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Israeli-made ‘TaxiBot’ airplane tow vehicle makes debut in Germany (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) An Israeli-made robotic airplane tow vehicle made its debut at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday in a ceremony attended by journalists from around the world. Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) “TaxiBot” was designed to ferry the most commonly used passenger airplane, the Boeing 737, […]

Israeli Supreme Court reverses election ban on Arab Knesset member Zoabi (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify MK Hanin Zoabi (Joint Arab List) and far-right activist Baruch Marzel (Yahad Haam Itanu) from next month’s Knesset election. In an 8-1 decision, the court said

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Barack Obama spoke at the concluding session of his Summit on Combating Violent Extremism, and urged Americans not to confer on terrorist movements the mantle of Islam, which he said they seek.  Here is a text of his remarks delivered Wednesday, Feb. 18. THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Ambassador Jarl Frijs-Madsen, Consul General of Denmark in New York, addressed a special ceremony at the American Jewish Committee headquarters on Wednesday, Feb. 18, to commemorate the victims of the twin terror attacks in Copenhagen. Representatives of New York’s diplomatic, interfaith and political communities joined with AJC leaders for the somber event.