In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court determined the Jerusalem Passport Law was unconstitutional in a ruling that the Associated Press wrote “underscores the president’s authority in foreign affairs.” The court ruled 6-3 that Congress overstepped its bounds when it approved the law in 2002. It would have...

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An administrator at Federal University of Santa Maria in Brazil sent out an urgent request for information on all Israeli students and faculty members at the institution, the Inside Higher Ed reported today. The university said it was gathering information to comply with Brazil’s version of a public records request — in...

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An article published in the latest issue of The Weekly Standard highlighted the IDF’s international law unit, called “Dabla,” and described the lengths the IDF and Dabla go through to avoid civilian casualties when conducting airstrikes. The IDF uses the first document​—​called a “target card”​—​when commanders prepare strikes against enemy targets. During the Gaza...

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Israel’s foreign ministry blasted the Swiss government for funding an exhibit by the anti-IDF group Breaking the Silence, Agence France-Presse reported Wednesday. Israel’s newly appointed deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely is determined to prevent the exhibit from taking place, ordering both the ministry and Israel’s embassy in Bern to examine ways of...

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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed into law a measure prohibiting the state from doing business with any firm that boycotts Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. The bill makes no mention of Israel directly, but prevents public entities from contracting with businesses engaging in the “boycott of a person or an...

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Representatives of the Israeli government and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia met publicly in Washington D.C. to discuss their governments’ shared concern about the threat posed by Iran, The New York Times reported Thursday. A new merging of strategic interests between Saudi Arabia and Israel was on display on Thursday as...

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In an essay published Wednesday in the Times of Israel, Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz stated that President Barack Obama does not understand the concerns of the Israeli people, despite Obama’s claims to the contrary. Horovitz stated that he endorses “every word” Obama has said about resolving the conflict with the...

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An Israeli company, Bidalgo, has developed a system of personalizing advertising on Facebook, and expects to reach as much $100 million in revenue this year, David Shamah of The Times of Israel reported today. According to co-founder and CTO Niv Yemini, Bidalgo has developed algorithms to determine the most effective message to each...

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Israel has “hard evidence” that Iran conducted weaponization work as part of their nuclear research, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon told The Washington Post’s Lally Weymouth in a wide-ranging interview published on Tuesday. Ya’alon made this revelation while discussing Iran’s refusal to allow inspections of military sites as part of any nuclear deal. He also explained the...

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Israeli startups in the field of aviation and tourism have a new vehicle for skyrocketing to the stars: El Al Israel Airlines’ new Cockpit hub and accelerator. According to Business Development Director Nimrod Borovitz, El Al is one of the first airlines to establish such a hub. “The aim of...

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