The Israeli army on Wednesday revealed for the first time the extent of its humanitarian aid to Syria, including lifesaving medication such as insulin, dozens of tons of clothes, and hundreds of thousands of liters of fuel and food, as part of “Operation Good Neighbor.” The IDF spokesperson reported that the primary...

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Iran’s efforts to build a “direct corridor” from Baghdad to the Mediterranean Sea and further entrench itself militarily in Syria are two of Israel’s most pressing concerns, Israel’s former national security adviser said Monday. The corridor, referred to as a “Shiite crescent” by Jordan’s King Abdullah, would place Israel’s borders in “direct connection to Iran—a...

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In a new documentary about Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters’ rancorous campaign against Israel, acclaimed filmmaker and author Ian Halperin is seeking to emphasize the damaging rhetoric of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign Waters supports. “I’ve never come across a story more filled with hate, prejudice, and misinformation than...

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Israeli secondary school students Ron Solan, Rina Sevostianov, and Ofir Shmool won a silver and two bronze medals, respectively, at the 49th International Chemistry Olympiad in Thailand this month. Ben Pilarski was the fourth member of the Israeli team. The annual contest draws teams of four students from 76 countries...

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Therapix Biosciences of Tel Aviv, a specialty clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing cannabinoid-based drugs, last week signed a memorandum of understanding with California-based CURE Pharmaceutical to enter into a research collaboration with Israel’s Assuta Medical Centers. The two biopharma companies will jointly advance, research, develop and commercialize potential therapeutic products in the...

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Following Friday’s deadly terror attack on the Temple Mount, in which two Israeli police officers were killed, the White House issued a statement of support of Israeli actions to secure the holy site. The statement, attributed to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, said that the administration “strongly condemns the terror attack” and...

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Israel has gradually reopened the Temple Mount for Muslim prayer after the shooting attack on Friday that killed two Israeli policemen. Israeli Police opened two gates to Muslim worshipers at 13:00 on Sunday with another three opening Monday. The Temple Mount was closed for 48 hours after Friday’s shooting attack,...

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At a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi deportation of Jews from Paris on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed, “We will not surrender to anti-Zionism, because it is a reinvention of anti-Semitism.” Macron, who recognized the French government’s complicity in the deportation of 13,000 French Jews on...

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The Israeli Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, decided to take the budget allocated for a party celebrating Israel’s 69th Independence Day in May and use it to purchase 100 innovative lightweight wheelchairs from Israeli company Wheelchairs of Hope to donate to needy local children. In a ceremony held at the Orthopedic and Functional Rehabilitation Center...

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The British Embassy in Tel Aviv published figures for the first time that reveal the number of Israeli companies active in the UK has increased since the Brexit vote last year. From June 2016 to May 2017, 32 new Israeli companies entered the UK market. They invested £152m ($199 million)...

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