Africa
On a first-ever visit, Chadian President Idriss Déby stresses that the move to renew diplomatic ties with Jerusalem in coming weeks does not mean country will ignore the Palestinian cause.
“I warmly welcome this promising development of improved ties between the Republic of Chad and Israel,” said WJC CEO Robert Singer. “This is further evidence of the positive role Israel is playing in Africa, including with Muslim-majority countries, with cooperation possible in a number of areas from technology to security.”
The school put out a statement condemning the boys’ kneeling as “inappropriate,” and said their move “demonstrated deliberate and flagrant disregard for the ethos of the school.”
Opponents of businessman Rene Trabelsi’s appointment cite his repeated visits to Israel, and the fact that he brings Jews to Tunisia’s historic El Ghriba synagogue.
Slated to open in 2019, the new Israeli embassy will be located in the capital of Kigali.
In the first five years, the program aims to reach 5,000 farmers, and aid 22,000 of their family and community members.
“The history we teach our children must present humanity’s greatest moments as well as its darkest moments,” says King Mohammed VI.
This past year, nearly 400,000 foreigners traveled to Zanzibar. Among them, of course, are Jews, including thousands of Israelis. Zanzibar is one of only two sub-Saharan African countries with direct flights from Israel.
“Israel has incredible skills and technologies to share that will make the world a better place and significantly improve the lives of many,” said American businessman and philanthropist Seth Merrin.
Tunisia may lose the right to host world chess championships after refusing to grant a visa to a little Israeli girl, Liel Levitan, for the 2019 World Schools Chess Championship.
Organized by the American Jewish Committee’s Project Interchange, the tour features African business leaders and entrepreneurs from Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, who specialize in renewable energy and agriculture.
A nurse was listed in moderate but stable condition after being stabbed by an Eritrean patient at the Shmuel Harofeh Medical Center in Beer Yaakov in central Israel.
