If you’re an Israeli entrepreneur and you’re facing a life-threatening disease with no cure, what do you do? For Avi Yaron, the choice was clear: he’d invent one. Now, 20 years after he was diagnosed with what his doctors told him was an inoperable brain tumor, Visionsense, the company Yaron founded...

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A senior Israeli politician has reached out to American singer Lana Del Rey, after she announced on Monday the decision to postpone an upcoming performance in the Jewish State, after she faced intense pressure from the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, The Algemeiner reported. “You’re sitting in New...

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The number of Palestinians registered by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as refugees in Syria and Lebanon is inflated at least four times, former Labor parliamentarian Dr. Einat Wilf said in an exclusive interview with The Israel Project on Tuesday, as she explained the decision by the...

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Vietnam is experiencing the fastest growing rate of diabetes in Southeast Asia, yet patients must travel far to reach hospitals for treatment and follow-up. To address that problem, Israeli digital diabetes platform provider GlucoMe of Yarkona has begun a pilot collaboration with Merck KGaA of Germany to evaluate GlucoMe’s digital diabetes platform...

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Iran has transferred a number of short-range ballistic missiles to proxy forces in Iraq, which could threaten Israel, Saudi Arabia, or American forces in Iraq, Reuters reported Friday, citing multiple sources. The sources included three Iranian officials, two Iraqi and two Western intelligence sources. A number of the sources said...

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Officials from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) toured three Israeli cities this week as they explored the options for next May’s Eurovision Song Contest, The Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday. The EBU representatives inspected the Pais Arena in Jerusalem, toured the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds, and in Eilat they met with...

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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) must undergo significant reform to advance the chances of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, Joshua S. Block, CEO and President of The Israel Project, wrote in an op-ed published by The Algemeiner on Tuesday. “This issue is not a matter...

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Israeli humanitarian volunteer organization ZAKA, which specializes in search, rescue and recovery missions at mass-casualty incidents around the world, recently coordinated an IDF Home Front Command search-and-rescue training course at various sites in Israel for 40 experienced ZAKA commanders from its units in Miami, New York City, New Jersey, Washington, France,...

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Israel’s internal security service, the Shin Bet, broke up a Hamas operation in the West Bank City of Hebron, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. The Shin Bet charged that the ring, which was headed by Nizar Shehadeh and Faras Abu Sharah, both described as “senior Hamas operatives,” who had been...

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August will end by setting a new record for the number of passengers coming and going via Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, with almost three million travelers passing through during the month, Globes reported on Tuesday. This makes it the busiest month on record for the airport. According to...

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