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  • Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly Cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem

    ISRAEL, 2015/05/19 In a previous article, I described the strange reality we face in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to engage in any kind of dialogue with the US government to receive a generous and perhaps unprecedented “compensation package” as a result of the emerging agreement between Iran and six world powers. My article elicited numerous reactions, not only from Jerusalem and Washington, but from all international alignment, particularly Europe and the Middle East
  • In victory speech, Netanyahu says he will seek 'strong, stable government'

    ISRAEL, 2015/03/18 A triumphant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Likud supporters in his victory speech early Wednesday that he would aim to form "a strong, stable government" that would tackle "security and socioeconomic challenges." Netanyahu told a jubilant crowd of Likud supporters early Wednesday morning that "against all odds, we have scored a major victory for the Likud." "Hail, hail, Bibi," Likud adherents chanted as Netanyahu took to the podium on Wednesday. "We have scored a major victory for the nationalist camp headed by Likud," Netanyahu said.
  • Zambian President authentic nature of his visit to Israel.

    ISRAEL, 2014/06/26 As Zambian President Michael Sata on Sunday started his working holiday in Israel, opposition political parties here have kept the pressure on government to tell the country the truth about the health of the President inclunding the authentic nature of his visit to Israel. Acting Data Minister and government chief spokesperson, Mwansa Kapeya, on Sunday announced that President Sata had arrived in the Israeli capital, Tel Aviv, on a working holiday at the invitation of outgoing Israeli President, Shimon Peres. Kapeya, who is Lands Minister, disclosed that Sata was accompanied to Israel by Initial Lady Christine Kaseba Sata and other senior government officials.
  • Israeli Knesset elects Reuven Rivlin as president

    ISRAEL, 2014/06/11 Reuven Rivlin, lawmaker from the right-wing governing party Likud, has been elected president by the Israeli parliament. He will be taking the place of Shimon Peres at the same time as he steps down next a seven-year term in July. Former centrist minister Meir Sheetrit, his competitor in the runoff, received 53 votes out of the 119 cast in the Knesset, compared with Rivlin's 63. Three MPs left their ballots blank. Rivlin, 74, will be the tenth Israeli chief of national and before served as speaker of parliament. He is well-known for his support for the right-wing Jewish settlers movement but as well enjoys the respect of opposing political factions in the parliament due to a legalistic approach and sense of fairness shown at the same time as he was at the chief of the Knesset. ''A victory for Likud, and for the country,'' Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said in commenting on Rivlin's election.
  • Israel Sees a Chance for More Reliable Ties With Egypt

    ISRAEL, 2013/07/07  Next Mohamed Morsi, an Islamist, was elected president of Egypt a year ago, he refused any contact with Israelis, raising deep anxiety here and concern about the next of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty, a cornerstone of regional stability for decades. But with Mr. Morsi’s ouster and the crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt this week, Israelis see the prospect of a return to what they view as a additional reliable status quo, inclunding a weakening of Hamas, the militant Islamic group that runs Gaza. And from presently on, the good news for Israel remains tempered by the danger of chronic instability next door.
  • Governance and Public Sector employment in the Arab World 2012-09-19

    BAHRAIN, 2012/09/19 Recent events across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have underscored the urgent need to ensure job creation and an enabling environment for a young and better-educated, extra skilled labor force.  The international economic crisis has further deepened the problem in a region that is characterized by the world’s highest youth unemployment rate and the lowest female labor force participation. This goes hand-in-hand with overwhelmingly low price-added employment and a public sector that in most countries still provides most formal jobs.  Tackling these problems and challenges has become a key policy priority for virtually amount governments in the region.