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A former French school principal from the city of Marseille has revealed the depth of anti-Semitism in public schools, saying that he regularly warned Jewish students not to attend his institution because for fear of hate crimes. His comments come at a time when the number of Jews attending public...

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Iran

The head of Israel’s General Security Service briefed the Israeli Cabinet on Sunday about the scale of the current terrorist threat. Nadav Argaman, head of the Shin Bet, told Government ministers that Israel has prevented 200 terrorist attacks from more than 70 local terrorist cells since the beginning of 2017. Argaman...

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Israel

How did an Israeli startup evolve from using radio frequency (RF) technology intended to detect breast cancer to creating palm-sized devices that can monitor passengers in self-driving cars? That’s the remarkable story of Vayyar Imaging, which is building a multi-purpose sensor with real-life uses that sound straight out of science...

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Conan O’Brien, the comedian and popular late night television host, said on his recent trip to Israel that the doctors at a northern Israeli hospital who treat Syrian patients deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. O’Brien was in Israel to produce a segment for an ongoing series called Conan Without Borders. For...

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Diplomacy

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday warned that Israel might be forced to take preemptive action against Hezbollah to take out the terrorist organization’s weapons arsenal. Rivlin made the remarks after Israeli warplanes struck one of the Syrian regime’s key missile and...

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Intel, the chip-making giant, is installing cutting edge Israeli-developed replay technology into eight more NFL stadiums for the 2017 season, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Cameras outfitted with freeD technology, which were developed by Israeli startup Replay Technologies, have been installed in the home stadiums of the Arizona Cardinals,...

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MidEast

The United States Senate has attached a bill that would cut some aid to the Palestinian Authority because of its payments to families of terrorists to its foreign operations bill on Thursday, assuring the measure will be voted on before the end of the year. The Taylor Force Act, named...

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Europe

The official launch of TLV in LDN, a four-day festival taking place across London that celebrates different aspects of Tel Aviv’s vibrant culture, kicked off Thursday night at the Roundhouse in Camden. Israeli Public Security and Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan was joined by the United Kingdom Secretary of State for...

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Thousands of high-tech professionals from just-getting-started entrepreneurs to seasoned investors have descended upon Tel Aviv for the city’s annual DLD (Digital Life Design) Conference. Now in its fifth year, DLD expects some 10,000 guests from around the world and has 100 events planned, from talks on the main stage (at...

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A candidate vying for the Democratic nomination for governor in Illinois dropped his running mate on Wendesday, after it was reported that the latter supported the anti-Israel boycott campaign. State Sen. Daniel Biss said that he will replace Chicago alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa with a new running mate, Chicago’s NBC 5 reported, less...

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