According to a report Sunday, the IDF saved Irish United Nations troops who had come under fire from militants in Syria near the border with the Golan Heights. The Times of Israel reports: Senior military sources said that Irish soldiers would have been killed or taken captive if it weren’t...
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On Friday, Israel Hayom reported that the Shin Bet security agency informed Israeli political leaders of at least ten Israeli Arabs who had joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Shin Bet security service officials believe that at least 10 Israeli Arabs have joined the Islamic State terrorist group and are...
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Who knew that slime could be such a pest? Also known as biofilm, that slimy bacteria that builds up on food and in the kitchen makes millions of people sick every year. And not just in developing countries with poor sanitation. Slime is the root cause of many bacterial infections...
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A range of outlets and analysts are working to unpack newly revealed evidence – first released by the Israeli military during a Wednesday briefing held at its Tel Aviv headquarters – documenting Israeli and Hamas tactics during the recent 50-day hot conflict fought in the Gaza Strip. Reuters led its...
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On Wednesday, researcher Dr. Anat Berko wrote of her recent visit to an Israeli Arab village, where she found an under-reported respect that many Israeli Arabs have for their state. Berko focused on a local business owner, Muhammad, explaining: A while ago we went to get the car fixed in one of the Arab...
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UN Watch revealed today that William Schabas, a human rights law professor who was appointed to head the United Nation Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) commission to investigate possible war crimes during Operation Protective Edge, prejudged Israel in an interview he gave in July (audio embedded below). In the interview with the...
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A multi-ethnic team of surgeons with Save a Child’s Heart operated successfully on 10-month-old Fajar at an Israeli medical center. Three days before the ceasefire that has brought quiet in Israel and Gaza, an officer in the Palestinian Authority in Gaza braved the danger to bring his 10-month-old daughter, Fajar,...
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will propose a timetable for talks with Israel during a meeting with Arab League foreign ministers slated for September 7. Palestinian supreme judge Mahmoud al-Habbash said Abbas wants to garner support from Arab countries for nine months of talks with Israel. The plan…includes three months of...
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Today, a number of mortar shells fired from Syria exploded in an open area in the Golan Heights. The IDF responded to the source of the mortar fire. The Times of Israel reports: Israel responded by firing a Tamuz missile at the origin of the attack. An IDF spokesperson said the...
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The Times of Israel reported yesterday on recent cooperative agreements between Israeli and American universities. The article highlighted a recently concluded agreement between Cleveland State University and the University of Haifa. The agreement was signed by CSU President Ronald Berkman and University of Haifa Rector David Faraggi, who was in Cleveland for...
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