Yesterday, the IDF’s official blog presented an analysis by a senior IDF officer concerning the security challenges facing Israel on its northern border with Lebanon. According to the report, Hezbollah is continuing to affirm its presence in the area, and “for the first time in years, Hezbollah flags can be seen near the...

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Antonio Forzieri, an executive at the computer security firm Symantec, was impressed with what he saw of Israeli hacking teams, The Times of Israel reported today. “I’ve seen hackers at work all over Europe and the US, and Israeli hackers are younger, faster, and smarter than those in almost any...

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A major foreign policy address given on Thursday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who in recent weeks has been politically strengthened by a growing consensus that the Jewish state emerged strengthened from its summer war against Hamas – saw the Israeli premier outlining Jerusalem’s posture on a range...

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On Wednesday, a senior Israeli army official confirmed that Israel is supplying intelligence information to the United States to help fight the Islamic State of Iran and Syria (ISIS). Interviewing with the Israeli daily, Ha’aretz, the official also focused on the terrorist group’s financing. A senior Israel Defense Forces officer said Wednesday...

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US aerospace company Lockheed Martin has formed a technology-focused Israeli subsidiary, Lockheed Martin Israel, that will focus on cybersecurity, enterprise information technology, data centers, mobile, analytics and cloud, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Earlier this year, Lockheed Martin signed an agreement with EMC Corporation to jointly...

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Yesterday, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) published a translated statement from an Iranian professor criticizing his nation’s nuclear program and its stance towards Israel. Sadegh Zibakalam, a professor of political science at the University of Tehran, made the remarks at an academic conference in May of this year....

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While the world focuses on ISIS and its terror threat, as far as Israel is concerned the Iranian nuclear program is the main concern, according to Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz. “The Iranians continue in their insistence now as they did under Ahmadinejad, to retain most of the centrifuges...

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The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday that Israeli intelligence believes that “Hamas cooperated with global jihadi elements who used the Sinai Peninsula to fire rockets on Eilat.” Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, the chief al-Qaida-linked group in Sinai, maintains strong links with the Gaza Strip, partnering up with groups such as the Popular...

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Here’s some sweet news: The military conflict with Gaza won’t put a sting on honey availability in Israel. About 1,600 tons of honey is consumed by Israelis every Rosh Hashana to symbolize the hope of a sweet Jewish New Year ahead. And despite the sticky situation in the south, Israel’s...

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A survey of the top universities in the world ranked four Israeli universities among the top 300, The Times of Israel reported today. The QS World University Rankings, which take into account research, teaching, graduate employability, and international outlook, were released on Tuesday. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem was named the...

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