Israeli farmers are renowned for making the desert bloom. They’re also proving that this desolate area is fertile ground for a new crop of agriculturalists and agronomists. Midway between the Dead Sea and Eilat, in the heart of the Arava desert, the Arava International Center for Agricultural Training (AICAT) is...

Iowa’s governor signed into law on Tuesday a bill that prohibits state funds from being invested in businesses that boycott Israel. The legislation, House File 2331, passed Iowa’s senate by an overwhelming 38-9 margin last month after being approved in the House by a vote of 70-24 in February. “I think it sends an important and very clear...

Robotic or robot-assisted surgery can give doctors better vision, precision, flexibility and control when performing complex minimally invasive procedures. Someday, surgeons will even use robotic tools to operate through the Internet, bringing modern medical techniques to remote parts of the world. Only a handful of surgical robots are currently approved...

A young Hamas operative has given Israel’s internal security agency valuable information about the Iran-backed terrorist group’s efforts to build tunnels into Israel after his arrest last month. The teenager provided “extensive information on Hamas activities to dig tunnels that are to be used for Hamas fighters to infiltrate Israeli areas,” the Shin Bet...

IDF jets struck a convoy on the Syria-Lebanon border carrying weapons to the terror group Hezbollah on Tuesday, Israel’s Channel 2 reported. The attack reportedly took place near what Channel 2 described as a “safe haven” for Hezbollah in Syria. In recent years, Israel has targeted a number of Lebanese arms depots believed to be storing...

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon stated on Monday that any continued aggression from terror groups like Hamas, such as the digging of tunnels and firing of mortar shells into Israeli territory, will be responded to with force. “Against this terror stands the IDF and various security agencies who are responding decisively to the...