Israel’s chief of staff has revealed that the Israel Defense Forces will take measures against an Iranian built missile factory run by Hezbollah in Lebanon. Addressing the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Lt-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot said that dealing with the factory is the IDF’s top priority and that “we’re...

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You’ve just run out of toothpaste and you’ve got a big date tonight. There’s no time to drive to the store and there’s too much traffic to send a courier. You’re starving for sushi but your favorite restaurant says it will be at least an hour to get take-out to...

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced the inauguration of a flight service to Tel Aviv from Delhi and Mumbai. Speaking at an event for the Indian community in Israel, Modi also promised to ease requirements for Israeli military veterans of Indian heritage to receive Overseas Citizen of India and...

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The month of June 2017 was hotter than usual in Israel, not only in terms of temperature but also in terms of investment. Here’s a roundup of activity over the past month. Houzz, an online platform for home remodeling and design services, finalized a new funding round of $400 million...

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A group of Polish-born Holocaust survivors have urged Warsaw to reject a Palestinian effort at UNESCO, the cultural organization of the United Nations, to have Hebron listed as an endangered Palestinian heritage site. The letter to Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski was written by twelve survivors who now live in...

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday kicked off his three-day trip to Israel, the first-ever by an Indian head of government. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who described the visit as “historic,” will accompany Modi throughout almost the entire trip, an honor generally reserved for American presidents. Modi on Wednesday extended Netanyahu...

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The Israeli Labor party will hold a second round of its leadership election on Monday, July 12th as no candidate reached the 40 percent threshold to claim outright victory in Tuesday’s election. Former Defense Minister Amir Peretz MK came first with 32.5 percent of the votes, followed by Avi Gabbay...

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An official with the American Civil Liberties Union used Twitter to blast Israeli officials and deny the connection between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on Sunday. Jamil Dakwar, director of the ACLU’s Human Rights Program, retweeted a segment that appeared on Al Jazeera denying links between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, and wrote, “Israeli...

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Two Technion mechanical engineering students in Haifa literally rolled out their senior project last week – the unicycle Adventure Stretcher – designed to help emergency medical services and search-and-rescue teams evacuate victims from off-road areas inaccessible to vehicles and helicopters. Built in collaboration with Segal Bikes and Israeli voluntary EMS...

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Former Israeli Foreign minister Tzipi Livni criticized UNESCO for passing resolutions against Israel, on the eve of the 41st annual UNESCO World Heritage Committee’s conference in Poland. Speaking at the UNESCO International Conference on the Empowerment of Women in Paris on Friday, Livni, a member of the opposition Zionist Union...

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