With the launch of Hamas's unprovoked war on Israel on Oct. 7, the Iron Dome once again proved invaluable, intercepting 90 percent of projectiles fired toward Israel that it engaged.
Learn more about the violence in Israel and the terrorist attacks in Israel. So far 2023 has been a particularly volatile period between Israelis and Palestinians. Tragically, 34 Israelis have been murdered so far this year by Palestinian terrorists – surpassing the total killed in terror attacks in all of 2022
As the two nations prepare to mark the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relationship, the AJC Asia Pacific Institute spoke with Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen about the evolution of the Israel-Japan relationship.