By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Technical failures convinced Rabat to switch from government-owned KNDS France to Elbit's ATMOS 2000 system.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Said Boukioud was jailed for Facebook posts denouncing the Abraham Accords “in a way that could be interpreted as criticism of the king."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Netanyahu underwent a cardiac pacemaker implantation procedure at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan overnight Saturday.
Israel’s decision also holds immense significance due to its direct impact on the activities of Iran and its proxy Hezbollah in North Africa, disrupting their efforts to establish roots and expand their presence in the region.
The invitation was sent in a warm, personal letter in which the king of Morocco thanked the State of Israel for its recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara.
Morocco normalized relations with Jerusalem as part of the Trump administration-brokered Abraham Accords.
Danny Danon called on international lawmakers to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism.
Amir Ohana presented the head of the parliament in Rabat with the smallest Koran in the world, printed with Israeli nanotechnology.
Apparently, that's how you celebrate.
Based in Herzliya, NewMed was formerly known as Delek Drilling.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Egyptian trade delegation visits Israel for the first time in a decade.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
A bit over a year ago, Israel and Morocco announced the normalization of relations.
In December 2020, Morocco became the fourth Arab country to join the Abraham Accords.
The Israir flight left Tel Aviv at 8:15 A.M. local time with about 100 people on board, including the Israeli businessman Rami Levi.
By Israel Hayom
“Beyond the important potential for additional trade, there are now infinite investment opportunities that Moroccan and Israeli private sectors can take advantage of,” says the president of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A joint U.S.-Israel delegation led by senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat will be aboard.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken, managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values, said “instead of a cold détente attained via surrender to unreasonable demands, these new agreements promote peace based upon common security needs and mutual medical, technological and financial benefits.”
By Israel Hayom
The rescue, spearheaded by Likud MK Nir Barkat, involved intense efforts by Israel’s National Security Council and the use of a Boeing 767 belonging to billionaire philanthropists Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson.
Some 36,000 Gazans have left the Strip in recent months, with the majority heading to Europe.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Were the visit to occur, it would exemplify the initiative by Israel to improve relations with African countries, including Chad and Oman, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently visited.
By JNi.Media
Haniyeh's choice for his plea for is interesting, since the Kuwaiti and Moroccan leaders are among the least sympathetic to the plight of his people in the Arab world.
By JNi.Media
Unlike the Greek Marathon, commemorating the run of a messenger to announce the victory of the Greek army over the invading Persians, the Israeli Bible Marathon commemorates a terrible defeat of the Israelites in the hand of the Philistines.
By JoeSettler
Jordan's FM seems to have forgotten ISIS is knocking on his front and back door waiting to come in.
A plot was discovered to smuggle a bomb onto a plane in an iPad and blow it up
By JNi.Media
Representatives of the Moroccan Interior Ministry visited markets to hand-deliver the written notices to vendors and tailors.
By JNi.Media
Established at the site of the sultan's stables, the Mellah was segregated for Jewish dwelling in 1558 by the Saadi dynasty which ruled Morocco from 1549 to 1659.
By Guest Author
Israel largely has Morocco to thank for its victory over its Arab enemies in the 1967 Six Day War, according to revelations by a former Israeli military intelligence chief.
By JNi.Media
There was absolutely no new policy idea in the Trump speech Monday night, but there was an implied promise to encourage all levels of law enforcement to be less restrained in pursuing their targets.
Moroccan Jews (and friends) celebrate Mimouna - the colorful Pesach after-party where chametz (leavened bread) is cooked and eaten alongside other Moroccan pastries and delicacies, and always with music. And here's the Ashkenazi version at Angel's Bakery:
His new book is called "Palestine" a features a cover showing a map of "what used to be Israel" and with the word "Palestine" plastered over it.
The French-based telecom company operates in an area of Azerbaijan that the United Nations and US consider occupied territory.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Egypt gives the Jews a reminder not to go back there.
A Moroccan rabbi was attacked on a street in Casablanca, Morocco in retaliation for Operation Protective Edge. According to the Hebrew-language Rotter newsflashes, Moroccan media reported that the attack happened on Friday as Rabbi Moshe Ohayon was walking to Shabbat services. The rabbi said he was approached by a local teenager, who asked if he […]
Morocco’s national soccer federation stepped in at the last minute last week to protect innocent young Moroccans from the unbridled humiliation and degradation of playing against Israeli children. On May 27, Moroccan authorities announced they would pull two teams, made up of 11-year-olds and 13-year-olds, from the Kawkab Athletic Club Marrakech out of the Mondial […]
When a Muslim king asks the Jews to pray for rain you know that the world is not so out of kilter.
Moroccan officials said they have arrested more than 50 suspects in a bust on a nationwide “terrorist cell” that operated in 50 cities. The suspects included those “who have trained with terrorist organizations in the handling of various weapons and explosives,” Morocco’s interior ministry stated. One of those arrested formerly had been held on charges […]
By JTA
Monaco Royal Charlotte Casiraghi and the French Jewish comedian Gad Elmaleh embraced their first son. The baby, Raphael, was born Tuesday at Princess Grace Hospital Center in Monaco, the AFP news agency reported. “Charlotte Casiraghi and Gad Elmaleh are delighted to announce the birth of their son, Raphael, born in Monaco,” said a statement from the […]
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Israeli government issued an unequivocal travel advisory on Monday warning Israelis to avoid visiting Turkey, a popular vacation destination for Israelis over the summer and during the upcoming Jewish holidays, Israel Hayom reported. The Prime Minister’s Office issued its routine semi-annual travel warning, formulated by the office’s Counterterrorism Bureau, stating that all non-essential visits […]
Hezbollah are currently training a 50,000-strong militia to fight the rebels in Syria – with hopes to recruit 50,000 more.
John Hudson has put together an interactive Google Map of sites around the work where Moslems are rioting. Click here for photos of the protests in Jerusalem and around Israel. Jerusalem "Hundreds of Israeli Arabs protested outside Sha’ar Shchem (Damascus Gate) in Jerusalem on Friday. Four people were arrested as the crowd tried to […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Jerusalem Sacred Music Festival recently brought a variety of musical traditions from different areas and faiths to Jerusalem.
By Soeren Kern
A recent survey conducted by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior provides additional insights into the beliefs of Muslims in Spain. Entitled "Values, Attitudes and Opinions of Muslim Immigrants," the report shows that more than half the Muslims in Spain consider themselves to be "very religious." Only 39% say they are opposed to establishment of Islamic Sharia law courts in Spain.
By dvora
Zohara was born in Morocco. With her husband, she raised a large family. A busy woman, she always seemed to find time to help others in need. Her daughter, Aliza, told me of the many sleepless nights her mother spent nursing babies. That is not unusual in itself, were it not for the fact that many of the babies she nursed were not her own.
By Barry Rubin
It is the year 2012, people are walking around with smart phones and all sorts of undreamed of gadgets, the "Arab Spring" continues, and an African-American is president of the United States. Times have changed. Yet the hysterical hatred for Israel in the Arabic-speaking world and among Muslims in general has only increased; the philosophy of rejectionism is as strong as ever, or maybe even stronger.
Islamist parties expected to fair well in upcoming Libyan elections.