In the wake of $5.4 billion in pledges, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called yesterday’s conference in Cairo for rebuilding Gaza a “great success.” Qatar pledged $1 billion, while Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States would pledge $212 million and the European Union pledged over $500...

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On Wednesday, The Washington Post explained how Israel plans to become a “cybersecurity superpower.” The article recounted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vision to for Israel to “not only to have the best military wonks in the world, but also to partner Israel’s high-tech military with the country’s venture capitalists and young computer talent to offer...

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TOYOTA Information Technology Center is co-hosting a meetup/hackathon in Israel to find new initiatives for automotive technology. The October 23-24, 2014 event in Tel Aviv will be the first tech event put on by a large Japanese corporation in Israel, allowing programmers and entrepreneurs to present ideas on improving car...

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The Jewish Chronicle reported Tuesday that bilateral trade relations between the United Kingdom and Israel have reached a record high. Figures released by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics reveal that trade has increased by 28% between the period of January and August of this year, as compared to the...

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Satellite imagery released Wednesday by Israeli media outlets revealed that a previously reported Monday explosion has done significant damage to Iran’s military facility at Parchin, where the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog (IAEA) believes Iranian scientists conducted research into the development of nuclear warheads: Satellite images obtained by Israel Defense and...

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Pulse Secure recently acquired MobileSpaces, the Israel-based leading provider of mobile security for the app-centric enterprise, in a deal reported to be worth over $100 million. MobileSpaces is a specialist in the BYOD (bring your own device) market, meaning it helps organizations guard sensitive information even when employees bring their...

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UN Watch revealed Tuesday that European Union (EU) representatives had stopped attending United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions that focused on permanent agenda item 7 since last month. The move prompted outrage among Arab and Muslim nations. UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer was quoted (video embedded below) on the...

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In response to urgent pleas from the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the US government and other countries, Israel is sending more than a million shekels’ worth of medical equipment, as well as expert personnel to fight the spread of the African Ebola epidemic that has claimed 3,400 lives...

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Hezbollah fighters on Tuesday attacked an Israeli convoy with a roadside bomb planted inside Israeli territory, injuring two soldiers and triggering concerns that the Iran-backed terror group may be shifting its posture toward the Jewish state and risking deterioration along the Israel-Lebanon border. The attack – which was quickly claimed...

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Tel Aviv University researchers are literally setting a new gold standard in cardiac tissue engineering to develop functional substitutes for damaged heart tissues. Because heart cells cannot multiply and cardiac muscles contain few stem cells, heart tissue is unable to repair itself after a heart attack. So, Dr. Tal Dvir...

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