Asia
According to AJC Asia Pacific Institute chair Jeffrey Stone, “Japan is a democratic powerhouse in Asia, an essential ally and partner of the United States, a close friend of Israel and an anchor of stability in a vital part of the world.”
Thrice-weekly flights between Tokyo and Tel Aviv, set to begin in March, will halve the travel time between the two cities.
The close cooperation between the IDF and defense industries, as well as Israeli willingness to allow clients to produce Israeli technology, are all part of the success.
Kazakhstan premier Askar Mamin expressed hopes for expanding bilateral trade between the two countries.
Imports consist of more than 80 percent of New Delhi’s oil demand.
Gen. Jack Jacob, who died of pneumonia in 2016 at the age of 92, was the highest-ranked military officer in Indian Jewish history by serving as chief of staff in the Indian army.
India was one of several countries that received a temporary waiver in November to import Iranian oil after the United States reimposed sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Jewish women seeking ritual-bath services have thus far had to travel quite a distance, to China or Japan, to use a mikvah for family purity.
Iranian, Russian news agencies report Israeli forces operating out of U.S. Air Force base some 75 miles from Iranian border • Intelligence gathering, combat experience in local conditions behind Israeli presence, agencies quote Israeli expert as saying.
“Politics and sport are never a good mix,” said IPC President Andrew Parsons in a statement. “We are disappointed that Israeli athletes would not have been allowed to compete in Malaysia.”
“When a host country excludes athletes from a particular nation, for political reasons, then we have absolutely no alternative but to look for a new championships’ host,” said IPC President Andrew Parsons.
Malaysia was officially stripped of the right to host a Paralympic swimming championship by the International Paralympic Committee after issuing a ban on Israeli athletes.
