A day after memorializing fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, Israelis marked the 68th anniversary of the founding of the modern Jewish state with countrywide festivities on Thursday. Yom Ha’atzmaut, or Independence Day, commemorates the Israeli declaration of independence on May 14, 1948, following the British withdrawal from Mandatory Palestine....

Israel’s first shipment of F-35 fighter jets from the United States in December will come with a bonus – it will be the only country allowed to modify parts of the plane, Wired reported Tuesday. The United States imposes strict requirements on the military hardware it sells to foreign countries,...

The Arab-Israeli owner of a Columbus restaurant that was attacked by a machete-wielding terrorist in February said he now feels compelled to fight anti-Semitism and educate others about the Jewish state. “I’m an American Israeli Christian Arab. My being Israeli comes first,” Hany Baransi recently told The Times of Israel. Baransi believes his Israeli identity is why the Nazareth...

Israeli farmers are renowned for making the desert bloom. They’re also proving that this desolate area is fertile ground for a new crop of agriculturalists and agronomists. Midway between the Dead Sea and Eilat, in the heart of the Arava desert, the Arava International Center for Agricultural Training (AICAT) is...

An Iranian state committee ruled Wednesday that a female member of parliament who was elected in February cannot be sworn in because she allegedly appeared with her hair uncovered when traveling abroad. The Dispute Settlement Committee of Branches, an official judicial body, determined that Minoo Khaleghi could not serve as a...

Iowa’s governor signed into law on Tuesday a bill that prohibits state funds from being invested in businesses that boycott Israel. The legislation, House File 2331, passed Iowa’s senate by an overwhelming 38-9 margin last month after being approved in the House by a vote of 70-24 in February. “I think it sends an important and very clear...

Robotic or robot-assisted surgery can give doctors better vision, precision, flexibility and control when performing complex minimally invasive procedures. Someday, surgeons will even use robotic tools to operate through the Internet, bringing modern medical techniques to remote parts of the world. Only a handful of surgical robots are currently approved...

A young Hamas operative has given Israel’s internal security agency valuable information about the Iran-backed terrorist group’s efforts to build tunnels into Israel after his arrest last month. The teenager provided “extensive information on Hamas activities to dig tunnels that are to be used for Hamas fighters to infiltrate Israeli areas,” the Shin Bet...

IDF jets struck a convoy on the Syria-Lebanon border carrying weapons to the terror group Hezbollah on Tuesday, Israel’s Channel 2 reported. The attack reportedly took place near what Channel 2 described as a “safe haven” for Hezbollah in Syria. In recent years, Israel has targeted a number of Lebanese arms depots believed to be storing...

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon stated on Monday that any continued aggression from terror groups like Hamas, such as the digging of tunnels and firing of mortar shells into Israeli territory, will be responded to with force. “Against this terror stands the IDF and various security agencies who are responding decisively to the...