Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah stated in a speech on Tuesday that the Iran-backed terror organization he leads now has the ability to cause damage in Israel equivalent to a nuclear bomb detonation, killing tens of thousands. Nasrallah claimed that Hezbollah wasn’t seeking war with Israel, but said that the terror group’s missiles...

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Germany will not fully normalize ties with Iran until it recognizes Israel, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin Tuesday. Although German government and business leaders have been making overtures to Iran in recent months after the Islamic Republic’s economy was freed up...

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power blasted the UN on Monday for its systemic prejudice against Israel, saying that “bias has extended well beyond Israel as a country [to] Israel as an idea.” Speaking before a model UN at a school in Even Yehuda in Israel, Power pointed out that “Israel is just not treated like...

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Graduates of the Microsoft Ventures Israel Accelerator, which operates as part of Microsoft’s R&D center, raised nearly $9 million in funds or investment offers during the mentoring program. The startups are in fields as varied as e-commerce, tourism, advertising, medicine, and agricultural technology. The Accelerator program is designed to take...

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When the Spanish soccer superclub Real Madrid—the world’s most valuable sports franchise, according to Forbes—decided to beef up their official mobile app, they turned to Sportech Interactech, the Spanish subsidiary of the Israeli company Interacting Technology. Sportech Interactech plans to use its tech expertise to acquire more users, enhance interactions among Real fans,...

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Israel’s center-left Labor Party unanimously voted to adopt leader Isaac Herzog’s proposal to unilaterally disengage from the West Bank, Ha’aretz reported on Monday. The plan takes into account Herzog’s assessment last month that a two-state solution is currently “unrealistic.” In a speech presenting his plan at the party convention in Tel Aviv,...

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Among the many eclectic gifts to be included in the Academy Awards’ gift basket for Oscar nominees is a $55,000 first-class trip to Israel. Hollywood’s top celebrities could stay in a luxury suite at one of the country’s best hotels, like the Waldorf Astoria in Jerusalem (the seventh-best hotel in the world...

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The mother of one of two Israeli Arab girls who stabbed an Israeli security guard on Thursday apologized for her daughter’s actions, thanked the guard for subduing the pair without opening fire, and expressed wishes that he should have a long life, The Times of Israel reported on Friday. The...

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Oxford University Press (OUP) has teamed up with three Israeli education technology companies to boost its online services. The distinguished British publishing house, which publishes more than 6,000 titles a year and sells more than 110 million units annually, announced collaborations with the Israeli startups Tiny Tap, Total Boox and KIDOZ. Last...

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The head of Iran’s armed forces said that Tehran does “not pay attention” to United Nations resolutions banning its development of ballistic missiles, and indicated that its missile program is a threat against Iran’s enemies, including Israel, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency. “Iran’s missile capability and its missile program will become stronger,”...

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