MidEast

Israel has sent $20,000 worth of disaster relief supplies to Sri Lanka after heavy rains triggered deadly floods across much of the country. The disaster relief supplies include water pumps, water filters, solar lighting kits, LED torches, and 50,000 tablets for water purification. The aid was delivered by the Embassy of Israel...

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An Israeli firm inaugurated the first commercial-size solar field in Georgia on Friday as part of the state’s renewable energy initiative. Energiya USA, a subsidiary of the Israel-based Energiya Global, won a 20-year contract with the state’s power utility in 2014 to provide 22.5 megawatts of electricity in a nearly 60-acre field located in Glynn County. This...

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JNS.org – Every Iraqi Jew has a tale to tell about the Farhud, the two-day pogrom that befell the Jews of Baghdad 75 years ago in June 1941. In the case of my own family, it was a matter of heeding the advice of a Muslim business colleague of my...

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The State Department’s annual report on global terrorist activity, which was released on Thursday, stated that Iran “remains the foremost state sponsor of terrorism in 2015.” The report noted that Iran provides “a range of support, including financial, training, and equipment, to groups around the world.” Iran continued to be deeply involved in...

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Romania’s largest water utility, Raja Constanta, signed cooperation agreements with Jerusalem’s Hagihon water utility and with Israeli water-management company Utilis during a business seminar led by the Israeli commercial attaché’s office in Bucharest on May 30. “About half of Romania’s population is not connected to central drinking water and sewage treatment networks,” said...

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The State Department repeatedly lied to reporters and the American people, CNN’s Jake Tapper said on his program The Lead on Thursday, the latest riposte in the ongoing scandal over doctored recordings of State Department briefings. Tapper’s segment described three lies told by the State Department in relation to the Obama administration’s negotiations with...

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