Israel’s ambassador was elected on Wednesday to serve as vice president of the United Nations’ General Assembly, a year after being elected to head a permanent committee at the UN for the first time. Ambassador Danny Danon will serve as vice president of the General Assembly when the UN convenes its next session...

Lebanese authorities banned the critically-acclaimed movie “Wonder Woman” on Wednesday, hours before it was set to premier in Beirut, on account of its Israeli star Gal Gadot. Grand Cinema, a chain that had planned to screen the movie in theaters across the country, cancelled the opening and began removing promotional material following the...

NewStem, a startup based in Jerusalem, is developing a novel diagnostic kit for predicting resistance to chemotherapy treatments. The technology is based on the pioneering research of Prof. Nissim Benvenisty of the Azrieli Center for Stem Cells and Genetic Research  at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The problem to be...

Some five million Americans have a hernia, a protrusion of an organ or tissue through a weak spot in the abdomen or groin, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Traditionally, open hernia-repair surgery involved stitching a mesh patch, or surrounding tissue, in place over the weak tissue. Today,...

German car maker Porsche announced Thursday that it would invest tens of millions of euros in Israeli smart car start-ups through the Magma and Grove Venture capital fund, Globes reported. With 600 million U.S. dollars under management, the capital fund is one of the biggest of its kind in Israel...

Denmark’s foreign minister has reportedly ordered a comprehensive review of his government’s funding to Palestinian organizations suspected of promoting boycotts and inciting violence against Israel, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. “We must be sure that Danish assistance contributes in a positive way to the advancement of human rights in the...