The latest Gallup poll surveying American attitudes towards Israel was released Monday and reveals that 70% of Americans view Israel favorably. Gallup placed these numbers in context of previous polling, noting: These attitudes, from Gallup’s Feb. 8-11 World Affairs survey, are unchanged from a year ago, suggesting that neither the...

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Writing that “determining how best to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons and not just another Washington test of partisan and political loyalty,” former Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman urged all members of his party to attend Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of Congress next week in...

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Have you ever tried to “ask Siri” a question on your smartphone and received a ridiculous answer? Or been informed by “her,” or ‘him” that what you are saying doesn’t compute? Have you ever been in your car and tried to phone someone by using your voice instead of your...

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The shift of the United States towards Iran is a “big mistake,” said Amos Yadlin, the top candidate for Minister of Defense if the Zionist Union forms the next Israeli government, in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Monday. Yadlin, who currently heads Israel’s Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), also described...

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The boycott movement that targets Israel has “limited impact” on Israel but “directly harms its intended beneficiaries, the Palestinians,” according to an analysis by Carrie Sheffield that was published at Forbes on Sunday. The numbers speak for themselves: Israel (population 8.3 million) has GDP of $291 billion, the Palestinian Territories (population...

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Engaged in an escalating cyber-war with Iran, the United States has enlisted the help of allies, notably Britain and Israel, to counter Tehran’s cyber-attacks, The New York Times reported today. Citing a paper prepared for then-director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith B. Alexander, in 2013, the Times reported: It detailed how the...

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No matter where you live or what language you speak, at some point you will likely need a legal, medical, technical, business or personal document translated into one of the world’s thousands of written languages. Or maybe you’ll want to develop a website, app or book for people in several different countries....

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In an interview with David Ignatius of The Washington Post, Israeli minister of intelligence Yuval Steinitz explained the Israeli government’s reservations over the emerging nuclear deal with Iran. One element of Steinitz’ opposition is that the current deal being discussed would not give the West a chance to respond if Iran decided to sneak to...

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A letter circulated by “the most left-leaning” Democratic members of the House of Representatives urging a delay in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress next month garnered the signatures of only 23 of the 188 Democratic representatives. The Associated Press reported: Almost two dozen liberal Democrats on Thursday asked...

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Haaretz reported Wednesday that Hamas announced plans to establish military units to fight Israel from southern Lebanon, illustrating renewed cooperation and improving ties between Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. This development also signals a Hamas attempt to open a new front against Israel. Hamas’s effort to repair ties with Iran is a...

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