Africa
Jerusalem’s updated position will be “reflected in all relevant acts and documents of the Israeli government,” King Mohammed VI said.
IDF Col. Sharon Itach, who is of Moroccan descent, currently heads the Home Front Command’s Haifa district.
Eli Cohen held the talk on the sidelines of an African Union summit in Nairobi.
Israel has observer status in the continental grouping.
The Foreign Ministry believes Francis Adbabayi, 79, faked his own abduction in bid for ransom.
His captors sent Francis Adbabayi’s family a video of him bound hand and foot and guarded by an armed man. They are demanding a ransom of $44,000.
Yosef-Friedman holds one of the most senior Israeli government positions of any Ethiopian Israeli.
Israel’s consul is said to be in contact with authorities to “bring about the release of the Israeli citizen as soon as possible, safe and sound.”
The team from Haifa’s Rambam hospital continued to operate on their 3-year-old patient by the light from cellphone flashlights.
Economic Freedom Front MLP Aishah Cassiem called for United Herzlia Schools to be deregistered over its pro-Israel stance.
Rabat reportedly made the decision in response to Israeli announcements on expanding communities in Judea and Samaria.
“In the spirit of peace between our peoples, we express our solidarity and extend a helping hand.”
