Cyprus is a member of the United Nations along with most of its agencies as well as the Commonwealth of Nations,World Bank,International Monetary Fund and Council of Europe. In addition,the country has signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Agreement (MIGA). Cyprus has been a member of the European Union since 2004 and in the second half of the 2012 it held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Shaul Mofaz is a retired Israeli military officer and politician. He joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1966 and served in the Paratroopers Brigade. He fought in the Six-Day War,Yom Kippur War,1982 Lebanon War,and Operation Entebbe with the paratroopers and Sayeret Matkal,an elite special forces unit. In 1998 he became the IDF's sixteenth Chief of staff,serving until 2002. He is of Iranian Jewish ancestry.
Amir Taheri is an Iranian-born journalist,author,intellectual,scholar of Middle Eastern politics and activist based in Europe. His writings focus on the Middle East affairs and topics related to Islamic terrorism. He is the current Chairman of Gatestone Institute in Europe.
Modzitz,or Modzhitz,is the name of a Hasidic group within Orthodox Judaism that derives its name from Modrzyce,one of the boroughs of the town of Dęblin,Poland,located on the Vistula River.
Cut Copy are an Australian synth-pop band formed in 2001 by Dan Whitford. Originally a home-recording project,the band now includes Tim Hoey (guitars),Ben Browning,and Mitchell Scott (drums).
The Chief of the General Staff,also known as the Commander-in-Chief of the Israel Defense Forces,is the professional head of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The current Chief of the General Staff is Herzi Halevi.
Max V. Shaul State Park is a 70-acre (0.28 km2) state park in Schoharie County,New York,United States. The park is located in Schoharie Valley between Breakabeen and Fultonham in the Town of Fulton,within sight of Vroman's Nose.
Givat Shaul is a neighborhood in West Jerusalem. The neighborhood is located at the western entrance to the city,east of the neighborhood of Har Nof and north of Kiryat Moshe. Givat Shaul stands 820 meters above sea level.
Israel competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,West Germany,which began on August 26. On September 5 and 6,in the Munich massacre,11 members of the Israeli delegation—5 athletes,2 referees,and 4 coaches —were taken hostage by Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists and murdered. The remainder of the team left Munich on September 7.
Walla! Communications Ltd. is an Israeli internet company headquartered in Tel Aviv and is fully owned by The Jerusalem Post. Until 2020,it was fully owned by Bezeq. Walla!'s web portal provides news,search and e-mail,among other things. As of January 2022,Alexa rankings put it in the top 9 sites by traffic originating in Israel. Its online news outlet Walla! News is one of the major Israeli news websites.
Sallai Meridor is an Israeli politician. He was the Israeli Ambassador to the United States between 2005–2009,appointed by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
The Iranian diaspora refers to Iranian citizens or people of Iranian descent living outside Iran.
Markus Antonio "Mark" Minichiello is a former Italy international rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward.
Kuzmir is a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yechezkel Taub (1772–1856),a disciple of Yaakov Yitzchak,Yisroel Hopstein and Shmuel of Karov. Kuzmir is the Yiddish name of Kazimierz Dolny,a town in present-day Poland. The dynasty's branches include the Yablono,Zvolin and Modzitz dynasties,as well as Kfar Hasidim,a moshav in Israel.
Marlin Andrew Stutzman is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Indiana's 3rd congressional district,from 2010 to 2017. A Republican,Stutzman previously served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008,representing district 52,and as a member of the Indiana Senate,representing the 13th district,from 2009 to 2010.
Karl Geis was an American judo,aikido,and jodo instructor. He died of prostate cancer. Karl Geis is a member of the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame,and the founder of Fugakukai International Association.
John Willis "Red" Brodnax Jr. was an American football player. Brodnax played college football for the LSU Tigers and played professionally for both the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) and Denver Broncos of the American Football League (AFL).
Mustapha Ourrad was a French Algerian copy editor,killed during the 2015 Charlie Hebdo shooting.
