Iran’s launch of a rocket carrying a satellite into space on Thursday, in apparent violation of a United Nations Security Council resolution, suffered a “catastrophic failure” shortly after takeoff, United States officials told Fox News on Friday. The two officials said that the Simorgh rocket likely exploded before it reached...

In its criticism of Senate legislation against anti-Israel boycotts, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has falsely described the bill as an unconstitutional attack on free speech, a legal scholar argued in The Washington Post on Thursday. The ACLU’s claims that Israel Anti-Boycott Act inhibits the free expression of ideas are “as weak as...

Phibro Animal Health and Zydus Cadila recently announced their intention to enter into a long-term deal that would see the Indian company license Israeli Phibro’s innovative poultry vaccine technologies. A Globes report said the five-year deal was worth $150 million. “We are proud of the more than 20-year partnership with Zydus Cadila...

A new venture capital fund focused on Israel’s automotive technology sector said on Wednesday that it raised over $40 million, twice its target. Maniv Mobile LP said it will help investors partner with emerging leaders in transportation technology, The Times of Israel reported. It currently has 15 companies—mostly Israeli startups—in its...

The U.S. government must learn from the tragic case of American student Otto Warmbier and make the release of American hostages in Iran a priority, The Washington Post’s editorial board urged on Wednesday. Warmbier was detained while visiting North Korea in January 2016, then sentenced to 15 years of hard labor...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is refusing demands from the White House to stop incitement over the Temple Mount and call for an end to protests, Haaretz reported Thursday. U.S. officials urged the PA to de-escalate tensions, citing Israeli efforts to defuse the situation in the wake of a July 14 terror attack...