Some of the 227,100 members of the Facebook club Secret Tel Aviv understandably suspected that the latest person to join — Mark Zuckerberg – must be a fake account, but indeed the actual Facebook cofounder and CEO joined the group earlier this week. Why would the Palo Alto, California resident want to...

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Accompanied by the Israeli ambassador to his nation, the Czech Republic’s Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček visited the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. The Times described Petříček’s visit, accompanied by Israel’s Ambassador the Czech Republic Daniel Meron, to the holy Jewish site...

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Major human rights Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have failed to condemn the barrage of rockets and mortars fired indiscriminately into Israel by Hamas, a survey published Tuesday by the watchdog group NGO Monitor concluded. Even though Hamas fired an estimated 460 projectiles into Israel on Monday and Tuesday — making it the heaviest bombardment...

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A video of the Israeli first-responder organization, United Hatzalah of Israel, produced by the popular Israeli-Arab vlogger (video blogger), NAS Daily, became the most-viewed video about an Israeli non-profit in just one week, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. NAS, as Nuseir Yassin is known, produces one-minute videos on topics of interest...

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Israeli researchers report that they have invented the first fully personalized tissue implant, engineered from a patient’s own materials and cells. The new technology makes it possible to engineer any kind of tissue implant, for the spinal cord, to the heart, or brain, from one small fatty tissue biopsy. “We...

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A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was implemented Tuesday night ending a barrage of some 460 rockets launched into Israel from the Gaza Strip, after Hamas “begged” for one, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, The Jerusalem Post reported. Netanyahu’s assessment was backed up by unnamed Israeli officials, who...

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The urban culinary festival OpenRestaurants is returning to Jerusalem for the third year, beginning Tuesday until November 17. One hundred events will showcase the aromas, sounds, and tastes of the city with the participation of cultural institutions, celebrity chefs, ingredient manufacturers, and of course some of Jerusalem’s most popular restaurants and eateries....

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The leader of Hamas said on Tuesday his group was open to the possibility of a ceasefire, after the terrorist group and its Iranian-backed allies had launched 400 rockets and mortars at Israel border communities, Reuters reported. “Should the Occupation (Israel) stop its aggression a return to the ceasefire understandings...

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Self-driving cars in the Holy Land may hit the roads as early as 2019, as three major players announced plans to develop Israel’s first ride-hailing service using Level 4 autonomous vehicles. The proposal from Volkswagen Group, Intel subsidiary Mobileye and Champion Motors was accepted during the recent Smart Mobility Summit  in...

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After Hamas, the terrorist group that exercises military and political control over the Gaza Strip, fired 300 rockets and mortars into Israel, the IDF said that the terrorist group had crossed a red line, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. OVER THE LAST HOUR: 80+ rockets fired from #Gaza at innocent...

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