In keeping with Israel’s lead in developing tools to assist the disabled, the Tel Aviv-based startup Timocco  – which has created an on-line gaming platform for special-needs children — is making welcome strides internationally. Established in 2009 by Israeli occupational therapist Sarit Tresser and motion-tracking engineer Shai Yagur, Timocco recently announced...

Iran used an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to send a satellite into space earlier this month, Israeli Minister of Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz revealed in an interview yesterday. Steinitz contended that the use of an ICBM to launch the satellite was the means by which Iran could test the efficacy of its missiles. “It’s...

With Maj. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot scheduled to be sworn in as Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces on Sunday, coverage in the Arab media over his appointment has been surprisingly positive, claiming that he is moderate, calm, and avoids unnecessary wars. Wadi Awawdeh of Al-Jazeera wrote (Arabic link) that Eizenkot, who served as deputy...

Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel plans to attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress next month, Reuters reported yesterday. An outspoken New Jersey Orthodox rabbi, Shmuley Boteach, said on Thursday he is placing full-page advertisements in two of the leading U.S. newspapers, The New York...

Team8, an Israeli venture capital fund focusing on cyber security raised an estimated $18 million in its first round of funding, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Team8, an Israeli venture capital fund focused on the cyber-security industry, said on Tuesday it had raised $18 million in its first round of funding,...

Israel filed charges against three men who attempted to smuggle materials for weapons manufacturing into Gaza by sea, Israel Hayom reported today. The Israeli military says a boat carrying materials for making weapons was intercepted by the Israeli Navy last month en route to the Gaza Strip from the Sinai...