Media in the Arabic world reported over the weekend that Israel attacked targets on the ground in Syrian twice within 48 hours to prevent the transfer of advanced weapons to Hezbollah. Al-Arabiya TV reported (Arabic link) that the first attack took place on Wednesday night in the mountains of Qalamoun, near the...

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Avraham Neguise, who made aliyah from Ethiopia thirty years ago, was one of 39 new members elected in March to serve in the twentieth Knesset. A member of the Likud party, Neguise is the sixth Ethiopian-Israeli elected to Knesset and the only one to serve in the new term. According to...

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Terrorists based in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at Israel’s southern district late on Thursday as the state was celebrating its 67th Independence Day. One rocket exploded in an open, uninhabited area near Sderot while another fell short and landed within the Strip. While no casualties were reported, and...

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Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired abaGada digital performance marketing agency for a reported price of $60 -$90 million, marking its first Israeli acquisition. abaGada will become part of Dentsu Aegis Network and serve as its iProspect branch in Israel. “This acquisition marks another important step in the continued growth of...

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Visibly moved by the honor, Lucy Aharish, an Arab-Israeli news anchor, was the first of fourteen Israelis to light a ceremonial torch to mark the beginning of Israeli Independence Day celebrations, The Times of Israel reported today. Aharish was teary-eyed when she said she was lighting the torch “for all human...

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In a closed session with journalists last week held in honor of Israel Independence Day, for which The Tower was in attendance, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin shared his pride in being an Israeli and in Israel’s status as a Jewish and democratic state. I must say I was born nine years before...

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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin spoke out strongly on the question of the Armenian genocide in a closed session with journalists held last week in Jerusalem in honor of Israel Independence Day. The comments, made in response to a question posed by The Tower and cleared for publication today, will do...

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Starting this evening local time, Israel began its observance of Yom Hazikaron, Remembrance Day, to honor those who fell while defending the state of Israel. Tonight, we remember 23,320 fallen soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice defending #Israel #Yomhazikaron pic.twitter.com/jONZtIW62W — IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) April 21, 2015 At a ceremony at the Western...

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The NaNose technology, first used in detecting lung cancer, has now been shown as an effective tool in detecting early-stage gastric (stomach) cancer as well. According to a study in the medical journal, Gut, the diagnostic tool developed by Dr. Hossam Haick of the Technion Institute of Technology matched the...

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Israel will released nearly $500 million in tax revenues it collected for the Palestinian Authority according to an agreement reached by the two sides, Bloomberg News reported Saturday. Israel suspended the funds in January to protest the Palestinians’ decision to join the International Criminal Court. Palestinians have threatened to seek...

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