The Director General of British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) praised the “strong partnership with our Israeli counterparts in signals intelligence”. He said the relationship “is protecting people from terrorism… not only in the UK and Israel but in many other … Continue reading →

The Israeli Knesset has inaugurated the Jewish-Muslim Ties Caucus, alongside religious leaders from both faiths.  The initiative, led by MK Zouheir Bahloul (Zionist Union) and MK Yehudah Glick (Likud) started with a session about the value of life in Judaism … Continue reading →

Israeli-born graphic designer Avi Dunkelman has a key role in Canada Post’s five-year stamp program honoring Canada’s towering hockey stars. The Canadian post office has issued a new collection of hockey stamps each year, all based on Avi’s designs. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-artist-makes-impression-on-canadian-postage-stamps/

Israel just marked 25 years of diplomatic relations with China and India. India’s ambassador to Israel announced the 2017 visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. And trade with China (currently $11 billion p.a.) is expected to grow significantly once negotiations … Continue reading →

Israel has launched an “Innovation Visas” program to allow foreign entrepreneurs to reside in Israel. They will be able to stay in Israel for 2-5 years while receiving support from the Authority’s Tnufa program, which exists specifically to help inventors … Continue reading →

Many foreign embassies in China have an Internet presence on Sina Weibo – China’s most popular social media platform.  And the most popular embassy – with over 1.9 million followers – is Israel! Next are Canada and the US with … Continue reading →

Between 2008 and 2014 the number of Haredim newly enrolled in academic learning institutions increased from 1,122 to 3,227. http://www.timesofisrael.com/ultra-orthodox-university-enrollment-rate-triples-report/