Silent Partner, an Israeli device to quiet snoring, has recently exceeded its crowdfunding goals and attracted interest from the country’s high-tech community, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. Created by Netanel Eyal and Yoni Bazak, the Silent Partner smart patch fits around the nose and employs Active Noise Cancellation...

A group of 47 prominent religious-Zionist rabbis signed a letter denouncing Jewish terror and supporting the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, in its investigation of the fatal firebombing of an Arab home in July, The Times of Israel reported on Friday. “We condemn and reject all the detestable manifestations...

Iran’s violations of human rights, support for terrorist proxies, and use of anti-American and anti-Semitic propaganda have escalated in the wake of the nuclear deal, Jonathan Greenblatt, the Anti-Defamation League‘s national director, wrote Wednesday in the San Diego Jewish World. Greenblatt, who previously served as a special assistant to President...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ recently announced plan to issue passports marked “State of Palestine” next year would violate the Oslo Accords and further undermine the cause of peace, Ambassador Alan Baker, who helped draft the accords, wrote Thursday in an analysis for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Calling...

Clashes in recent weeks between Nigerian government security forces and the Iran-aligned Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) show the “challenge Iran and its proxy groups pose, even in places far from the Middle East’s violence sectarian fault line.” Armin Rosen of Business Insider reported Tuesday. The clashes apparently began after members of...

A group of congressional leaders, including House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R – Calif.), House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R – Calif.), and the heads of two key committees, wrote a letter on Wednesday to Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson expressing...