Felice Friedson 01/14/2021
Lightstone: “I’d be betting on the Abraham Accords countries, and I’d be betting on women entrepreneurship and leadership in those countries”
Aryeh Lightstone, senior adviser to US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, was recently appointed special envoy for economic normalization, with responsibility to represent US interests in normalizing economic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Kosovo, and Morocco. Special Envoy Lightstone spoke with The Media Line’s Felice Friedson about the future of the Abraham Accords under a new US administration, the launching of a new business network bringing together women entrepreneurs in the Abraham Accord nations and beyond, and the role of the Abraham Fund in supporting economic normalization in the region.
Israel must study and learn from prospective Russian cyber breach of US networks
Israel must study and learn from prospective Russian cyber breach of US networks
Former Shin Bet technology division head Ron Shamir says U.S. cyber defenders are experiencing a “very difficult hour.” Former Israeli official Micky Aharonson notes that the massive attack could be part of Russia’s attempt to strengthen its negotiating position with Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the National CERT at the cyber park in Beersheva on July 27, 2017, with Buki Carmeli, head of the National Cyber Defense Authority, and Eviatar Matania, head of the National Cyber Bureau in the Prime Minister s Office. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.
Dec 31, 2020
Israelis presented their model for vaccination to Austrian officials who seek to benefit from Israel’s light-speed strategy to protect its citizens from the deadly virus.
By TPS
Austria has approached Israel for advice regarding its operation to vaccinate the population against the coronavirus (COVID-19) following Israel’s impressive achievements.
At the request of the office of Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, a conference call was held on Wednesday between the Chancellor’s office and the Austrian Ministry of Health, and personnel from the Israeli National Security Council and Ministry of Health.
The Health Ministry personnel presented the Israeli model for carrying out the complex vaccines operation and answered questions from the Austrian side.
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Morocco will open its official diplomatic mission in Israel within two weeks in light of the recently-reached agreement on the normalization of bilateral ties.
“Great news! An official Moroccan mission will be opened in Israel within approximately two weeks”, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesman Ofir Gendelman said on Wednesday
On Tuesday, Moroccan King Mohammed VI received an official US-Israeli delegation led by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and Israeli National Security Council head Meir Ben-Shabbat. The visit resulted in the establishment of full-scale diplomatic relations and direct flights between the countries.
In early December, US President Donald Trump announced that he had brokered a peace deal between Israel and Morocco, which entails the establishment of full diplomatic relations and air travel between the two nations, as well as the United States’ recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara.
Ex-Mossad Agent Cashes in on Career by Setting Up Speaking, Consulting Firm
https://sputniknews.com/world/202012241081562106-ex-mossad-agent-cashes-in-on-career-by-setting-up-speaking-consulting-firm/
The company, set up earlier this year, has reportedly already amassed hundreds of speakers and a large number of major corporate and institutional clients, ranging from Israeli and US universities and museums to Lockheed Martin and the ‘Friends of the IDF’ non-profit organisation.
Avner Avraham, a former Mossad agent who spent 28 years working for the Israeli intelligence agency, has set up a new speaking and consulting firm specialising in espionage, security and undercover intelligence operations.
The company, established four months ago, is called Spy Legends, and has already accumulated a range of experts for speaking gigs, including historians, activists, artists, as well as some high-ranking retired intelligence officials, such as former heads of Shin Bet, Mossad and the I