Ambassador Yehuda Avner, a speechwriter, advisor and confidante to five Israeli prime ministers, died today at 86. A native of Manchester, England, Avner emigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine in 1947 and fought in Israel’s War of Independence. The Times of Israel recounted Avner’s career: Avner, a member of...

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Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer hosted a number Congressional Democrats for dinner last night, “to discuss the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran,” Politico reported yesterday. Set up by New York Rep. Steve Israel, the dinner at the ambassador’s residence was a chance for the Democrats and Dermer...

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Street Capture’s one-off furniture made from graffiti pays homage to Tel Aviv’s old-school craftsmen and young street culture. From their studio in South Tel Aviv’s Florentin neighborhood, industrial designers and best friends Ariel Zuckerman and Eran Shimshovic watched as month by month, more carpenters were closing shop permanently amid the...

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized today for remarks he made last week about the Arab turnout for the election, The Times of Israel reported. A video of the apology that was posted to Netanyahu’s Facebook page is embedded below. “I know the things I said several days ago offended some...

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The United States acceded to a request from Israel not to attend today’s session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, The Jerusalem Post reported: The United States on Monday joined Israel in boycotting the United Nations Human Rights Council debate Monday on Israeli violations of human rights in...

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Israel’s former ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, issued a rebuke on his Facebook page on Saturday of President Barack Obama’s comments saying that Israel’s democracy could erode, The Times of Israel reported on Sunday. The American-born Oren, who was elected Tuesday to the Knesset with the Kulanu party,...

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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin today began receiving nominations for prime minister from representatives of all the parties elected to Israel’s 20th Knesset. After meeting with members of the Likud, Zionist Union, Joint List, Jewish Home, Shas and United Torah Judaism parties, Rivlin received 51 nominations for Likud leader and incumbent...

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RescueDose is developing robotic medication dispensers to eliminate human error and risk, especially for those handling radiopharmaceuticals. Radiopharmaceuticals are drugs that contain radioactive ingredients. Every time a drug is dispensed there is a risk of human error, and with that comes the risk of injury to the patient. In the case...

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Four years ago, investors rejected Rami Parham’s concept of a wearable device for interacting with one’s digital environment based on finger movement sensing. But he didn’t give up, and when the wearable technology wave hit in 2013, Parham’s MUV Interactive was in the right place at the right time. In...

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On Thursday, Israel facilitated the entry of 1,000 tons of cement into the Gaza Strip, which remains the stronghold of terrorist group Hamas, according to a report by AFP. The cement entered Gaza in 175 truckloads through the Kerem Shalom border crossing and was paid for by Qatar, a strong...

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