At a conference in Tel Aviv this week automakers Hyundai and Volkswagen announced that they would be opening research and development centers in Israel, capitalizing on Israel’s growing reputation for developing technologies for autonomous, or driverless vehicles,  The Times of Israel reported. “We are very serious about creating a campus in...

The CIA has released thousands of documents and other files recovered from Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan, when the terrorist leader was killed, providing “invaluable insights” into the terror group’s operations, and confirming previous reporting on its ties to Iran, Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio of the Long War...

A delegation of 12 Israeli judokas brought home five medals from the International Judo Federation’s Grand Slam 2017 in the United Arab Emirates, October 26-28. Tal Flicker won a gold medal. Bronze medals went to Ori Sasson, Peter Paltchik, Gili Cohen and Tohar Butbul. Alone among the 48 participating countries,...

Two recently released letters call for the strengthening of the nuclear deal with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and fixing the deficiencies that allow the deal to provide Iran with “a legal glide path to a nuclear weapons arsenal.” A letter organized by Ray Takeyh...

Israeli leaders have issued solidarity statements following Tuesday’s terrorist attack in New York City in which eight people were killed and many more injured. “To President [Donald] Trump, Governor [Andrew] Cuomo and Mayor [Bill] de Blasio: We stand with our friends in New York and all Americans following yet another...

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) have vowed to retaliate and rebuild a tunnel into Israel in order to kidnap Israeli citizens after the IDF destroyed a tunnel earlier this week. At least seven Palestinian operatives from Hamas and PIJ were killed and 12 were injured after the IDF uncovered...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation “Good Neighbor” is providing thousands of Syrians engulfed in the brutal civil war across the border with medical assistance, humanitarian aid, food and basic infrastructure, Politico reported Saturday. Since the special operation was launched in June 2016, after seven badly injured Syrians dragged themselves...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and New Zealand Governor-General Patsy Reddy attended the hundredth anniversary of the battle for Beersheba, where the cavalry of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) captured the city from the Ottomans and allowed the British to...

The 10th annual Tel Aviv Night Run is back. More than 25,000 runners will hit the city’s streets on Tuesday, October 31. The run is sponsored by the am:pm chain of mini-markets and will span 10 kilometers of Tel Aviv’s iconic urban center, including Dizengoff Street and Habima Square. Runners will gather...

Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin signed an executive order on Friday that prohibits all state agencies from entering into contracts or conducting official state business with companies engaged in a boycott of the State of Israel, Benjamin Weinthal reported in The Jerusalem Post. “We stand firmly against discrimination in any...