Israeli Foreign Policy
Much of the three-day Israel Allies Foundation’s (IAF) annual Chairman’s Conference focused on combating the recent European Court of Justice ruling calling for the labeling of Jewish products from Judea and Samaria as being made in “Israeli settlements,” as opposed to “Made in Israel.”
The final tally was 226 in favor, 188 against, and two present—with most Democrats voting for it, and most Republicans voting against it.
“From 1939 to 1989, a Jew could not feel safe in Poland,” he says. “Since then, thousands of Poles have discovered their Jewish roots … and they, in turn, are free to pursue what it means to be a Jew.”
To that end, ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Oman and Bahrain met with Victoria Coates, deputy national security adviser for Middle East and North Africa.
“Whenever the U.S. lifts the unfair sanctions, the heads of 5+1 nations can immediately meet, and we have no problem” with that, he said. “But we have not closed the window on talks.”
The 13-member bloc, led by Germany, voted against the Division of Palestinian Rights • Israeli U.N. mission calls for the recognition of Jewish refugees from Arab countries and Iran.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, is scheduled to attend the Dec. 15 ceremony marking the event.
Natural gas will start to flow from Israel’s largest offshore natural-gas field “within two to threee weeks,” with exports to Egypt and Jordan beginning shortly afterwards.
“This campaign will help us [show] Israel in a positive light and present its great contribution in a variety of fields,” says Ronen Peretz, acting director general of the Prime Minister’s Office.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be the highest-level official to visit Morocco since President Donald Trump’s election; he is scheduled to meet with King Mohammed VI.
The journalist, a prominent figure in his home country, said there is “no escape from establishing normal relations with Israel,” and that those relations must be different that the ones Israel has with Jordan or Egypt.
The Middle East and foreign policy were topics on the table in the latest round of deliberations related to government and the future U.S. presidency.
