Scientists who analyzed the text on an ancient, charred scroll first discovered in Israel in 1970 have found that it contains the earliest known copy of biblical scriptures in standardized form, National Geographic reported Wednesday. The study of the scroll, which contains a section of the biblical book of Leviticus, was led by Brent Seales, chairman of the department...

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The shares in an Israeli microchip company hit a record high after analyses showed that its technology is used in the recently launched iPhone 7, Reuters reported Tuesday. Shares in Ceva, a firm that develops digital signal processors and licenses its designs to chipmakers including Intel and Samsung, jumped 10.3 percent to a record...

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The Anti-Defamation League expressed its “deep concern” on Tuesday that a new course at the University of California, Berkeley would present students “with blatantly biased views towards Zionism and Israel as fact.” The student-led, one-credit course, called “Palestine: A Settler Colonial Analysis,” derides Zionism—the movement for Jewish national self-determination—as “settler colonialism” and falsely...

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Police shot and wounded a man wielding an 11-inch knife who approached the Israeli embassy in Ankara, Turkey, CNN reported Wednesday. The man, identified by authorities only as Osman Nuri C., approached the embassy carrying a bag and and the knife. He was warned to stop by a police officer who...

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The University of California, Berkeley has reinstated a course that aims to examine the history of Israel and the Palestinian territories “through the lens of settler colonialism” on Monday, less than a week after it was suspended over concerns that it amounted to political indoctrination. The one-credit, student-led class, titled...

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A banner at an Iranian military parade Wednesday threatened to “turn Tel Aviv and Haifa to Dust,” The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. Iran held military parades across the country to commemorate the start of the 1980 war with Iraq. At the Tehran parade, which was shown on state television, a banner on...

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The Israel Air Force shot down a drone launched by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, the army said Tuesday. WATCH: Footage of Hamas drone which was shot down by an IAF fighter jet earlier today. pic.twitter.com/MBPWjp9y2Y — IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) September 20, 2016 The drone had been “under IAF surveillance from...

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Eighty-eight Democratic and Republican senators signed a letter on Monday urging President Barack Obama to veto any one-sided, anti-Israel resolutions offered by the United Nations Security Council, which would make it more difficult for Israelis and Palestinians to reach a two-state solution. The letter, led by Sens. Mike Rounds (R – S.D.) and Kirsten...

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A Palestinian teenager who attempted to stab an Israeli soldier near Hebron was shot and killed Tuesday, marking the fifth consecutive day that there has been a terror attack or attempt, The Times of Israel reported. The dead assailant was identified by Palestinian health officials as 16-year-old Issa Salem Tarayrah....

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Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world’s largest generic drug manufacturer, is partnering with chip-making giant Intel to create a wearable device that tracks the progress of Huntington’s disease, Reuters reported Thursday. While Huntington’s is a degenerative and fatal genetic condition, its symptoms can be treated at different stages. The disease causes a breakdown of nerve cells in the...

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