Lazar Berman
@Lazar_Berman · Israeli English-language press & book authors
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic correspondent.
"It is estimated that one in seven medicines used by the NHS comes from Israeli companies, from antibiotics and pain reliefs to drugs that reduce cholesterol. "Each year, some 100m prescription items in England come from companies based in Israel." https://t.co/coECOKYsZE
President Isaac Herzog: "My dream is for the president of Israel and the president of Cyprus to meet together with the president of Lebanon here." https://t.co/rVsrKQukmQ
Joel Lion, Israel's former ambassador to Ukraine, Moldova, and Armenia, presented his credentials to Turkey's Foreign Ministry in Ankara yesterday. As acting charge d'affaires, he will be Israel's top diplomat in Turkey, perhaps the leading critic of Israel on the world stage.
Where, um, did the Hebrew script develop?
UK Foreign Sec @Ed_Miliband opened his announcement of Israel sanctions with "as a proud British Jew." In a BBC intvw today he was asked abt Jews feeling unsafe in synagogues on Rosh Hashana (one of the 2 days when many secular Jews show up). "I don't go to synagogue," he said.
Reporters keep writing that the E1 plan would "bisect" the West Bank & make a Pal state unviable. Say what you want about E1, but it doesn't bisect anything. However, it could make travel from Bethlehem/Hebron to Ramallah/north WB extremely hard if bypass roads arent created. https://t.co/P6eXc5OEFQ
Netanyahu on Trump-backed Gaza disarmament plan: "Israel rejects the 15-point document." It's no secret that the upcoming elections are dictating much of what Netanyahu says and does on Gaza and Lebanon, especially pushing back on diplomatic plans.