Kibbutzim are moving away from their origins as socialist agricultural collectives by joining Israel’s entrepreneurial high-tech world, The Wall Street Journal reported (Google link) Tuesday. Kibbutz Sasa, near the border with Lebanon, was originally known for its orchards and dairy cows, but now its most successful endeavor is the cyber-security startup...

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to stop using “inflammatory” rhetoric regarding the Temple Mount, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday, citing Israel Radio. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that he fears recent inflammatory statements will increase tensions in Jerusalem, Israel Radio...

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George Washington University announced Monday that it was creating an Israel Studies program, including an endowed professorship, in the latest example of universities developing closer ties with Israel. The endowed position will be named after Rabbi Max Ticktin, a recently retired professor of Hebrew at GW and a former assistant...

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“Education Without Borders,” a special photo exhibition opening today (September 21) at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, showcases a unique Israeli initiative that provides continuing education for hospitalized children, including Arabs and Syrian refugees. Israel’s Ministry of Education mandates that all children hospitalized for more than three...

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Niamh Bushnell, Dublin’s Commissioner of Start-Ups, said that she’s “blown away” by the Israel tech sector, in a report Wednesday by David Shamah, The Times of Israel’s technology reporter. Bushnell observed both similarities and differences between her country, Ireland, and Israel. Both countries, being small, don’t necessarily have the markets for...

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The Syrian army is now using advanced Russian weapons, a sign of increased Russian involvement in the country’s civil war, Reuters reported today. The reported cited a Syrian military source. “The weapons are highly effective and very accurate, and hit targets precisely,” the source said in response to a question about Russian...

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President Barack Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on November 9, the White House confirmed today. They are scheduled to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, strategies to counter ISIS, and other regional issues. Obama had mentioned that plans for the meeting were already underway in a conference call with...

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Private equity investments in Israel hit an all-time high in the second quarter of 2015, the Israel Venture Capital (IVC) research center said today. David Shamah, technology reporter for The Times of Israel, reported more. According to Marianna Shapira, Research Manager at IVC, “Israeli high-tech companies appealed to many private equity investors,...

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If her speech Wednesday at the Brookings Institution is any indication, Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy agenda will mark a break with her former boss, President Barack Obama, according to a Washington Post analysis. Notably, the Democratic presidential candidate and former secretary of state advocated for confronting Iran more forcefully despite her announced support...

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Israel is prepared to resume peace negotiations with the Palestinians right away, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his British counterpart David Cameron in London on Wednesday. “I want to say here in 10 Downing Street, and reaffirm again, that I am ready to resume direct negotiations with the Palestinians with...

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