Israeli police detained a former National Security Council official for questioning Tuesday morning, under suspicion of crimes relating to bribery, money laundering, fraud and breach of trust.
In March 2014, the crisis in Ukraine had reached a pivotal juncture. Thousands of people took to the streets to protest corrupt government leadership and violent crackdowns.
The fifth president of the State of Israel, Yitzhak Navon, died in his Jerusalem home Saturday at the age of 94.
Former Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak was interviewed by Russian media outlet RT on Friday.
Former Mossad Director Meir Dagan passed away on Thursday, following a years-long battle with cancer. He was 71 years old.
Former Israeli ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, who is currently serving in the Knesset, accused President Barak Obama on Tuesday of abandoning Israel since coming to the White House in 2008.
Former U.S. Central Intelligence director David Petraeus is investing in Windward, the Tel Aviv-based ship traffic monitoring startup, the company announced Wednesday, also noting that Dan Senor, co-author of “Start-Up Nation,” the 2009 book about the Israeli high-tech industry, would also be investing in Windward.
The Foreign Ministry has stepped up its cautionary tone to Israeli travelers, calling on them “to refrain from travel, for any purpose, to North Korea.”
A Defense Ministry decision to restrict Israel’s airspace Tuesday forced planes to wait longer than normal between takeoffs, causing a cascade of delays at Ben-Gurion Airport.
Israel-based travel agency Flying Carpet is returning to Morocco after 13 years. The company will be launching packages for travelers fly from Tel Aviv to Marrakesh and Casablanca.
