By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) A war drill conducted by the Israel Defense Forces’ 74th armored battalion in the Golan Heights has significantly improved its readiness for combat against Hezbollah, the battalion’s commander has said. Lt. Col. Ofer Tchorz, commander of the Merkava 4 Tank 74th battalion, a part of the 188th armored brigade, told JNS […]
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Published by DPA Israeli police completed clearing out a group of houses in a contested Jerusalem neighbourhood on Wednesday, paving the way for a construction project that has been condemned by Palestinian groups as a land grab. The buildings, home to seven families, have been contested for years. They have also been the site of
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(JNS) Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has won this year’s Genesis Prize, the Genesis Prize Foundation announced Wednesday morning. The prize, referred to as the “Jewish Nobel Prize” by Time magazine, will be presented on June 29 by Israeli President Isaac Herzog at a ceremony in Jerusalem. More than 200,000 people from 71 countries voted in
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By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) The initial excitement of the Abraham Accords was palpable. And while White House signing ceremonies and speeches by high-level dignitaries capture a snapshot in history, the process of continuing to move peace forward, while no less important, is often a much less glamorous, day-to-day process. “There’s really no special envoy whose
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(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Texas Gov. Greg Abbot on Sunday to express his gratitude following the safe conclusion of the synagogue hostage crisis in Colleyville. Bennett thanked Abbot for the “determined and professional action by the law-enforcement authorities,” and also for his support for Israel and stance against anti-Semitism and the
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By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Reports are circulating in the Israeli press of protracted negotiations between former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Attorney General Avichai Mandleblit, concerning Netanyahu’s acceptance of a guilty plea for fraud and breach of trust. According to the reports, there would be no mention of bribery, no jail time, but
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By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) Israel is well-known for being the Mediterranean Silicon Wadi—a hub of high-tech startups that attract mammoth foreign investment—but what is less recognized is the fact that it is also emerging as a new standard-bearer for Automated Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS), such as automated emergency braking, adaptive cruise control and other systems,
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Technology
(JNS) The Islamic States (ISIS) terror organization conducted 2,705 attacks worldwide in 2021, roughly the same number it conducted in 2020 (2,781), according to a new report by an Israeli research center. The Meir Amit Terrorism and Intelligence Information Center said that the role of ISIS in Afghanistan increased substantially in 2021 following America’s withdrawal
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Published by DPA Half a million Israelis have now received their fourth vaccination against the coronavirus. “Israel’s groundbreaking vaccination campaign has reached another milestone,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was quoted as saying in a statement from his office late on Thursday. Israel began administering a fourth jab two weeks ago to people aged 60 and
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By Maayan Hoffman (JNS) Israel is preparing to test its novel coronavirus vaccine candidate, BriLife, as a booster dose, NRx Pharmaceuticals reported this week. The American company signed an agreement with the Defense Ministry in July to help fast-track the vaccine, developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research. NRx, which is traded on Nasdaq,
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By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — As you know, Israel is a very small country in area, roughly the size of New Jersey, with a similar long, narrow shape. Recently Michal and I went on a tour with the ESRA group (English Speaking Residents Association) to a northern part of the Negev Desert in
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On Wednesday morning, December 29, following a week of gloomy weather, the Negev clouds gave way to abundant sunshine and an atmosphere of heightened hope and humanity, as ADI, Israel’s most comprehensive provider of residential and rehabilitative care for individuals with severe disabilities, hosted its First Annual “Race for Inclusion.” The
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Middle East, USA
By Stuart Hershkowitz (JNS) Prior to the intensification of the Omicron variant, the Israeli economy had received multiple forecasts for strong growth in 2022. The Jewish state’s own finance ministry projected 4.7 percent growth for the economy this year (following 7.1 percent growth in 2021), while the OECD predicted 4.9 percent growth in Israel’s GDP for 2022 and 4
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(JNS) Negotiations in Vienna over a possible return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement are proceeding slowly despite signs of progress in late December, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. “They are slow, too slow and that creates a gap that jeopardizes the chance of finding a solution that respects the interests of all sides,”
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