector Dubi Amitai signed yesterday on a new collective agreement to update the convalescence pay rate for workers in the private sector. According to the agreement, the daily rate will be updated from NIS 418 to NIS 451.5 per day. The…
Nations rise to power on the strength of their economies and, by extension, trade. Historically, countries such as the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States and China have combined economic prosperity with maritime dominance. India’s weak shipping sector reflects its geopolitical position. Yet, its seafarers generate billions of dollars in foreign exchange while facing risks…
Faced with a tightening diplomatic environment and mounting international scrutiny, Israel is rapidly accelerating its strategic pivot toward Asia. In the latest high-profile manifestation of this eastward outlook, a senior Israeli defense delegation led by Ministry of Defense Director General Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Baram arrived in India for a series of intensive, high-level security…
Map Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration The Strait of Hormuz has long been recognized as one of the world’s most strategically significant maritime chokepoints. Connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, this narrow waterway serves as the primary gateway through which Gulf energy exports reach international markets. Despite its…
