Iraq condemned an airstrike in eastern Syria that killed more than 50 pro-Assad forces and another 20 members of Iranian-backed, Iraqi Shiite militias, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. The Iraqi Foreign Ministry expressed “rejection and condemnation of any air operations targeting forces in areas where they are fighting ISIS, whether in...

Britain on Monday called on the UN Human Rights Council to end its discriminatory treatment of Israel, joining the United States in criticizing the body for its disproportionate focus on the Jewish State, The Times of Israel reported. Addressing the 38th council session in New York, British Foreign Minister Boris...

The deceptively named group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) opened its first campaign to engage elected city officials in government-sanctioned discrimination with a highly organized, nationally-assisted attack on the Jewish people of Durham, North Carolina. JVP persuaded the Durham City Council to officially adopt an anti-Israel position, without any effort...

“When Heroes Fly,” the Israeli hit drama that took best series at the inaugural TV festival at Cannes in April, is being adapted into English for audiences in the United States. Variety reports that Keshet International, the global production and distribution arm of Israeli media company Keshet, which produced the...

A former director of the CIA said that the withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran has put more pressure on Iran, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday. Retired General David Petraeus, speaking at an event in Israel, said that the May withdrawal from the deal...

A major Hamas terror cell, which was based in the West Bank city of Nablus and was planning bombing attacks in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, was broken up in April, the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, announced Sunday. The cell was reported to be experienced in various terrorist activities,...

A Gazan was killed as he attempted to breach the border fence with Israel, as Gazans continue to send fire kites and other incendiary devices across the border, The Times of Israel reported Monday. A group of five Gazans attempted to penetrate the border with Israel. At the time of...

The United Kingdom is set to ban the Iranian-backed, Lebanese based terror organization Hezbollah in its entirety, according to a senior Conservative Party source. Currently, Hezbollah is not completely proscribed under UK law. Instead, the government has banned the “military wing” of Hezbollah only, but not the “political wing.” In...

Automotive technology companies building collision detection systems abound, but usually they’re intended only for the vehicle. We’ve written about a number of Israeli startups doing just that, including Innoviz, Cognata, Oryx Vision and Autotalks. Foresight Automotive’s Eye-Net is different: It can send an alert to both the vehicle driver and any pedestrians...

In a 2013 news item on Iran’s annual Quds Day march, the Associated Press reported that newly elected President Hassan Rouhani said at the event that Israel was an “old wound” that needed to be removed. The AP later provided some context for those remarks, “Rouhani spoke at an annual pro-Palestinian rally...