The infrastructure in the Gaza Strip is crumbling, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin said during a tour of southern Israel bordering the Hamas-run territory, because the terrorist group is “preventing rehabilitation” of the territory it rules, The Times of Israel reported Sunday. Rivlin called on the world to recognize “that the ones...

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The proposed move of the United States embassy to Jerusalem, announced Monday by Vice President Mike Pence before Israel’s Knesset, would serve as a “tangible rejection” of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which characterized Israel’s presence in the Old City of Jerusalem and other areas captured by Israel in...

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On a recent Wednesday morning, volunteer emergency medical technician Sanaa Mahameed was the first responder on the scene as fire and rescue personnel extricated two injured people from their vehicles following a car crash. Unfortunately, motor vehicle accidents aren’t a rare occurrence. What was unusual about this scene is that...

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The groups who boycotted Scarlett Johansson’s Women’s March speech in Los Angeles due to her position as spokesperson for SodaStream, an Israeli company that employs both Jews and Arabs, was both “clarifying & contemptible,” Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League said on Twitter Sunday. It's clarifying & contemptible that some...

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Is a cure for hemophilia on the horizon? American biotechnology company BioMarin aims to find out with the help of Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel. BioMarin has chosen Sheba to take part in the next phase of international trials for what’s being touted as a “magic bullet” cure...

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The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) offered reporters more details of the recently discovered and destroyed terror tunnels built from Gaza into Israel, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. The IDF dug the Palestinian Islamic Jihad tunnel that was destroyed in late October, working in shifts around the clock except on Fridays, to...

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It’s no coincidence that Harvard and UCLA chose experienced Israelis to direct their technology-transfer offices. Cash-strapped universities urgently need to streamline the transfer of inventions from lab bench to market, and Israeli TTOs have a remarkable track record of generating more revenue from IP sales than any other country except...

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Hamas, the terrorist group that exercises complete military and political control over the Gaza Strip, has claimed the suspect in last week’s murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevach is a member of the organization, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. In a shootout that ensued overnight Wednesday in Jenin after Israeli security forces surrounded the terror cell...

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Coating materials that protect against fire, water or extreme temperatures are nothing new. But an Israeli high-tech paint doesn’t just protect surfaces from the sun. SolCold actually uses the sun’s power to activate a cooling mechanism, effectively providing air conditioning without electricity. You read that right: This double-layered coating absorbs the hot...

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A bomb that was planted in a cell phone, apparently to be detonated remotely, was discovered at Joseph’s Tomb during a security sweep of the structure before an estimated 1,000 Jewish worshipers were slated to arrive, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. The tomb, which is located in Nablus, the site...

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