Israel’s surf is the star of two new edgy videos that show off the country’s waves as never before. Surfing in Israel just got a major visual boost thanks to Arthur Rashkovan, the Vans Israel go-to-guy, and the team (including film director Yakir Avrahami) he put together for an amazing video...

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The Israel Ministry of Science has announced a call for proposals in a new research program devoted to developing scientific and technological innovations for Israel’s elderly. The program’s budget for 2015 provides up to NIS 15 million (about $4.2 million) in grants for Israeli researchers working toward practical solutions for...

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A headless corpse was discovered Wednesday by residents of the northern Sinai, bearing a note accusing the victim of spying for Israel. Reuters reports: Residents from a village south of the town of Sheikh Zuweid in northern Sinai told Reuters by phone that the decapitated body bore a note signed by...

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Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon traveled to Azerbaijan today for a two day visit to Iran’s northern neighbor. The Jerusalem Post reports: Ya’alon met with the Azeri President Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev, as well as with the country’s Defense Minister, Zakir Hasanov, and Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, as well as senior officials...

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Last week, the Switzerland-based World Economic Forum (WEF) released its Global Competitiveness Report. Israel ranked 27th out of 144 nations overall, and ranked third for innovation: The report describes Israel’s strengths (.pdf): The country’s main strengths remain its world-class capacity for innovation (3rd), which rests on innovative businesses that benefit from...

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Doctors at Israel’s northern hospitals are used to middle-of-the-night calls to come and treat wounded Syrians brought across the border for Israeli medical aid. However, the 12-year-old Syrian boy who arrived in serious condition over the weekend to the IDF border post was the first to make the trek by donkey from...

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On Sunday, Israel’s The Marker reported that flights originating at Ben-Gurion Airport will now be able to take Israeli Muslims to Mecca for the Hajj. The flights will begin later this month. The Algemeiner reports: In a possible sign of improved relations between Israel and the Saudi Kingdom, some 766 Israeli Muslim...

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Israeli intelligence and satellite imagery is helping the United States and its allies build their campaign against ISIS, the Reuters news agency reported on September 8, citing an unnamed Western diplomat. The Western diplomat said Israeli spy satellites, overflying Iraq at angles and frequencies unavailable from U.S. satellites, had provided...

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Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported Friday that French immigration to Israel is on track to reach 6,000 this year. The report cites a “climate of anti-Semitism” as a primary motivator behind the trend. A Jewish Agency official acknowledged the phenomenon, commenting: “France is today the leading country for Jewish emigration to Israel. It has never been...

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A new study from Tel Aviv University, University of Haifa and Sheba Medical Center shows that involuntary eye movements accurately reflect the presence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as well as the benefits of medical stimulants that are used to treat the disorder. The National Institute of Mental Health...

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