ElMindA, the Israeli pioneer in neuroscience-based technology for analyzing brain network functionality, has announced an oversubscribed $28 million round of Series C financing. The proceeds will be used to continue advancement of ElMindA’s proprietary BNA (Brain Network Activation) system, which uses multi-channel EEG-ERP electrophysiology technology to provide a more accurate, objective...

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has publicly confirmed for the first time that he turned down a peace offer in 2008 that would have provided for an independent Palestinian state containing all of the Gaza Strip, much of the West Bank (with land swaps), and a tunnel connecting the two areas. Abbas made his comments...

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Israel’s security cabinet declared the Hamas-affiliated northern branch of the Islamic Movement an illegal organization late Monday night, The Jerusalem Post reported. Israel has resolved to outlaw a domestic Islamist movement with ties to Hamas and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, according to a press release distributed early Tuesday morning by...

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Four Israeli pioneers in their fields are included on this year’s MIT Technology Review list — 35 Innovators Under 35. The annual honor roll pays tribute to young people who are revolutionizing the next generation of technological breakthroughs. Gilad Evrony, 33, is honored as a pioneer for his out-of-the-box brain...

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An op-ed published in the official Palestinian Authority newspaper, Al-Hayat al-Jadida, accused Israel’s intelligence agency, the Mossad, of orchestrating Friday’s terror attacks in Paris and equated Israel with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), The Times of Israel reported on Sunday. “It is not a coincidence that human blood...

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In the wake of the terror assault in Paris Friday evening, a leading French news website has suggested that the most deadly location, the Bataclan theater, may have been chosen for its known Jewish and Israel connections. More than 100 people were murdered and scores more injured after gunmen threw...

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The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution expressing support for Israel and strongly condemning the ongoing wave of Palestinian terror, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Thursday. The resolution, which passed by unanimous consent on Tuesday, condemned in the “harshest terms possible” attacks that have left 11 Israelis dead and...

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An Israeli father and son were killed after Palestinian gunmen fired on the car their family was traveling in near Hebron, The Times of Israel reported Friday. The mother and another son were injured, and three daughters were not injured but treated for shock. Just before 3 p.m. on Friday,...

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Microsoft has announced the buyout of Israeli data protection firm, Secure Islands. “Furthering Microsoft’s investments in security technology, I am pleased to announce today that Microsoft has signed an agreement to acquire Secure Islands, an innovator in advanced information protection solutions,” said Takeshi Numoto, Microsoft corporate VP Cloud and Enterprise...

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Germany’s ruling party, the Christian Democratic Union, came out strongly against the European Union’s decision to label products coming from territories captured by Israel in 1967, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Thursday. “This decision might not bring advantages in consumer protection,” Jürgen Hardt told JTA on Thursday about new regulations...

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