The incoming Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally presented its government coalition guidelines, which explicitly reaffirmed its commitment to pursue a peace process with the Palestinians. Agence France-Presse (AFP) translated the relevant text: “The government will advance the diplomatic process and strive to reach a peace agreement...

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The state of California is working with Israeli industrialists, government experts, and academics on advanced water technologies and long-term strategies to lessen the effects of its severe drought. One example is the $1 billion ocean-water desalination plant Israel’s IDE Technologies is building to provide 50 million gallons of water daily in...

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Israel has treated 1,600 victims of Syria’s civil war over the last two years, according to a report written by Ron Ben-Yishai for Ynet. Ben-Yishai was on the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights and reported on the transfer of an injured fighter into Israel for treatment. The recent escalation in fighting has led...

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Following his surprise victory in last week’s general election, British Prime Minister David Cameron has named his new cabinet, which includes two well-known supporters of Israel. The first all-Conservative cabinet in eighteen years (during his first term as Prime Minister, Cameron was forced into a coalition with the Liberal Democrats,...

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The Dutch government has restored the pension benefits of a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor whose payments were cut by 35% because she moved to the West Bank to be near her son, The Jerusalem Post reported today. But the government said that it will issue a new policy that could penalize...

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Indian IT giant Infosys is planning to expand its operations in Israel, the financial website Globes reported today. “The Times of India” has reported that Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka has personally headhunted Jake Klein from SAP, one of his former executives, and appointed him VP corporate development in Israel. “The Times...

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A 90-year-old Dutch Holocaust survivor who recently moved to a West Bank settlement near Modi’in to be near her son had her pension check cut by more than a third by the Dutch government, The Times of Israel reported Friday. The woman, a 90-year-old Dutch Holocaust survivor identified in the report...

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Israel purchased four corvette class warships from Germany with an eye towards upgrading its navy and its ability to protect its natural gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea, the Associated Press reported today. The purchase of the ships was announced Monday in Tel Aviv, as the countries were marking 50 years...

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The American defense contractor Lockheed Martin was so impressed with the protection system of the Israeli company Cybereason that Lockheed not only recommended Cybereason’s software to its customers, but also invested $25 million in the company, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Several months ago, Lockheed checked out Cybereason’s protection system,...

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Breaking the Silence, an NGO that has recently been in the news for its criticism of Israel’s actions during last summer’s Operation Protective Edge, was explicitly directed by European charities to prove that Israel acted improperly, the watchdog group NGO Monitor showed in a report released Monday. NGO Monitor’s staff...

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