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Israeli humanitarian aid organization IsraAID set up a mobile dental clinic for one week in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, home to over 190,000 refugees from across the region, the majority escaping violence and instability in neighboring South Sudan. Staffed by volunteer dentists from Bloom Dental Group, a San Francisco Bay Area...

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Iran

Information contained in the Iranian nuclear archives extracted by Israel in a daring January raid contain more detailed information about the extent of Iran’s nuclear weapons program including specifics “about which international inspectors were unaware,” The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The Journal report was based on a briefing given...

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In a newly released report, the German intelligence agency in the state of Hesse singled out Iran as one of two states seeking to obtain weapons of mass destructions as the ultimate form of power. Benjamin Weinthal reported for The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that the report lists types of...

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Following a barrage of nearly 200 rockets and mortars fired into Israel on Saturday, an errant rocket fell short and knocked out electrical lines carrying power into Gaza, Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) reported Monday. According to COGAT, initially workers were unable to approach  the downed lines...

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Seven-year-old Liel Levitan was the top winner in the Girls U7 category of the European School Chess Championship 2018, held June 29 to July 8 in Krakow, Poland. More than 300 players from over 20 European federations were divided into six age categories for open competitions and girls’ competitions (U7, U9,...

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Last week, former United States State Department official and Middle East peace negotiator Aaron David Miller tweeted, “Given what’s happening in Syria, I often wonder (and worry) what would have happened had we succeeded in the 1990s in our efforts to broker an Israeli -Syrian agreement on Golan.” Miller was...

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Europe

PayPal has again closed an account of a major pro-BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) organization in France, Benjamin Weinthal reported for The Jerusalem Post Friday. The PayPal link on the website of Agence Media Palestine, a BDS organization that is based in Paris, now says “This recipient is currently unable to receive...

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The Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team has touched down in Israel for the men’s World Lacrosse Championships, defying pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign and making a conscious decision to attend the tournament in the Jewish State. The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday that the Iroquois team, composed of players...

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Call it a different type of shock therapy. For the last 30 years, scientists have used a technique called deep brain stimulation to send electrical impulses to the brain to treat movement and psychiatric disorders. Knowing exactly where to place the electrodes, however, was always a challenge – until Alpha...

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NBA All-Star and Golden State Warrior championship basketball player Draymond Green visited Israel on a four-day tour organized by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF). During the trip, Green met with Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem. He presented Rivlin with a Warriors jersey. “It’s not everyday you get...

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