Masa Israel Teaching Fellows offer college students from North America the chance to build skills, gain experience, learn about Israel and its citizens, and hopefully, become Jewish leaders of the future.
Despite an expected close race, voter turnout mid-afternoon on election day was at 35.8 percent, slightly lower than the last national election in 2015 at the same time at 36.6 percent.
The issue of Qatar gets to the heart of the policy dilemma facing Western nations in the Middle East, in that the emirate effectively plays both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“Going from slavery to freedom has become the universal theme of liberation for all people, Jews and non-Jews alike,” states Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations.
Yaakov Berg, who owns the Psagot Winery with his wife, expresses his hope that “peace with the Emirates will change our relationship with Palestinians.”