Modi Embraced in Israel Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed a historic, three-day tour of Israel this week, a significant part of which he spent with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with whom he seems to have an excellent rapport. His trip included, among others, visits to Mt. Herzl, Yad Vashem, and the Danziger...

Israeli officials slammed UNESCO on Friday after it passed a Palestinian-backed resolution calling Hebron “Islamic” and designating its Old City, home of the biblical Tomb of the Patriarchs, as a Palestinian world heritage site in danger. .@UNESCO resolution recognizing Palestinian version of Hebron history omitted little things like 1929 massacre that expelled...

The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has approved $7 million in funding for eight new projects between American and Israeli companies. The projects include innovations in areas of autonomous vehicles, biotechnology, digital health, homeland security, and nanotechnology. “The BIRD Foundation is undoubtedly a major anchor in the...

The 20th Maccabiah Games, in which a record 10,000 athletes from 80 countries will be competing in 43 sports, have opened with a spectacular ceremony in Jerusalem on Thursday. The capital’s Teddy Stadium hosted about 10,000 Jewish and Israeli athletes and tens of thousands of fans that came together to...

Israel’s prime minister discussed the situation in Syria with the president of Russia on Thursday in a scheduled telephone call. The Kremlin issued a statement after the conversation and said that “Mr Putin and Mr Netanyahu continued their exchange of opinions on topical issues of Russia-Israel cooperation” and “discussed the...

The New York Times published an article on Wednesday profiling Fadwa Barghouti, the wife of Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian terrorist currently serving five consecutive life terms in an Israeli prison for murder. Written by Shaina Shealy, the article described Fadwa and Marwan’s romance and politics in uncritical terms and even compared Marwan...