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A major Hamas terror cell, which was based in the West Bank city of Nablus and was planning bombing attacks in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, was broken up in April, the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, announced Sunday. The cell was reported to be experienced in various terrorist activities,...

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A Gazan was killed as he attempted to breach the border fence with Israel, as Gazans continue to send fire kites and other incendiary devices across the border, The Times of Israel reported Monday. A group of five Gazans attempted to penetrate the border with Israel. At the time of...

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Automotive technology companies building collision detection systems abound, but usually they’re intended only for the vehicle. We’ve written about a number of Israeli startups doing just that, including Innoviz, Cognata, Oryx Vision and Autotalks. Foresight Automotive’s Eye-Net is different: It can send an alert to both the vehicle driver and any pedestrians...

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In a 2013 news item on Iran’s annual Quds Day march, the Associated Press reported that newly elected President Hassan Rouhani said at the event that Israel was an “old wound” that needed to be removed. The AP later provided some context for those remarks, “Rouhani spoke at an annual pro-Palestinian rally...

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A German arts and music festival said on Wednesday that it was cancelling a concert by the Scottish band Young Fathers due to the group’s support for the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, which targets the Jewish State. The Algemeiner reported that Ruhrtriennale festival posted a press release...

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Following a threat Thursday by Hamas that it would launch 5,000 fire kites into Israel to mark the end of Ramadan, Israeli Police found and detonated an incendiary balloon that landed in Israel, The Times of Israel reported Friday. Photographs show that the balloon was marked with the message “I...

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