Shimon Peres and Ron Lauder see Ottawa playing a part in future negotiations. The United States has long been a major player in attempts to broker Middle East peace, but now Washington’s neighbor to the north is looking to get into the game. Ten days after President Shimon Peres’s state Continue Reading »

GOP contender reportedly hoping to snatch Jewish votes as presidential campaign heats up. Republican lawmakers are encouraging the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Mitt Romney, to visit Israel soon, saying that such a trip would push American Jewish voters into his camp. Republicans told the Congressional newspaper The Hill that a trip Continue Reading »

Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, counterpart Royal Society of Canada (RSC) sign memorandum of understanding The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and its counterpart, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) have established a memorandum of understanding. The ceremony was held in Toronto last week, with President Shimon Peres Continue Reading »

President Peres speaks with the Jewish community in Toronto. Watch the video here: Video via President Peres’ YouTube Channel Continue Reading »

Legislation states that it will be US policy to provide Israel with capabilities to preserve its qualitative military edge. The US House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that reaffirms and enhances US policy commitments to Israel’s security. The United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012, which Continue Reading »

Leading Israeli venture capitalist Erel Margalit helps Sweden develop its startup industry One of Europe’s strongest economies takes advice from Israelis. A crowd of some 400 Swedish entrepreneurs, managers and venture capitalists gathered in a small conference hall in the town of Kista, near Stockholm. The occasion was the 10th Continue Reading »

Israeli President Shimon Peres is getting an eyeful of Toronto’s building boom as he meets with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty Wednesday. McGuinty welcomed Peres at a downtown hotel and joked that the 160 cranes on the city’s skyline are in the president’s honour. The 88-year-old Peres, twice prime minister of Continue Reading »

Shimon Peres thanked Stephen Harper for his staunch support of Israel, and Canada for its 60 years of friendship as the Israeli president began a full state visit Monday. “I sense that Canada is always positive, never indifferent, never neutral,” Mr. Peres said during his official welcome by the Governor-General Continue Reading »

Israeli President Shimon Peres on Monday expressed praise for Canada’s efforts to build bridges and inspire hope in the world, while thanking Canadians for sup-porting his country’s efforts “to achieve real peace and to deter dangers.” “Israel still is in search of peace,” the Israeli statesman said after being welcomed Continue Reading »

Newly-elected Joachim Gauck to conduct three-day state visit that will also include the Palestinian territories Germany’s newly elected president will travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories later this month. Joachim Gauck’s office said Monday that he will be conduct a state visit in Israel on May 28-31. It says Continue Reading »