The Modern Language Association, the largest body for scholars and language in the US, voted by a large margin to “refrain from endorsing the boycott” of Israeli universities. A resolution rejecting the boycott of Israel was voted voted 1,954 to 885 by MLA members.
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has revealed that he sought advice from Israel on how to fight urban terrorism in the wake of the recent terror attacks in Manchester and in the British capital.
The inauguration of newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron has many in Israel speculating about what the policies of France’s new government will be, vis-à-vis Israel.
Two men were arrested in the US for planning attacks against Israeli and US targets in Panama and New York on behalf of Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, the US Department of Justice announced. The arrests took place on June.
“Cooperation between Israel and the EU, which began in 1996 and continues today, shows just how beneficial this relationship can be,” said Frederique Ries, a member of the European Parliament
Agence France Presse (AFP), one of the world major press agencies, apparently deleted Israel in a map of the Middle East on its Twitter and Facebook page.
“The 50th Anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem is a historic event that deserves proper recognition at the heart of political Europe,’’ said Tomas Sandell, Founding Director of the European Coalition for Israel
Norway’s Foreign Minister Borge Brende has urged a Palestinian youth center built with Norwegian funding to return this money after it learned that the center was named after Dalal Mughrabi, a terrorist who took part one of the worst terrorist attacks in Israel in 1978 that killed 37 civilians, including many children
