Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday rejected a request from Secretary of State John Kerry to reverse his position – announced earlier this week at what the Associated Press described as a “hastily convened” press conference – to turn to the United Nations and join 15 international treaties as the “State of Palestine”:...

Last month, BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, an Israeli bio-technology startup announced two major milestones: the company received a patent from the United States Patent Office its autologous stem cell technology called Nurown and it entered into an agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital to hold a Phase II clinical trial of Nurown....

Israel’s prestigious Unit 8200 signal intelligence corps is well-known not just for its military effectiveness, but also for the success of its alumni in the hi-tech sector. Now they have launched a hi-tech incubator to support emerging tech entrepreneurs. Inbal Arieli, who heads the 8200 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support Program...

Palestinian officials on Thursday reportedly presented a new list of demands that the Israelis would have to meet lest the Palestinians abandon peace talks, as Jerusalem reacted to Tuesday’s diplomatic gambit by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas – in which Abbas committed to joining 15 international treaties in violation of commitments designed to promote...

Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced six people to life in jail on April 2 for their role in a truck-bombing plot. In a 128-page decision issued on Wednesday, the tribunal sentenced Kataeb Al Tawheed leader Azmi Al Jayousi and five other terrorists to life for “conspiracy to commit terrorist acts” and...

Recent weeks have seen an escalation of tensions between Hezbollah in Israel. Attacks on the Golan from Lebanon have brought about IAF responses to restore deterrence. The aggressiveness of Hezbollah and its growing threat to Israel raise the specter of another war. Lee Smith, senior editor at the Weekly Standard,...