There are already subtle, and not so subtle, indications that Israel may be heading for early elections. Of all the issues surrounding Israel at the moment—Iran, Syria, Russia, the Palestinians, and, of course, Trump—the looming battle over the next government holds the greatest potential for major change. As recently as...

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Researchers from the Technion and Harvard are offering a new theory on how Parkinson’s disease develops that could change the way the neurological disease is treated. Associate Professor Simone Engelender of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and her colleague Ole Isacson at Harvard Medical School say the toxic protein behind...

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Iran established underground weapon-making factories in Lebanon to help Hezbollah internally develop its arsenal, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported Monday. The al-Jarida newspaper reported that a deputy head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has disclosed the existence of the underground facilities, which have been operating for the past three months. The factories can...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met for five hours on Monday with Jason Greenblatt, a lawyer who was appointed chief negotiator for international affairs by President Donald Trump. According to a statement from the prime minister’s office, Netanyahu expressed his interest in working with the Trump administration to “advance a...

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In honor of Albert Einstein’s 138th birthday on March 14, the Israeli Ministry of Science, Technology and Space will host its National Science Day event. Universities and research centers across the country will hold special events free of charge that highlight the fun aspects of science while simultaneously raising public...

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Israel’s internal security service has in recent weeks broken up several Hamas terror cells run by West Bank college students, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday. Muhammad Aazi, 20, and Noor Aldin Ghaith, 22, both West Bank residents, were arrested for plotting ambushes of vehicles. They had planned to spread nails along...

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The Islamist terrorist group Hamas is drafting a new platform that will endorse a Palestinian state based on the 1949 armistice lines in an effort “to present a more pragmatic and cooperative face to the world,” The New York Times reported Thursday. The group will also re-frame its enemies — defined in its 1988...

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American tech giant Intel confirmed its intent on Monday to acquire the Jerusalem-based autonomous driving company Mobileye for a record $15 billion, the biggest ever exit in Israeli history. According to the agreement, Intel will launch a tender offer to acquire all of Mobileye’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares for $63.54 per share in...

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Is Nikki Haley the Real Secretary of State? New Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has taken a low profile since being sworn in; his office has released statements, but he has been criticized for failing to hold press conferences or otherwise speaking to media. On the other hand, Nikki Haley, the...

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One of the key tactics of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign is to make claims that are, at best, overstated—and in many cases provably false—in order to bolster their appearance of success. For example, organizers claimed in 2010 that the American rock band the Pixies had cancelled...

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