The U.S. State Department and European leaders have condemned the rocket fire from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, almost 700 rockets were fired into Israel beginning Saturday, prompting Israel to retaliate with airstrikes. “The United States strongly condemns the ongoing barrage of rocket attacks by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from...

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A ceasefire hopefully marking the end of the latest round of violence on the Gaza border came into effect on Monday morning, giving relief to Israelis under attack from hundreds of rockets launched into the south of the country over the weekend. While schools in the south are now open...

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Israel’s adversaries in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement thought they could starve Israel through economic warfare that included even its food sector. Many remember the BDS furor over SodaStream, Sabra hummus, and ordinary fruits and vegetables, as well as Israeli cuisine and the country’s culinary scene. But none...

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As consumers increasingly consider making their next car purchase electric, two major trade-offs are stalling the transition from gasoline-powered vehicles. Electric-car range remains limited and recharging the battery can take from 45 minutes to several hours. Manufacturers have been trying to boost the battery’s chemical “density,” so an electric car...

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The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that Israel will take part in the World Expo 2020 to be held in Dubai, in another sign of warming relations with the United Arab Emirates. “We are excited about the opportunity to share the spirit of Israeli innovation and entrepreneurship and to...

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed on Thursday that a tunnel discovered by Israel earlier this year had crossed the Lebanese-Israeli border, in the third such breach of a ceasefire resolution. “UNIFIL’s independent assessment confirms that this tunnel crosses the Blue Line in violation of Resolution 1701,”...

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A Jew, a Muslim, and a Christian walk into a classroom. No, this is not the start of a joke, but a most accurate description of a unique course on interreligious dialogue at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University. “The class as a whole is meant as an opportunity for Jewish and Arab...

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Hoping to develop an accurate handheld device for shoppers to check produce for pesticide residue, Avner Avidan put in six months of research and concluded this couldn’t yet be done reliably on the consumer level. But he did discover that on a larger scale, food manufacturers, farmers and retailers were...

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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Tuesday that the long-anticipated U.S. peace proposal for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will entail “tough compromises” and will be “different” from previous plans. Kushner, speaking at a forum of Time magazine, said the plan is an effort to improve the lives of...

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Israel and Finland launched a collaboration in the digital health arena on April 15 at the Embassy of Finland in Israel, where a call for proposals for joint projects between companies from the two nations was issued. The Israel-Finland Pilot Program is led by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and...

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