Reinforcing ties with Israel and Africa can serve as a bridge between African-Americans and Jewish-Americans, writes a media official at the Consulate General of Israel in New York.
From a behind-the-scenes look at Israel's most famous dance company to a profile of a Jewish community in Ghana, this year's fest is set to please all kinds of cinephiles.
Six Chabad houses have opened on the continent since 2011 -- part of a growth fueled by the arrival of thousands of Israelis working in its fast-developing economies.
Ghana's coach, Israeli Avram Grant, formerly managed the high-profile English Chelsea squad.
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The new ambassador from Ghana, Maj. Gen. S.J.A. Otu, invoked his Christian background today as he presented his credentials to President Zalman Shazar. “To those of us in Ghana who have been brought up within the folds of Christianity,” he said in a ceremonial address, “the name ‘Jerusalem’ Is a source of inspiration for all… More ▸
Heavy claims for damages caused by Israel’s Dec. 28 commando raid on Beirut International Airport have been lodged by London underwriters and by the Government of Ghana, one of whose planes was destroyed in the attack. The Ghanaian plane, a Viscount-10 jet, was leased to the Middle East Airlines, a largely Arab-owned company, and carried… More ▸
Israel offered today to provide Ghana with training facilities in all branches of medicine. The offer was made here by Dr. Elizabeth Podkaminer, medical advisor to the Israel Foreign Ministry. Dr. Podkaminer, who has been visiting Ghanaian hospitals and clinics, said that Histadrut, Israel’s labor federation, was ready to help the Ghanaian Trade Union Congress… More ▸
A new trade agreement signed between Israel and Ghana here today calls for the widest possible exchange of goods between the two countries. The new agreement replaces one signed in 1958. It was drafted by Ghanaian authorities and a five-man Israeli trade mission, headed by Joseph Katz, controller of foreign exchange of the Israeli Finance… More ▸
Three judges of Ghana’s highest appeals court decided unanimously this weekend that Horst Schumann, the 60-year-old former Nazi physician, should be extradited to West Germany to face war crimes charges. Schumann fled to Ghana after the collapse of Nazi Germany. He appealed a lower court order for his extradition on grounds he was charged with… More ▸
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The US anti-BDS bill may be bad, but not as bad as some critics sayOpinion
The US anti-BDS bill may be bad, but not as bad as some critics say