The United Kingdom is planning to introduce new guidelines that forbid local councils from undermining British foreign policy by waging their own boycott campaigns against other nations, The Guardian reported on Saturday. The directive, which will be issued early next year, will emphasize that local governing bodies must pursue policies...
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The IDF has intensified efforts to collect information on ISIS-Sinai Province, the Islamic State’s affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula, after the group issued several threats against the Jewish state, Ynet reported on Sunday. Military Intelligence has added ‘heavy’ and classified operative layers to its efforts to increase and improve the...
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The international body governing the sport of sailing will be investigating Malaysia for its failure to issue Israeli athletes visas to compete in the Youth Sailing World Championships in Langkawi, Malaysia, The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday. The Israel Sailing Association (ISA) informed World Sailing that Malaysia would not allow Yoav...
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An Israeli-developed blood test that can potentially detect an early stage of Alzheimer’s disease years before the onset of noticeable symptoms has begun clinical trials in the United States. NeuroQuest Development Center is working with the University of California-San Diego to collect and process blood samples for the tests, which...
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, threatened to invade Israel and massacre Jews, The Times of Israel reported on Saturday. ISIS forces are “coming closer” and will “soon meet [the Jews] in Palestine,” al-Baghdadi declared in an audio recording released online. “Israel will pay a heavy price at the hands...
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Silent Partner, an Israeli device to quiet snoring, has recently exceeded its crowdfunding goals and attracted interest from the country’s high-tech community, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. Created by Netanel Eyal and Yoni Bazak, the Silent Partner smart patch fits around the nose and employs Active Noise Cancellation...
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A group of 47 prominent religious-Zionist rabbis signed a letter denouncing Jewish terror and supporting the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, in its investigation of the fatal firebombing of an Arab home in July, The Times of Israel reported on Friday. “We condemn and reject all the detestable manifestations...
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The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, announced that it broke up a large Hamas terror cell that operated an explosives laboratory and planned to carry out suicide bombings, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. The majority of the cell’s members were students at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, near Jerusalem, and...
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The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology broke ground for the Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) in Shantou, on December 16. Due to open in 2016, it is expected eventually to accommodate 4,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students in engineering, science and life science. Leading the ceremony were former Israeli...
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Saleh al-Arouri, a top Hamas terrorist who manages the group’s operations in the West Bank, was reportedly expelled from Turkey under pressure from the United States and Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported on Monday. According to the Post, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, and Hamas leader Khaled...
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