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Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s state visit to Ethiopia marks an important moment in strengthening ties between two nations with deep historic and cultural connections.
The relationship between Israel and Ethiopia is built on more than diplomacy, rooted in shared history including the Ethiopian Jewish community, and decades of cooperation in agriculture, technology, security, and development.
Herzog’s visit highlights a forward-looking partnership focused on innovation, regional stability, and economic growth. From water technology to food security, Israeli-Ethiopian collaboration continues to create real-world impact.
A Zoroastrian Iranian woman shared a powerful account of growing up under the Islamic Revolution.
As a child, she was told in school that she was “going to hell” because she wasn’t Muslim. The faith of her ancestors, the original religion of Persia, was shamed and delegitimized in her own classroom.
Her mother refused to accept it.
She confronted the school, demanded accountability, and ultimately succeeded in exempting her children from mandatory Islamic indoctrination classes, but standing up came at a cost.
Soon after, the regime began surveilling their home. The family ultimately fled to the United States in search of freedom.
This is what life looks like for minorities, including Jewish, Christian, and other Iranian groups under the Islamic Republic’s regime: discrimination, coercion, and intimidation.
Iranians deserve to FINALLY live free. Free Iran NOW.
📸: thefezana, niazkasravi
A Bahraini tourist explored Tel Aviv alongside a Lebanese woman who lives in Israel. They shopped, dined, laughed, and spoke Arabic freely with a local chef who warmly asked where they were from.
Without tension, without barriers, just acceptance and curiosity.
This is what coexistence actually looks like: everyday interactions built on respect, communication, and shared culture. The Middle East of the future is a region connected by language, food, and history.
Normalization isn’t a slogan. It’s women from across the region walking freely through the streets of Tel Aviv, exploring Israeli culture and having spontaneous conversations in Arabic. It’s friendships forming across borders once thought impossible.
The future of the Middle East is already here, and it’s unstoppable.
Under President Daniel Noboa’s leadership, Ecuador has withdrawn from the UN’s “Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,” long criticized for its persistent bias against Israel. This is a clear stand for moral clarity in the UN.
Ecuador has also designated Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organizations under President Noboa, sending an unmistakable message about where it stands on extremism and terror.
Israel’s Foreign Minister welcomed the decision, recognizing it as a move toward fairness, accountability, and principled foreign policy.
In a world where international institutions too often single out Israel while ignoring the forces actually fueling violence, leadership matters. Ecuador chose to stand against terror, and other countries should follow its lead.
A powerful moment at Australia’s Government House 🇮🇱🇦🇺
As Israel’s national anthem, Hatikvah, was played by Australia’s honor guard, Ambassador Hillel Newman formally presented his credentials, officially beginning his tenure as Israel’s new Ambassador to Australia.
Diplomacy is more than ceremony. Especially so soon after the deplorable antisemitic terror attack on Bondi Beach, the new appointment represents the partnership, shared democratic values, and the strengthening of ties between the two nations.
Congratulations, Ambassador Newman! We hope you’ll not only endeavor to deepen the Israel–Australia relationship, but also to fight against extremist agendas that hope to impede that relationship.
🎥: israelinoz
Members of the Japanese Embassy in Israel stood side-by-side with the Gilboa-Dalal family for nearly two years to pray beneath the sakura trees at Jerusalem’s Botanical Garden for Guy’s safe return from Hamas captivity in Gaza.
After 729 long days, that prayer was answered.
The Embassy posted in Hebrew: “We celebrate Guy Gilboa-Dalal’s return home and his noble and heroic family. Mother Meirav, father Ilan, and siblings Gal and Gaya.”
Guy always loved Japanese culture, and on October 7th, he went to the Nova festival with a plane ticket to Japan purchased, a dream that felt impossibly distant during his captivity. Today, that dream lives again.
Welcome home, Guy. 🇯🇵🇮🇱
May your next flight be one of joy, freedom, and new beginnings.
🎥: japaninisrael
American basketball players competing in the Israeli league are sharing their experience beyond the court. 🇮🇱🏀🥰
On the Baseline Podcast @the.baseline.podcast via @ibsinow, they spoke about feeling welcomed by the community, enjoying the food, and appreciating the openness of the people living everyday life around them.
As many of them are Christian, these players find even more meaning in getting to play their sport in the Holy Land. We’re so happy they’re having an incredible experience.
🎥: ibsinow, israelinusa
From Tel Aviv, an Israeli woman sends a message of admiration and solidarity to the people of Iran.
She speaks about the extraordinary courage it takes to stand in the streets, unarmed, against a regime that controls the courts, the prisons, the guns, and the narrative. A regime that has shown, time and again, that it will imprison, torture, and even kill its own citizens to stay in power.
Israelis understand what it means to live under threat, and they recognize bravery when they see it.
This is not about governments, it’s about people. It’s about women removing their hijabs in defiance, students chanting for freedom, and families mourning loved ones while still demanding change.
To the people of Iran: your courage is seen, and your fight for freedom matters not only for Iran, but for the entire world. FREE IRAN NOW.
🎥: adamzivo, myricj, daniel_bordman
