After more than three years of absence, Egypt’s new ambassador to Israel arrived at the Egyptian Embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday. Ambassador Hazem Khairat is soon expected to formally present his credentials to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. “It’s something that has been, that is deeply welcomed in Israel and...

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The manhunt for the suspect accused of committing a shooting spree in the heart of Tel Aviv on Friday is continuing, while Israeli authorities have arrested the man’s brother. Jaudat Milhem was arrested on Friday under suspicion of being an accomplice to the murder allegedly committed by his brother Nashat....

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India announced on Wednesday that it successfully conducted tests of the Barak-8 missile, which was jointly developed with Israel. The Barak-8 system is designed to protect ships from threats over 60 miles away by detecting threats using an advanced radar system developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. Once the missile is launched, the radar system feeds the...

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Two people were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a crowded commercial area of central Tel Aviv on Friday. Police are currently conducting a manhunt for the assailant and trying to ascertain his motives. The shooter’s identity is currently the subject of a gag order, but he is...

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Israeli high-tech startups were red hot in 2015, and are entering 2016 as exciting commodities for investors worldwide, according to numerous end-of-year market reports. Forbes, the World Economic Forum, and the Heritage Foundation all rank Israel among the 30 best economies in the world in which to do business. The...

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Hamas plans to escalate the current terror campaign against Israel with suicide bombings, sources within the Iran-backed terror organization have told Arab media. Members of West Bank sleeper cells have been instructed to seek out targets in Israel such as senior government and defense officials, Ynet reported on Thursday. A cell that had built an...

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The first Israeli college designed to accommodate students on the autism spectrum and with learning disabilities is set to open in March 2016. The college, to be called BE Academic College, which will be run jointly by Beit Ekstein, an organization devoted to helping people with learning and developmental disabilities, and...

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A new study by University of Haifa scientists has identified a new form of activity by brain proteins associated with memory impairments in Alzheimer’s disease, and has also found that “repairing” this activity leads to an improvement in memory. “In the study we found that the nerve cells in the...

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An Israeli-made ventilation device is being used by the U.S. Army to save troops injured in Afghanistan, David Shamah, technology reporter for The Times of Israel, reported on Tuesday. Pocket BVM (bag valve mask device) is the brainchild of Dov Maisel, an American-born Israeli, and his friend Akiva Pollack, both...

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Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah, threatened to attack Israelis Sunday in retaliation for the death of the terrorist Samir Kuntar, who was killed in an airstrike on a Damascus suburb on December 19. “The Israelis should be justifiably worried,” the Hezbollah chief said. “They should be worried along...

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