Israel and the United States have successfully conducted a landmark operational test of the David’s Sling missile defense system, which is designed to protect against mid-range rocket fire. Israel’s Defense Ministry announced that Wednesday’s test was conducted by the Israel Missile Defense Organisation and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency at...

London’s mayor on Monday called on residents to act against hate crimes after a series of anti-Semitic attacks were reported in the city over the weekend, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. “I ask all Londoners to report any form of hate crime, no matter how trivial,” Sadiq Khan said. “A brick with a swastika on...

A bill designed to address the growing number of anti-Semitic incidents in Virginia’s state university system was introduced in the state’s House of Delegates earlier this month. The legislation, HB 2261, seeks to amend the Virginia Code to include anti-Semitism as a form of unlawful discriminatory practice. Kenneth Marcus, president of the Louis D....

The latest edition of the Global Cleantech 100 has been published and Israel’s BreezoMeter, Kaiima, TaKaDu, and Netafim are among the companies picked by Cleantech Group as poised to make significant market impact within five to 10 years. This year, 9,900 distinct companies from 77 countries were nominated for the...

Israel on Wednesday decided to grant refugee status to 100 children orphaned during the Syrian civil war, granting them temporary residency with a path to staying in the country permanently, Israel’s Channel 10 reported. The policy, which follows a decision made by Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, will allow the children to become permanent...

The Israeli military is adapting its tactics to better prepare for a possible attack by the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, training troops in specialized ground maneuvers and equipping them with the resources necessary to counter Hezbollah’s tunnel capabilities. One of the Israel Defense Forces’ key expectations is that Hezbollah will seek to infiltrate Israeli...

Rival politicians and religious leaders from both communities gathered at the Knesset on Tuesday for the launch of the parliament’s Jewish-Muslim Ties Caucus. The initiative has been spearheaded by Likud MK Yehuda Glick, a committed advocate of Jewish prayer rights on the Temple Mount, and Arab MK Zuheir Bahloul of...

Palestinian leaders’ endorsement of violence and “martyrdom” was on full display during at least three events in recent weeks, including a parade in which members of Fatah — the party led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas — wore mock suicide bombing belts and brandished knives. Footage from a parade in...

An Israeli team was named as one of the five finalists for Google’s prestigious Lunar X-Prize, the technology giant announced on Tuesday. Participants in the contest, which must be mainly funded by private sources, have until the end of 2017 to land a spacecraft on the moon’s surface, move it 500...

Hollywood actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio uses his instagram account to spotlight environmental challenges facing the world and environmental breakthroughs. As such, his 13.8 million followers were sent a photo of Megalim Solar Power’s Ashalim power station now being built in the Negev desert. “The arid landscape of Israel’s Negev...