The Plant Production and Marketing Board of Israel plans a significant expansion of its Orri Jaffa mandarin orange exports to the United States and Canada this year because of increased demand for these easy-to-peel mandarins. The Jaffa Orri was developed by scientists at the Israeli Volcani Center Agricultural Research Organization....

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German satellite manufacturer OHB System AG and Israeli government-owned defense contractor Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) announced on Tuesday a joint moon research program for the European Space Agency (ESA), Globes reported. Under the terms of the agreement, OHB will provide services for reaching the moon, using a lunar lander...

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Intel, the United States-based chip-making giant, will make an “unprecedented” 40 billion shekel ($10.9 billion) investment in its Israeli operations, Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon announced, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. “This is huge news for everyone who cares about the State of Israel, the Israeli economy and Israeli citizens,” Kahlon...

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Almost 400 competitors from 53 countries came to Tel Aviv last week to compete in Israel’s first-ever International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix event. The two-day event was the season opener for the World Judo Tour consisting of five Grand Prix, part of the two-year qualification campaign for Tokyo 2020. The event...

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Malaysia had its right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships stripped by the International Paralympic Committee for its decision to bar Israeli athletes from competing. “All World Championships must be open to all eligible athletes and nations to compete safely and free from discrimination. When a host country...

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In his first public statement since November, the leader of the Iran-backed terrorist group, Hezbollah, said that in a future war all of Israel “will be struck by our rockets,” The Jerusalem Post reported Saturday. In the interview with the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen television station, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah also dismissed Israel’s...

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The IDF sent a team of 130 troops to Brazil, where a dam collapsed causing massive flooding and killing at least 58 people, The Times of Israel reported Monday. The Israeli effort earned a thumbs up from Brazil’s newly-elected President Jair Bolsonaro on Twitter. Officials in the Brazilian state of...

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Ask an Israeli where her purse is from, and you’ll likely receive the smug answer, “from abroad.” This, of course, comes as no surprise to anyone who’s ever strolled down New York’s Fifth Avenue or London’s Oxford Street since there are few things Israelis love more than shopping outside the...

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The Qatari envoy to Gaza said that the United Nations will take over the distribution of aid money to Hamas, The Times of Israel reported Friday. “The first project will be signed with the UN on Monday at a value of $20 million for a temporary cash-for-work program to last...

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Israel has warned Ireland that the advancement of “hypocritical and anti-Semitic” pro-boycott legislation will have serious repercussions for the relationship between the two countries, The Times of Israel reported Friday. Irish Ambassador to Israel Alison Kelly was given an “angry rebuke” over what Israel’s Foreign Ministry described as a “scandalous”...

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