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Israel to participate in US ‘Operation Sentinel’ in Strait of Hormuz
August 7, 2019
Israel will provide intelligence support to the American-led effort to secure the waterway, says Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
“HMS Montrose,” a Royal Navy Frigate, performs a tight turn during the Marstrike 05 series of exercises on March 22, 2005. Credit: Mick Storey via Wikimedia Commons.
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Israel’s foreign minister to announce foreign-embassy relocation plan
Ariel KahanaIsrael HayomJuly 28, 2019
Foreign Minister Israel Katz will present a proposal to designate the transfer of embassies to Jerusalem as a “national, diplomatic and strategic objective of the highest order.”
The Foreign Ministry building in Jerusalem on March 24, 2014. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Foreign ministers of Israel, Bahrain hold meeting in US
July 19, 2019
Israel and Bahrain do not have formal diplomatic relations, though the two have recently improved ties.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz (left) meets with and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa at the U.S. State department's Ministerial on Religious Freedom on July 18, 2019. Credit: Yisrael Katz/Twitter.
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Israel prepares for US-Iran conflict, Tehran threatens to boost uranium enrichment
July 3, 2019
On Israel’s army Radio, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that “Iran has no chance in this war. Therefore, there is an opportunity there, through the tough economic pressure and the comprehensive sanctions, to prevent war, to achieve the objectives without war.”
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a visit to Semnan Province, Iran, on April, 17, 2016. Credit: Mohammad Reza Meysami via Wikimedia Commons.
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Israeli foreign minister visits Abu Dhabi, discusses Iran and other regional issues
July 1, 2019
The visit came as the IAEA announced that Iran has exceeded the uranium enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Israel Katz. Credit: Hebrew Wikipedia.
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One less role for Netanyahu as Israel Katz tapped to be Israeli foreign minister
February 17, 2019
The prime minister still retains the defense and health portfolios.
Israel Katz. Credit: Hebrew Wikipedia.
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Likud primary results: Netanyahu rival Gideon Sa’ar places high on ticket
Yehuda ShlezingerIsrael HayomFebruary 6, 2019
Gideon Sa’ar finishes third, despite the reported campaign against him • Israel Katz first on the party ticket, followed by Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein • Controversial MK Oren Hazan booted by voters; former Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat finishes sixth.
Gideon Sa'ar. March 4, 2018. Credit: Ziv Koren/Wikimedia Commons.
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Ministers put forth idea that Israel retake the Gaza Strip
November 21, 2018
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said current circumstances might mean “being willing to capture and hold Gaza until we dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.”
Smoke and fire rise following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Nov. 12, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
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In Oman, Israeli minister promotes cooperation between Israel, Gulf states
November 9, 2018
In addition to joint economic and social-development matters, Israel sees Oman as an ally to combat the Iranian regional threat.
An Omani desert landscape. Credit: Wikimedia Commons via by Hendrik Dacquin.
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Ministers urge Netanyahu to sieze ‘historic opportunity’ to legalize settlements
Ariel KahanaIsrael HayomJuly 4, 2018
Calling the current situation unacceptable, Knesset committee says regulation of communities established in Judea and Samaria is “national mission of the highest order” • Prime Minister’s Office blames bureaucracy for delays, insists progress being made.
People at the illegal Jewish neighborhood of Netiv Ha’avot in Gush Etzion, ahead of the eviction of the neighborhood on June 12, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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