Carmakers Honda and Volvo opened a new “innovation center” in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the Israeli financial newspaper Globes reported. The research hub was created in partnership with the car rental company Hertz, the Israeli telematics company Ituran, and DRIVE, a research center founded by Mayer Group, the official Israeli importer of Hondas and Volvos. The Japanese...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top priority in his meeting with President Donald Trump today will be discussing how their two countries can work together to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons capability, former Israeli national security advisor Yaakov Amidror told reporters in a conference call on Tuesday. Amidror was optimistic that...

Israel quietly withdrew its ambassador to Egypt, and all the embassy team, due to fears that Islamic State operatives in Cairo would target them. The Telegraph reported on Tuesday that Ambassador David Govrin returned to Israel two and half months ago, though his departure remained confidential. Israeli security officials recommended that the...

Three Israeli charities—HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed, Dror Israel, and the Combat Genocide Association—have launched a charity campaign, dubbed Operation Human Warmth, to supply Syrian refugees with warm clothing and supplies. The groups have already collected nearly 100 tons of supplies, including winter coats, boots, warm clothing, sleeping bags, and more, that were...

The United Kingdom issued new guidelines on Monday barring city councils from undermining national policy by targeting Israel for boycotts. Issued by Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, the guidelines strive to “stop councils from introducing restrictions on the companies and countries they use – particularly by introducing boycotts on goods from Israel,” the Department for...

The American defense contractor Lockheed Martin has bought more than $1 billion worth of equipment or services from Israeli subcontractors to build state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets since 2010, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced Sunday. Avi Dadon, deputy director of purchasing for the Ministry of Defense, announced that Israeli companies had...