Current sectionIsrael NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAnti-government protest in Albania this month. The demonstrations became known as the "Flamingo Revolution" after opposition to a tourism project on a stretch of coastline where flamingos nest. Credit: Valdrin Xhemaj/ReutersRon Yefet is a close confidant of Prime Minister Edi Rama and a partner in a state-owned defense company. Critics call the relationship corrupt; Rama dismisses the accusations as "bonkers" and says opponents are spreading a false claim that he conspired with Jared Kushner and Benjamin Netanyahu to bring Palestinians to AlbaniaHagai Amit03:14 PM • June 28 2026 IDTThe protests that have rocked Albania since early June have already earned the catchy nickname "Flamingo Revolution." They were sparked by public outrage over a $1.4 billion tourism project that Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, is seeking to develop.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ElbitIsrael business newsJared KushnerEuropeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackIsrael CrimeWest BankHezbollahHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFlamingos, Kushner and Israeli Businessman: Inside Albania's Political FirestormIsraeli Settlers Reportedly Storm, Vandalize Palestinian West Bank VillagesHind Rajab Foundation Asks U.S. to Arrest Israel's Ben-Gvir Ahead of NYC VisitWhat Israel Can Learn From NYC's Democratic Primaries — and From the KnicksIsraeli Gov't Approves Armenian Genocide Recognition Pending Knesset VoteRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?A Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierIsrael, the Country We Love, the Country We're Ashamed OfIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel Ideology