MidEast

The head of Israel’s internal security service has revealed that Israel is successfully fighting back against cyberterrorism and prevented thousands of potential so-called “lone wolf” attacks with the aid of technology, Haaretz reported Tuesday. Speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Tel Aviv, Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman said that “hackers...

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After her father suffered a brain injury, Israeli neuroscientist Son Preminger noted deficiencies in the rehabilitation process and felt a calling to correct them. Preminger invited a group of fellow neuroscientists, clinicians and engineers to join her in founding Intendu, a startup that has developed cloud-based software comprised of motion-based...

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The White House is considering convening a summit with traditional Arab allies who recently severed relations with Qatar over its support of terrorism and ties to Iran, Fox News reported Friday. The White House is reportedly seeking to settle the dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and five other Arab nations by hosting...

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The Anti-Defamation League on Monday demanded an apology from organizers of an LGBT march in Chicago that asked Jewish participants to leave because they carried a rainbow flag superimposed with a Star of David. The incident was described by Laurel Grauer, an official with the group A Wider Bridge, which connects...

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Iran is a major state sponsor of terrorism that gives anti-Israel groups hundreds of millions of dollars each year, the intelligence chief of the Israel Defense Forces said during the IDC Herzliya Conference on Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi detailed how Iran contributes $50 million to Hamas’ annual budget, while...

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Mortars fell on the Israeli Golan Heights for the third consecutive day in what is reported as “spillover” from the Syrian civil war. A mortar shell fired from Syria landed in Israel on Monday morning, after three mortars landed on Sunday and another ten on Saturday. In all cases, the...

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