In a sign of the warming ties between Israel and Arab countries, three Iraqi delegations visited the Jewish State in recent months, while the leader of Iraq’s Ummah Party Mithal al-Alusi recently said that establishing ties with Israel was in his country’s “interest.” The Times of Israel reported on Sunday...

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Israeli nonprofit organization SpaceIL is launching Israel’s first unmanned aircraft to the moon in early 2019, and is using the occasion to inspire children on Planet Earth. The Little Spacecraft tells the story of Berrie, a toy spacecraft based on SpaceIL’s real spacecraft, Beresheet (Genesis). Berrie dreams of going to the moon, but...

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International institutions devoted to promoting peace and cooperation are admirable in theory but in practice, during 2018, two of them — the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency — have failed to live up to their founding principles and protect Israel. The UN, according to its charter, was...

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The national security adviser to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that Brazil had the “clear intention” to move the country’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, although no official date has been set for the relocation, The Times of Israel reported. The president’s senior adviser Augusto Heleno charged...

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December 2018 didn’t see any mega investments for Israeli companies but over the course of the year Israeli tech companies raised a total of $6.47 billion across 623 funding deals, report Tel Aviv-based IVC Research Center and Israeli law firm Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer and Sullivan & Worcester. This is the...

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Two Roman busts were found in early December near the Israeli city of Beit She’an by a local resident who spotted the top of one sticking out of the ground as she was walking with her husband. The couple called the Israel Antiquities Authority Theft Prevention Unit, and inspectors were...

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Both the United States and Israel have withdrawn from UNESCO, described by outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley as one of “the most corrupt and politically biased UN agencies,” Fox News reported Tuesday. Both countries had notified UNESCO, the UN’s cultural and scientific agency, of their intent to...

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The Palestinian Authority (PA) sentenced Issam Akel, a United States citizen, to life in prison for the crime of selling land to Jews, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. Akel, who is a resident of Jerusalem, had been arrested in October, though the circumstances of the arrest still remain unclear. According to...

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Ask Israelis about the local postal service and you’ll likely hear a rapid stream of complaints, particularly about the long lines in post offices and oft-slow package deliveries. But these pet peeves might soon be a thing of the past, as the Israel Postal Company decides to harness the power...

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Tel Aviv will soon have a very substantial addition to its skyline – a fourth Azrieli Center tower, this time in the shape of a spiral, to join the city’s landmark trio of buildings. Once completed, it is set to be the tallest tower in Israel. The 91-story spiral tower...

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