By HAYAH GOLDLIST-EICHLER
Families of some 500 Ethiopian Israeli IDF soldiers will be brought to Israel, announced Interior Minister Silvan Shalom at a joint meeting between the Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Committee and the Interior Committee at the Knesset on Monday.
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Israel took another step toward biometric identification on Wednesday, introducing 17 biometric passport stands to the Passport Control section of Ben-Gurion airport, according to Channel 10.
Interior Minister Silvan Shalom (Likud) uses new biometric passport system – Screenshot
Four stations already were in place as part of a pilot study for the program, which waives the long lines at Passport Control and allows Israelis and tourists to pass instead via a facial recognition system. Continue Reading »
By Elad Benari
Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom on Saturday called on Israel to use the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) tax money it froze to pay off the PA’s enormous debt to the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC).
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
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 »
After decades of discussing Arab claims for refugees from territories that are today Israel, the U.N. on Thursday held discussions on the plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries following the inception of the State of Israel.
Israeli minister Silvan Shalom and heads of organizations in Syria, Egypt and Iran – Photo: Shahar Azran
The Justice for Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries Conference was held at the U.N.
Regional Development Minister Silvan Shalom (right) shakes hands with Palestinian Authority Interior Minister Said Abu-Ali – Photo: Uri Lenz
“The industrial complex in Jericho was built for the betterment of the Palestinian economy.
TEL AVIV – Israel’s newfound natural gas reserves will boost its regional clout and could help it improve ties with neighboring states in need of new energy sources, Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said.
Tamar natural gas rig. – Photo: Albatross
Once totally dependent on fuel imports, Israel has made the largest gas discoveries in the world over the past decade off its Mediterranean coastline, and is expected to become an exporter by the end of the decade.
A new and potentially robust “shark” may be floating in the Mediterranean’s eastern waters.
A significant gas presence on Wednesday evening was reported from the Karish 1 well (shark in English), located about 75 kilometers northwest of Haifa, said The Delek Group, an Israelbased conglomerate and gas provider.
Tamar natural gas rig west of Haifa, Israel. – Photo: Albatross Aerial Perspective/AP
While official analyses of the drilling results will be conducted by Netherland, Sewell – Oil & Gas Engineering Consulting Services (NSAI) and published within the next two months, the Delek Group and its partners are stressing that there is likely a sizable gas presence in the well, which is located within the Alon C basin.
Moran Azulay
Bennett strives to shorten work week: The Habayit Hayehudi party is expected to revive the proposal to turn Sunday into a sabbatical, extending the Israeli weekend to Sunday while turning Friday into a short work day.
Bennett revives long weekend – Photo: Ido Erez
The proposal will be presented Sunday during the initial stages of government coalition negotiations between Bennett‘s Habayit Hayehudi and representatives of the Likud-Beiteinu. Continue Reading »
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