The Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to a deal to allow for the reconstruction of Gaza following Operation Protective Edge. Reuters reports: The United Nations, Israel and the Palestinian Authority have reached a deal to allow reconstruction work to begin in the war-torn Gaza Strip with U.N. monitoring of the...
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Foamix Pharmaceuticals, an Israeli biotech developing topical foam treatments for a range of dermatological treatments, has announced terms for its IPO. The Rehovot-based company plans to raise $65 million, according to a press release from IPO investment firm Renaissance Capital. Foamix is set to enter Phase III trials for its...
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The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which was established in 1974 to “[m]aintain the ceasefire between Israel and Syria” and … “[s]upervise the areas of separation and limitation, as provided in the May 1974 Agreement on Disengagement,” withdrew its peacekeepers from Syrian territory today because “the situation has deteriorated...
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i24 reported today on a survey showing that Israel now ranks as the fourth most-educated nation in the world, trailing only Russia, Canada, and Japan. The survey, based on data collected by the The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), measured the percentage of a country’s population holding a college degree....
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On her Facebook page yesterday, opposition MK Shelly Yachimovich blasted the the reservists from the IDF’s elite unit 8200 who wrote a letter last week that “expressed their refusal to take part in any action designed to ‘harm the Palestinian population’ in the West Bank and Gaza.” The Times of...
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On the day singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga performed together in Tel Aviv, some 300 Hollywood stars and behind-the-lens staff put their name to an ad in The New York Times decrying Hamas’ raison d’être and its actions. We, the undersigned, are saddened by the devastating loss of life...
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The trailers and poster advertisements for the third installment of the widely popular Hunger Games franchise has sewn Israeli fashion designer Alon Livne into the hype surrounding the newest film, Mockingjay: Part 1. Actress Jena Malone, playing Johanna Mason, dons Livne’s all-white dress gown which “juxtaposes the flowing drapery of classic statuary while the...
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex) walked off stage in protest after being heckled for defending Israel at an event sponsored by In Defense of Christians (video embedded below). Though the event was organized “to raise awareness about the threats to Arab minorities” posed by groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS),...
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Forty five Fijian peacekeepers from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Syria were released today by al-Nusra Front, a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda. The IDF has confirmed that the peacekeepers are now in Israel. YNet reports: The IDF spokesperson confirmed Thursday afternoon that the 45 Fijian peacekeepers that had been...
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Immediately prior to President Barack Obama’s ISIS speech on Wednesday, Israeli government ministers and senior security officers gathered to discuss the threats posed by Islamist terror organizations in the region. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) head Yoram Cohen, Police Commissioner Yohanan...
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