Israel’s Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that it had carried out successful testing of an improved version of the Iron Dome anti-missile system. The tests, which were carried out in southern Israel over recent days, are part of a program of annual testing conducted by the Defense Ministry and Rafael Advanced...

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U.S. tech giant Apple has bought Israeli startup RealFace Technology, a leading developer of facial recognition technology, Calcalist reported on Sunday. RealFace’s online presence disappeared on Sunday – its website went offline, as did its Facebook page – upon news of the buyout. While this is a sign the acquisition...

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Israel and the Word Bank will sign three agreements in the coming months to cooperate in helping African nations develop their water, cybersecurity, and agriculture capabilities, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. “Cooperation with the World Bank is an opportunity for us to showcase some of the capabilities and innovation...

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull greeted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in a joint press conference in Sydney on Wednesday by highlighting the two countries’ historic friendship and criticizing the United Nations’ treatment of the Jewish state. Turnbull noted the support Australia have given Israel over the past century, including fighting...

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One state? Two states? What’s a Jew to do? What should a Jew in Israel or abroad do? What should any lover of Israel do? What should anyone who cares deeply about the remarkable achievement of renewed Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel and wants to protect it from...

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Lebanese and Syrian media reports claim that Israel’s Air Force carried out an overnight strike on Hezbollah-related targets near Syria’s capital Damascus last night. Syrian and Lebanese media have provided conflicting reports of the incident. The Syrian al-Masdar news service reported that Israeli aircraft first flew through Lebanon before reaching...

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Over the past few weeks, two of Israel’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGOs) offered radically different visions for the future of human rights advocacy. On February 9, Haaretz published a lengthy interview with Hagai El-Ad, the executive director of B’Tselem, an organization that documents alleged human rights abuses committed by the...

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Sixteen deaf Palestinian children received cochlear implants at a Jerusalem hospital over the past year, giving them a chance to hear for the first time, Ynet reported Saturday. The 16 children, all from the West Bank or the Gaza Strip, were treated at Hadassah Ein Kerem through a program organized by the Peres Center...

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To understand the strong and rising impact of Israeli startups on the U.S. tech scene, consider this month’s Super Bowl LI. Intel and FOX Sports unveiled a 360-degree “Be the Player” replay technology giving viewers an unprecedented, immersive player’s-eye view on the football championship. The groundbreaking technology was first developed...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his visit to Singapore on Monday that “Israel is pivoting towards Asia in a very clear and purposeful way.” “Next month I’ll go to China, somewhat later this year Prime Minister Modi of India will come to visit Israel,” Netanyahu said at a state dinner hosted by Singaporean...

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