Updated, January 30 Everyone, it seems, is concerned about Twitter bots, a catch-all term for non-human Twitter accounts that are often used to game the system — artificially amplifying its message, or lending it unmerited prestige. Twitter was at the center of inquiries from at least three Congressional committees just last week whose members were…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A meeting between Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi and the Israeli army’s chief rabbi was canceled after the defense minister banned the chief rabbi from military ceremonies. On Saturday, Avigdor Liberman banned Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and two other rabbis from the military events after they criticized the Israel Defense Forces’ mixed-gender units. The…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, meeting with his counterpart, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, said it was in the best interest of both countries to forge alliances with “moderates” in the Middle East. “We are facing a lot of challenges in the Middle East, and the real division today, it’s not between…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Israel is “far closer” to an agreement with the Palestinians than it has been before. In an interview with Israel’s Channel Thursday, Liberman expressed confidence that an offer of normalized relations with Arab states would bring the government and people of Israel on board. “We are far closer to…
Israel altered how it shares intelligence with the United States after President Trump shared highly-classified Israeli information to Russia officials, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman revealed Wednesday. “I can confirm that we did a spot repair and that there’s unprecedented intelligence cooperation with the United States,” Liberman said in an interview with Army Radio. Liberman…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman told U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis that the United States needs to remain active in the Middle East to ensure security and stability. Liberman met Tuesday with Mattis at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. According to an Israeli Defense Ministry readout, the meeting was friendly and covered strategic…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman will arrive in Washington D.C. for meetings with senior Trump administration officials. Liberman will leave Israel for the United States on Monday evening, his office said in a statement. He is scheduled to meet with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and Secretary of…
Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that Israeli annexation of the West Bank would be a “crisis” in the United States’ view at an Israeli parliament committee meeting, the Times of Israel reported. Lieberman said that he received a firm message from the Trump administration warning Israel not to go ahead with West Bank annexation…
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