Sky News has posted a video showing an Israeli army medic attempting to treat Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein as he lies on the ground; the medic’s efforts are interrupted when the minister is picked up and rushed away by the crowd. The video is narrated by Sky News correspondent Tom...

Israel’s Micromedic Technologies has identified several new genetic markers with high potential to predict necrosis of the jawbone in patients taking bisphosphonate drugs for multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. Upon confirmation of these findings from a trial conducted at the Tel Hashomer Medical Center, Micromedic plans to...

Despite a UN report that Iran had been caught breaching international sanctions by acquiring materials for its Arak nuclear facility, a State Department spokesperson said yesterday that the public was “just going to have to trust” that Iran wasn’t in violation of last year’s Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) agreement, the terms of...

Iran has launched a “We Love Fighting Israel” social media campaign, the Washington Free Beacon reported yesterday: Thousands of Iranians are reported to have already joined the electronic movement following comments by [Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei’s outlining Iran’s goal of destroying the Jewish state. “Our people love fighting...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Treasury Department take additional measures to sanction individuals and groups – including countries – providing financial and material support to Hamas. In a letter addressed to Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen, 24 of the 29 members of the...

This week, Iran hosted a private conference attended by Shiite and some Sunni Islamic militias from surrounding Arab states, the Al-Arab newspaper reported on Thursday (Arabic link). Diplomatic sources in Tehran said that the conference was intended to rebuild Tehran’s alliance in the Middle East and develop ways to confront...

Importing Israeli gas will save Jordan $1.5 billion a year according to a report published yesterday on the Israeli financial website Globes. Last September, Jordanian power company Nepco signed a letter of intent with Noble Energy, which operates the Leviathan reservoir. The agreement is for 15 years, during which the partners...

The official Palestinian-led pathology report on PA Minister Ziad Abu Ein’s death suggests he died from a stress-induced heart attack, contradicting Palestinian claims that his death was a direct result of IDF actions. Abu Ein, a Palestinian Authority official, collapsed and died in the afternoon hours of Wednesday after confronting soldiers...

Two Israeli films made the shortlist for Best Short Film at the upcoming 87th Academy Awards (Oscars). Final Oscar nominations in all categories will be announced on January 15, 2015. The 40-minute Aya tells the story of a woman who picks up a complete stranger — a Danish music researcher...

The Qatari government “has refused effectively to crack down” on “every important case of suspected terror finance involving a Qatari national in past years,” according to the first part of a study released Wednesday. The Daily Beast reported on the study, written by David A. Weinberg of the Foundation for Defense of...