Politics

Kazakhstan has had full diplomatic relations with Israel since 1992 but through the Abraham Accords, Israel will be able to increase defense sales to the former Soviet republic.

Israeli businesspeople are concerned that Zohran Mamdani will make the city unattractive for them. “Globes” investigates the potential impact.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he will reassess the joint Cornell University-Technion campus. Technion: The campus is an economic engine for New York City.

Critics say the bill is vague and unclear and could increase government control over broadcast content.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to transfer tax revenues from banks to homebuyers whose mortgage repayments have risen sharply.

Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs president Dr. Dan Diker is concerned the peace plan will not be fully implemented and an armed Hamas will stay in control of Gaza, supported by Qatar and Turkey.

Chinese companies are seeking a slice of the $70 billion Gaza reconstruction plan and have already won a major tender for mobile homes.

Prof. Elie Podeh, who has spent 30 years researching the region, analyzes the possible outcomes, good and bad, of the Trump peace plan.

City planner Erez Ben-Eliezer: This is a significant plan for the city of Herzliya, the Tel Aviv District, and the State of Israel.

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa has presented a three-stage plan for rebuilding the Gaza Strip over five years.

The potential is huge and in a world where economic ties tend to precede political declarations, it may be trade that will pave the way for future normalization.

Infrastructure projects in Israel are heavily reliant on European companies, which will find it difficult to bid in new tenders.

President Trump's plane flew over Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, which is thronged with people celebrating the release of the hostages held by Hamas.

Experts disagree on whether Israel's military achievements have restored its status in Saudi eyes - but, as ever, follow the money.

According to Dr. Gallia Lindenstrauss of INSS, Turkey may well restore commercial relations with Israel, but it will also keep supporting Hamas.

US President Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and Ivanka Trump, attended a large rally in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square.

The bill stipulates a minimum tax rate of 15%, but opposition by the Trump administration casts doubt on its future.

President Trump: I am very proud that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan.

Bloomberg reports that the meeting in New York focused on harnessing AI to strengthen Israel's economy and military edge.

The plan includes the release of all hostages, an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the establishment of a technocratic committee of Palestinians and international experts to temporarily rule Gaza.

Spain is canceling a deal to procure Litening 5 targeting and navigation pods for 46 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets.

The move follows a report in "The Guardian" that the technology was used to store thousands of telephone calls of Palestinians.

The Trump administration is seeking congressional approval for the sale of arms to Israel worth nearly $6 billion, "The Wall Street Journal" reports.

The European Commission proposes trade and other sanctions against Israel, which could be approved next week.

So far, Minister of Transport Miri Regev has only set up a committee to examine the matter, as the taxi drivers accuse her of pandering to haredi interests.

Philippines Minister of Defense Gilbert Teodoro says his country will stop buying arms from Israel.

While one talks of a return to the Stone Age, another sees the prime minister's frankness as an expression of strength.

"We are marching with certainty to a diplomatic, economic, and social abyss that will endanger our existence in the Land of Israel."

Speaking about Israel's diplomatic isolation and faced by economic sanctions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel must become more self-sufficient.

The Emirati airlines have continued flying to Israel even in wartime, although they can't make up for the loss of the Turkish connection.