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NOVEMBER 18, 2021 | The Jewish Home
Israel Participates in Dubai Defense Exhibition American Released from Myanmar Prison
The Israel Ministry of Defense will inaugurate the first-ever national pavilion in a defense exhibition in Dubai and will lead a delegation of Israeli defense industries participating in the event. “The partnership between Israel and the UAE, which has been expanding since the signing of the Abraham Accords, is a strategic asset,” Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) said. “The participation of the Ministry of Defense in the exhibition reflects the deepening relations between our countries. I congratulate Sibat and all the Israeli industries for their participation in this important exhibition and am positive that this will serve as a launch board for further cooperation.” Israel’s pavilion will be headed by the Directorate for International Defense Cooperation (SIBAT) in the Israel Ministry of Defense. Sibat will establish an Israeli pavilion at “Dubai Airshow,” with the national pavilion inaugurated by the Head of Sibat, Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yair Kulas, along with senior members of Israel’s defense establishment and the managers of participating defense industries. The defense industries participating in the exhibition include: Elbit Systems, IAI, Rafael, Tomer Astronautics, Nir Or, and UVision, the Defense Ministry said. Head of Sibat Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yair Kulas noted, “The opening of an Israeli national pavilion in Dubai is a new and historic component in the strengthening relations between Israel and the UAE. “We are thrilled to have an opportunity to participate in this important exhibition and to showcase the advanced technological capabilities of Israel’s defense industries. Within the framework of the exhibition, we plan to hold numerous meetings to discuss new areas of collaboration.”
Danny Fenster hugged his parents on Tuesday morning at JFK Airport in New York. It had been six months since he was jailed by Myanmar’s military rulers and only one day after he was finally pardoned and released from prison. “It feels incredible,” the 37-yearold journalist said. Fenster arrived on U.S. shores with former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson, who helped facilitate his release. “It’s a moment that I have been imagining so intensely for so long,” he told reporters. “It surpasses everything I imagined.” Fenster was handed an 11-year sentence last week for incitement, unlawful association, and breaching visa rules. He was freed on Monday, a day before he was to face terror and sedition charges that could have seen him jailed for life, and flew to the Qatari capital Doha. Myanmar’s military has squeezed the press since taking power in a February coup, arresting dozens of journalists critical of its crackdown, which has killed more than 1,200 people, according to a local monitoring group. Fenster had been working at Frontier Myanmar, a local outlet in the Southeast Asian country, for around a year and was arrested as he headed home to see his family in May. The junta said Fenster was pardoned and released on “humanitarian grounds,” ending 176 days spent in a colonial-era prison where many of Myanmar’s most famous dissidents have been held. His release was secured following “face-to-face negotiations” between Richardson and junta chief Min Aung Hlaing. Fenster was granted a pardon and
