Mojtaba was announced as supreme leader on March 9 after his fellow hardliners rallied behind him to succeed his father. His public response was limited to a written statement on Telegram three days later, intensifying the speculation about how badly he was wounded during Israel's strike on his father's residence.
The report claims that torture in detention has been used on an unprecedented scale as punitive collective vengeance, inflicting profound and lasting scars on the bodies and minds of tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Germany's HapagLloyd, the world's fifth-largest container shipping line, has signed a deal to acquire its Israeli rival Zim Integrated Shipping Services for $4.2 billion (3.5 billion). The merger agreement was signed on Monday, following advanced talks. It was unanimously approved by Zim's Board of Directors but needs the formal sign-off from Israel's government, which holds special rights embedded in Zim's founding charter.
They say sport and politics don't mix. Last week's draw placing Ireland alongside the Israel national football team in the UEFA Nations League has been greeted with a shrug from officialdom.
The Republic of Ireland will fulfil their Nations League fixtures with Israel due to the potential of disqualification, says the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). Israel were drawn with the Republic of Ireland, Austria and Kosovo in League B3 in Thursday's draw. In November, the FAI overwhelmingly approved a motion to call on Uefa to ban Israel from European club and international competitions.
"These violations include the repeated use of official Israeli social media platforms to launch insulting attacks against His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa," the ministry said. The foreign ministry also accused Seidman of failing to inform South African authorities of "purported visits by senior Israeli officials." DIRCO went on to say that this constituted a "gross abuse of diplomatic privilege" and said it was in violation of the Vienna Convention. Israel's diplomatic mission in South Africa has not yet responded to the latest development.
The White House wanted to have a senior Israeli official on stage with the other Arab and Muslim leaders to show that Trump's Gaza peace plan has broad support on both sides. Israel's absence created the impression that it is not 100% on board. Driving the news: The White House sent invitation to 58 countries, including Israel, to join the Board of Peace.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said he was offended by Kamala Harris's team asking if he was a double agent for Israel while he was being vetted to be her running mate during the 2024 presidential race. Shapiro revealed he was irritated by the question in his upcoming book titled Where We Keep the Light. The New York Times published some excerpts from his memoir on Sunday evening.
His words were unequivocal: Peace for Israel means security, and we must stand with all of our might to protect its right to exist, its territorial integrity. He went on to describe Israel as one of the great outposts of democracy in the world. But King's support for Israel was not political posturing. It flowed directly from his understanding of oppression and liberation. He recognized what it meant for a people to be denied sovereignty, safety, and dignity.
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Few expected United States President Donald Trump to abandon Israel during his second term in office, considering how supportive he had been of the Middle Eastern country in his first term. And yet, considering the still-mounting death toll from Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, and the international condemnation that has accompanied it, his continued full-throated support for Israel has unnerved some in the president's base.
