Supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement are routinely threatening artists who are set to perform in Israel, with a number of entertainers saying that the harassment has led them to fear for their lives, Ynet reported on Monday. Patrick Losinski, the producer of the Titans of Metal...

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Imagine an artificial skin that heals itself. Imagine a prosthetic limb that has a sense of touch. These incredible advances are a step closer to reality thanks to chemical engineering researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. Inspired by the natural healing properties of human skin, Prof. Hossam...

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An Israeli woman was stabbed to death and a man was injured during three separate terror attacks on Sunday, The Times of Israel reported. The woman, 21-year-old Hadar Buchris of Safed, was stabbed in the afternoon while waiting for a bus at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank....

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Sanctions imposed on Iran for violations of the nuclear deal should be used to pay damages to American victims of Iranian-sponsored terror, Daniel Miller, a survivor of a 1997 terror attack in Jerusalem, wrote in an op-ed published Friday in The Orlando Sentinel. According to a prepared testimony (.pdf) that Miller presented at...

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The magazine Condé Nast Traveler has named Jerusalem one of the best cities in the world as part of its Readers’ Choice Awards. The airline El Al, as well as hotels in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Eilat were chosen as among the world’s best in their respective categories.   “Long a...

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Ezra Schwartz, a teenager from Sharon, Massachusetts, was identified as the American killed in a terror attack near Alon Shvut in the West Bank on Thursday, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. Schwartz, 18, was one of three people killed Thursday near the settlement of Alon Shvut. He reportedly was studying for a...

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After a soccer match between Germany and the Netherlands was cancelled on Tuesday due to a bomb threat, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency said that his country should respond to terror like Israel does, Ynet reported on Wednesday. Hans-Georg Maassen, president of Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, observed in...

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Two people were killed and one injured in a Palestinian stabbing attack in southern Tel Aviv on Thursday, shortly before three others were killed and at least five others were wounded in a shooting and car ramming attack in the West Bank. In Tel Aviv, a 36-year-old Palestinian assaulted his victims as they were...

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When you open a bottle of pills you bought at the pharmacy, you assume that the manufacturer has sophisticated processes in place to assure the medicine or vitamins will do the job they’re supposed to. The integrity of the seal and how it could affect the contents of the bottle...

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Israel’s economy grew by an annualized 2.5 percent in the third quarter of 2015, largely due to an increase in private spending and exports, Reuters reported on Monday. Israel’s economy bounced back in the third quarter after a weak first half, growing by an annualized 2.5 percent on the heels...

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