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Where do old websites go to die? Publicly available Internet has been part of modern life for almost three decades. Israel joined the World Wide Web in 1994 and, like its counterparts around the world, began producing an endless stream of ephemeral content. The fact that bits and bytes are...

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Israel

Hundreds of Palestinians participating in Hamas-led riots for the fifth straight week, motivated to reclaim “all of Palestine,” attempted to tear down the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, according to the IDF, The Jerusalem Post reported Friday. According to the IDF, “In the last hour, over 10,000...

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MidEast

A spokesman for the United Nations said the assault on the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp outside of Damascus  has “transformed” it “into a death camp,” The Telegraph reported Thursday. Following its brutal, successful battles for control of Eastern Ghouta, the Assad regime, which is backed by Iran and Russia, has turned its...

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Diplomacy

Following his confirmation as Secretary of State Thursday, Mike Pompeo headed off to Europe for a NATO meeting in Brussels and will travel from there to meet with “key allies” in the Middle East, including Israel, next week, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. On Friday, Pompeo met with NATO...

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Iran

A major rationale behind Iranian efforts to develop a nuclear capability has been to acquire what may be termed “immunity from prosecution.” Put simply, by possessing nuclear weapons, Iran would be able to deter both the U.S. and regional powers from intervening – militarily or otherwise – in its nefarious...

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Israel

Tel Aviv University has established a new early-stage venture capital fund, TAU Ventures. The aim of the fund, reportedly estimated at $20 million, is to make pre-seed funding available to student and alumni startups coming out of the university, as well as to boost overall entrepreneurship on campus. Tech-savvy schools in...

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Europe

On Wednesday, Germans of all faiths marched in kippas, the traditional Jewish head covering for men, to show solidarity with the Jewish community after an anti-Semitic incident last week, The Times of Israel reported. Several German cities held solidarity marches. In Berlin, over 2,000 people (Jews, Christians, Muslims, and atheists) attended...

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Diplomacy

Background French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday proposed negotiations on a “new” Iran deal aimed at curbing Iran’s military power and regional activities to exist alongside the JCPOA, agreed between the Islamic Republic and six world powers in 2015. U.S. President Trump has given European signatories to the deal a...

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Iran

In a speech before contestants participating in an international Koran competition, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on all Muslim nations to oppose the United States, Reuters reported Thursday. “The Iranian nation has successfully resisted bullying attempts by America and other arrogant powers and we will continue to resist,” Khamenei...

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MidEast

According to a report released on Thursday by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, 32 of the 40 Palestinians killed during or after events of the riots along the Gaza-Israel border have been identified as terrorists, making up for 80% of fatalities. Nine men were operatives either in...

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