Italy has suspended a defence agreement with Israel that involves the exchange of military equipment and technology research, according to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
“In view of the current situation, the government has decided to suspend the automatic renewal of the defence agreement with Israel,” Meloni said on Tuesday on the sidelines of an event in Verona, according to the Italian news agencies ANSA and AGI.
Approved by Israel in 2006, the agreement is renewed automatically every five years. It calls for cooperation across defence industries, education and training of military personnel, research and development, and information technology.
Meloni’s right-wing government has been one of Israel’s closest allies in Europe, but in recent weeks, it has criticised Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
What a fantastic title
Thyme is used a lot in Palestinian cuisine. So Israel forbade foraging wild thyme for “environmental protection 😉”.
I’m not aware about thyme, but are you sure that isn’t about zaatar, the cornerstone of Palestinian cuisine, which Israel banned, but Israelis can farm to their hearts content?
thought I’ll check if they did the same with thyme
Zaatar is both the name of a herb (Hyssopus officinalis) and a spice mix, containing the herb along with sumac, salt, etc. Mostly references to zaatar are about the mix as that’s what normal people actually use.
The herb is quite strong, is like a slightly bitter mint, and is also used in Chartreuse and absinthe.
which is so fucking annoying. because cheap zaatar is made with oregano, so you can buy zaatar that has no zaatar.
Yes zaatar, i translated it as thyme
It’s Hyssop in English