Middle East

New San Diego-backed incubator to open near Gaza border

Communities bordering the Gaza Strip usually make the headlines in stories about terrorism, attacks, and tunnels. A new initiative aims to change that a technology incubator named SouthUp the first technology incubator in the southern border communities. The parties involved in establishing the new incubator are the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council, Sapir Academic College, OurCrowd

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Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Bennett blasts ‘self-flagellating, cynical’ ex-defense ministers

Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett has hit back in response to criticisms of the current government by former defense ministers Moshe Ya’alon and Ehud Barak at last week’s Herzliya Conference. Both Barak and Ya’alon took aim at the government for being, in their view, too right-wing, and Ya’alon took the opportunity to announce his

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Middle East

‘Settlers are lowly murderers,’ says Herzog spokesman

Zionist Union chief Isaac Herzog”s spokesman Ofer Newman stirred up controversy Saturday night with provocative comments posted on Facebook targeting Jews living in Judea and Samaria. The post came after the airing of the TV special “The Settlers”, inspiring Newman to publicly air his feelings on the Jewish communities over the Green Line. Launching into

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Middle East

No buses on Jewish Sabbath, ministerial committee rules

The ministerial legislation committee today rejected a bill proposed by MK Yael German (Yesh Atid) that would allow the local authorities to decide whether to operate public transportation on the Sabbath. German told “Globes” today, “We won’t give up. We’ll submit the bill again in six months, and again in a year, and again and

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Israel sends firefighting planes to help douse Cyprus blaze

Israel said Saturday it was sending firefighting planes to a blaze in Cyprus, returning the neighboring island’s helping hand when the Jewish state suffered a devastating forest fire in 2010. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered that firefighting planes be sent to Cyprus to help put out a giant fire that is raging in Paphos,”

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Middle East

Congressmen demand answers on Boeing’s aircraft deal with Iran

Boeing’s reported agreement to sell airplanes to Iran has come under criticism by two Republican lawmakers, who wrote to the company requesting clarifications on the deal. Representatives Jeb Hensarling and Peter Roskam warned in a letter released Friday that the sale could threaten national security, according to Reuters. “American companies should not be complicit in

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Middle East, USA

Livni: Settlers run Israeli government’s national agenda

Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni said Saturday that the Netanyahu government’s national agenda was run by the settlers’ council and reiterated her call to go to a referendum on a one-state or two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking at a cultural event in Rishon Lezion, Livni said that the “Israeli government does whatever the

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Middle East

Sanders’ Platform delegates ignore Palestinian terror

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Just hours after four Israelis were murdered at the Sarona Market in Tel Aviv, Professor Cornel West called on a Democratic Party platform drafting committee to describe the West Bank as “occupied.” West is one of three advocates for the Palestinians whom presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders appointed to

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Middle East, USA

Huckabee: President Trump would be great for Israel

Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas who took part in the Republican primaries, spoke to Israel’s Army Radio in supporting presidential candidate Donald Trump and his statements against Muslims. Trump recently called for closing the United States’ borders to Muslims and mocked those who condemned him for it. “Right here in Israel, Muslims don”t

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Middle East, USA