When the United States, Canada, and European Union wanted someone to rescue members of the Syrian Civil Defense organization, also known as the White Helmets, from southwestern Syria as the Assad regime and its allies were closing in last week, who did they call? They called Israel. And Israel came...

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A leading international rating agency has raised its rating outlook for the economy of Israel from “stable” to “positive”, despite the volatile security situation in the region. The rating for now remains unchanged, however, with an upgrade in outlook Israel’s rating could be upgraded in the next 12-18 months for...

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Two United States officials blasted the Palestinian Authority’s leadership for failing to condemn terror, following a fatal terror attack that left a 31-year-old father of two dead, and two others injured. Jason Greenblatt, the Trump administration’s Special Representative for International Negotiations, called the terror attack in the West Bank community of Adam...

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Zebra Medical Vision of Kibbutz Shefayim has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its automatic coronary calcium scoring algorithm, an artificial-intelligence tool that helps physicians assess the risk of coronary artery disease. The algorithm can detect and quantify the presence of calcium, or plaque, in coronary...

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Israel struck Hamas targets in Gaza after an IDF soldier was ambushed, shot and wounded near the border, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. Following the ambush, Israel targeted seven Hamas sites with tank and artillery fire. Three members of Hamas’s Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades were reported killed in those strikes. In...

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Many cancer patients die not from the primary malignant tumor, but rather the spread of lingering cancer cells to other parts of the body, known as metastasis. The so-called “smart probe” developed by a team of Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers may be able to help surgeons pinpoint cancer cells...

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) approved the purchase of 2,000 patented shock-absorbing Acrobat wheels over the next three years from Israel’s SoftWheel for disabled vets’ wheelchairs. The purchase is being facilitated as part of a $4.5 million deal signed between SoftWheel and American wheelchair manufacturer Key Mobility, an approved VA...

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Israel offered aid to Greece in the wake of wildfires that have killed at least 50 people, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. “In light of the severe #Greecefires, Israeli authorities (the National Security Council in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Israeli Embassy in Athens) contacted their counterparts in...

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Israeli Patriot missiles shot down a Syria Sukhoi fighter jet that entered one mile into Israeli airspace, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. Israel said that it tracked the plane from the time it took off from the T-4 airbase and traveled “at high speed” towards the Golan. IDF spokesperson...

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Israel’s national under-20 basketball team won its first European championship on Sunday evening in Chemnitz, Germany, beating the previously undefeated Croatian team 80-66. After losing their opening game to Germany earlier this month, the Israeli team won six consecutive games in order to bring home the gold for the first...

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