Former chief of staff, Gabi Ashkénazi is used to rough mornings. But the head of Israeli diplomacy will remember this curious exchange on the air of Israeli military radio in this 1is July, a deadline trumpeted for weeks by Benjamin Netanyahu as marking the beginning of the process of partial annexation of the occupied West … Read more
As of May 25, 2020, 4:58 p.m. – North tour – On May 26, 1938, the Nazis laid the foundation stone for the Volkswagenwerk near the town of Fallersleben. But first the factory produces armaments. After the war, the “city of the KdF car” becomes Wolfsburg. – When you hear Wolfsburg, you think of Volkswagen: … Read more
As of May 25, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. – North tour – On May 26, 1938, the Nazis laid the foundation stone for the Volkswagenwerk near the town of Fallersleben. But first the factory produces armaments. After the war, the “city of the KdF car” becomes Wolfsburg. – When you hear Wolfsburg, you think of … Read more
The tarmac at Ben-Gurion airport had not seen such agitation for more than two months, when Israel closed its borders to foreigners. On Wednesday, the Hebrew state made an exception for the express visit (six hours, watch in hand) of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Jerusalem. Wearing a mask with the star-studded banner … Read more
As of May 11, 2020, 2:53 p.m. – North tour – On May 26, 1938, the Nazis laid the foundation stone for the Volkswagenwerk near the town of Fallersleben. But first the factory produces armaments. After the war, the “city of the KdF car” becomes Wolfsburg. – When you hear Wolfsburg, you think of Volkswagen: … Read more