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Palestinian children hold bread patties during a protest against aid cuts, outside the United Nations' offices in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 28, 2018. (SAID KHATIB/AFP)
February 10, 2018, 12:56 am
UN agency for Palestinian refugees fundraises after US cuts
President Trump said last month that the Palestinians must return to peace talks in order to receive American aid money
By Edith M. Lederer
A Walmart in Teterboro, New Jersey, on October 26, 2016 (AP/Julio Cortez)
February 4, 2018, 6:11 pm
Israel reportedly seeking to woo retail giant Walmart
Davos meeting made clear to behemoth that Netanyahu would 'ease regulatory burdens wherever possible,' adviser says
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 24, 2018. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
January 26, 2018, 12:12 pm
Israel agrees to sell 30 aging F-16 planes to Croatia
Agreement, advanced during Netanyahu's meeting with PM Andrej Plenkovic, said to be worth half a billion dollars; still requires US approval
By Jacob Magid
George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundation, waits for the start of a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on April 27, 2017. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)
January 26, 2018, 8:24 am
Soros to Google and Facebook: ‘Your days are numbered’
Jewish billionaire says tech giants are monopolies that could be manipulated by authoritarians to subvert democracy
By AFP
US President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 25, 2018 (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)
January 25, 2018, 10:56 pm
For Trump, Middle East peacemaking is all about give and take
Taking Jerusalem off the table, putting financial aid on it, the president evidently views the path to the ultimate deal as a series of transactions
By Raphael Ahren
US President Donald Trump makes his way to board Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, January 24, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP)
January 25, 2018, 9:00 am
Trump takes ‘America First’ message to World Economic Forum
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin indicates president will try to reassure globalists in Davos about his policies; American leader also to meet with Netanyahu during trip
By Andrew BEATTY
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 24, 2018. (Amos Ben Gershon/ GPO)
January 24, 2018, 5:03 pm
In Davos, Netanyahu urges world leaders to act on Iran nuclear deal
PM holds meetings with heads of state from Germany, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland and Azerbaijan on sidelines of World Economic Forum
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Globes Business Conference, at the Jerusalem Convention Center, on January 11, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 11, 2018, 4:48 pm
Netanyahu hopes to pass 2019 budget quickly, but will have to mollify ministers
As government meets to approve spending for next year, economy minister estimates that 10 of 22 cabinet members oppose the proposed plan
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
US President Donald Trump walks to Marine One before leaving the White House on January 5, 2018. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
January 10, 2018, 7:15 pm
Swiss campaigners petition to keep Trump out of Davos
Protest comes after US president announces surprise attendance at World Economic Forum's annual meeting later this month
By Agnès PEDRERO
Amr Moussa speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 6, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)
May 21, 2017, 11:07 pm
Ex-Arab League chief: Only settlement freeze can thaw ties with Israel
Amr Moussa insists there can be no movement toward normalization without real progress on a two-state solution
By Dov Lieber
From (L-R) Chief Business Officer Murat Sonmez, Chief Commissioner of Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority Hani Mulki, former British prime minister Gordon Brown, Vice-Chairman of GE John Rice, Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Petroleum Majid Jafar, and Chief Executive Officer of Meridiam Infrastructure Thierry Deau attend a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2015 on May 23, 2015 in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the Jordanian capital, Amman (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)
May 11, 2017, 12:45 pm
Israel, US startups to join 100 Arab firms at World Economic Forum push
Selected local companies filling region-specific gaps, some operating under the most adverse circumstances
By Shoshanna Solomon
Billionaire businessman George Soros discusses Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 19, 2017. (screen capture: Bloomberg)
January 20, 2017, 8:48 am
Soros blasts Trump as ‘would-be dictator’ who will fail
Billionaire Clinton-backer says president-elect did not expect to win, and is now 'gearing up for a trade war'
By AFP
Outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) gestures as he speaks on the opening day of the World Economic Forum, on January 17, 2017, in Davos.(AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI)
January 17, 2017, 9:25 pm
Kerry: US anti-settlement moves aimed to ‘ignite a debate’
Secretary of state calls Israel's West Bank policy a 'recipe for permanent insurgency,' says he told Netanyahu he's unilaterally 'changing peace map'
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laughs during a conference at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 21, 2016. (AFP/FABRICE COFFRINI)
January 9, 2017, 4:11 pm
Netanyahu cancels plans to attend Davos, reason unclear
Announcement comes days after PM reportedly backs out of meeting with UK's May at World Economic Forum because of anti-settlement UN vote
By TOI staff
Randi Zuckerberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 27, 2012. (CC BY-SA World Economic Forum, Monika Flueckiger, Wikimedia commons)
April 6, 2016, 10:14 pm
Facebook’s Randi Zuckerberg links Jewish values to business
In talk to philanthropists, former company spokeswoman credits Shabbat for maintaining work-life balance
By JTA
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