The city of Tel Aviv prides itself on being a city that never sleeps, and new archaeology findings support that claim – even dating back 5,000 years. The Israel Antiquities Authority, which is conducting salvage excavations prior to the construction of office buildings in its city center, announced the unearthing...

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An IDF colonel who works on Israel’s air defense system told a conference that Iran is upgrading Hezbollah’s arsenal by adding guidance systems to some the terror group’s rockets, making them an even bigger threat to Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. Speaking at the Israel Air and Missile Defense...

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A neighborhood club, Sayeret Chesed Yechudit (SAHI)—in English, the Special Grace Unit—empowers disenfranchised Israeli teens by turning them into anonymous goodwill ambassadors. SAHI youth engage in weekly food distribution, and help people with disabilities, the elderly, and Holocaust survivors with shopping, chores, and home repairs. They visit hospitals and nursing...

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The complex process of valuation — determining the current worth of a private startup or its securities – has been disrupted by a breakthrough cloud-based software platform from Israeli financial-tech startup AlgoValue. Built by former PricewaterhouseCoopers valuation experts Raphael Meyara and Tsachi Hageg, AlgoValue’s SaaS (Software as a Service) platform...

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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Ron Prosor lambasted the international body on Tuesday for its discriminatory behavior towards Israel, arguing that the once-venerable institution has been hijacked by undemocratic regimes that wield it as a means to further their own political ends. In an op-ed published by The...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today issued a sharply worded condemnation of the West’s decision to continue nuclear talks with Iran, in light of the latest threat made by Iran against Israel. The Times of Israel reported: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday excoriated world powers over their dogged pursuit...

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For three days in Tel Aviv, a group of innovators and makers recently took part in a unique marathon geared to producing affordable and cutting-edge products that will significantly improve the lives of people living with disabilities. The TOM:TLV make-a-thon brought together technologists, designers, therapists, and people with disabilities who...

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The Palestinian Authority has denied that an Israeli move to unfreeze the PA’s tax revenues was part of a deal to get the Palestinians to halt their bid to have Israel prosecuted at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Ha’aretz reported yesterday. The report cited an anonymous senior Palestinian official. “We continue to...

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Though coalition negotiations are not yet complete, members of the 20th Knesset, including 39 first-timers, were sworn in in a ceremony today. President Reuven “Ruby” Rivlin exhorted the legislators “to attend to the needs of the nation, saying ‘the time has come to return to the main players — the...

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Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi, the commander of Iran’s Basij militia, said in an interview that “erasing Israel off the map” is “nonnegotiable,” The Times of Israel reported today. Naqdi’s comments were made public as Iran and six world powers prepared Tuesday to issue a general statement agreeing to continue...

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