Following his confirmation as Secretary of State Thursday, Mike Pompeo headed off to Europe for a NATO meeting in Brussels and will travel from there to meet with “key allies” in the Middle East, including Israel, next week, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. On Friday, Pompeo met with NATO...

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Tel Aviv University has established a new early-stage venture capital fund, TAU Ventures. The aim of the fund, reportedly estimated at $20 million, is to make pre-seed funding available to student and alumni startups coming out of the university, as well as to boost overall entrepreneurship on campus. Tech-savvy schools in...

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According to a report released on Thursday by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, 32 of the 40 Palestinians killed during or after events of the riots along the Gaza-Israel border have been identified as terrorists, making up for 80% of fatalities. Nine men were operatives either in...

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Two broken ribs would send most of us to an easy chair, wincing in pain. Extreme biker Noga Korem from Israel isn’t like most of us. Speaking to ISRAEL21c from Chile just before the Enduro World Series (EWS) first race of the season in March, she acknowledged that the bones...

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The Czech Republic’s president announced that his nation will begin a three-step process to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. President Miloš Zeman announced that beginning with the appointment of an honorary counsel in Jerusalem, the Czech Republic will begin moving its...

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United States intelligence agencies are alarmed by a series of cargo flights from Iran to Syria that they believe could be transporting weapons systems that could threaten Israel, CNN reported Wednesday. While CNN noted that flights between Iran and Syria are not uncommon, the flights concerning U.S. intelligence occurred in...

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Beijing’s ZhongGuanCun Science Park (Z-Park) will open a liaison office in its “twin city” of Tel Aviv, Beijing Vice Mayor Yin Hejun announced during an April 8 meeting of Beijing officials and Z-Park executives with Tel Aviv Deputy Mayor Doron Sapir. The new Israeli liaison office will serve as an...

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There’s a famous quote attributed to Henry Wotton that “An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.” If one takes this aphorism to heart, it is not limited to ambassadors, but to anyone in a nation’s foreign policy establishment. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad...

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United Hatzalah of Israel is sending a delegation of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to Johannesburg, South Africa, to train their counterparts in providing effective psychotrauma care in times of crisis and catastrophe. The training will combine the World Health Organization’s protocols in psychological first aid, together with the Israeli adaptation of psychological...

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Pop sensations, heavy metal icons, indie dance duos, Latin music stars, a legendary reggae master and many more world-famous musical artists are on Israel’s impressive spring-summer concert lineup. As the weather begins to heat up, Israel’s music calendar is following suit, with highly anticipated performances from April to September. Backstreet...

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