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| April 13, 2016
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Kuwait seeks resolution to expel Israel’s Knesset from Int’l Parliamentary Union

 

MK Nachman Shai, head of the Israeli delegation to the IPU, expressed doubts that such an initiative could succeed, saying, “It seems unlikely. We have good ties in the IPU, at the level of the secretary-general & chairman, and I think our status there is good.”

By MAAYAN GROISMAN,  LAHAV HARKOV

 

The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union on Monday voted to move to expel the Knesset from the international IPU due to the “racist laws”’ it allegedly legislates.

Knesset plenum – Photo Gil Yochanan

The IPU is an international organization for parliaments from all over the world, which works in collaboration with the UN. Continue Reading »

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| January 20, 2014
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Israel seeks permanent office at Int’l Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi

Energy, Water & National Infrastructures Minister Shalom, says despite Kuwait ban, Arab delegations stayed on to hear his speech.

By SHARON UDASIN
 

 

Energy, Water and National Infrastructures Minister Silvan Shalom aims to see a permanent Israeli delegate based in Abu Dhabi, as a representative to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) headquartered in the emirate, he told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.

Energy, Water and National Infrastructures Minister Silvan Shalom at the IRENA assembly in Abu Dhabi. - Photo: Courtesy

Energy, Water and National Infrastructures Minister Silvan Shalom at the IRENA assembly in Abu Dhabi. – Photo: Courtesy

Shalom spoke with the Post on Sunday evening over the phone from Abu Dhabi, where he attended the IRENA Fourth Assembly on Saturday and Sunday, occurring in conjunction with Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Continue Reading »

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