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“Guatemala was with us at the beginning and Guatemala is with us today, and we welcome the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Knesset member Zeev Elkin looked forward to the international community recognizing Jerusalem as the Jewish capital, and to those who do not, he said: “My answer to these voices saying there is no Jewish connection here is obvious—read the Bible. Look at the archaeological evidence. If we believe in truth, the truth will win.”
Palestinian terrorists have been flying burning kites loaded with fuel into Israel in the attempt to start large brush fires at the start of Israel’s dry summer season.
About 86 acres of grain fields have been burned in the fires, at a cost of nearly NIS 175,000 ($48,000).
“We’ve suddenly found ourselves in a situation where our fields are being torched, and there’s little we can do to stop it,” said Avner Yonah, a farmer from Kibbutz Nahal Oz. “We make our living off these fields, and when one of them is burned down, it means serious financial damage.”
Never before has a member of that community served in Israel’s world-renowned intelligence, covert operations and counterterrorism service.
Despite being a small, largely impoverished Central American country, Guatemala has long represented an important partner for Israel.
The plan will include the expansion of pipelines for use in agriculture, and is intended to help Israel to rehabilitate dried-up rivers.
Juan Orlando Hernández will be the first foreign head of state to participate in the torch-lighting ceremony at Israel’s annual Independence Day celebration.
Two Israeli hospitals slated for massive medical and security upgrades
Baruch Padeh (Poriya) Medical Center in Tiberias and Ziv Medical Center in Tzfat will be refurbished with brand-new operating rooms, CT scanners and other medical services for residents in Israel’s north as part of a NIS 50 million ($14 million-plus) investment.
Despite the government essentially rigging the election to ensure that no other credible candidate could oppose President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, he still is enjoying popular support among many Egyptians due to the country’s turmoil following the Arab Spring.
A current ban by the Netanyahu government on the export of medical cannabis is not stopping those in the industry from moving ahead with research and development.