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“Waste not, want not,” goes the age-old adage. So age-old, in fact, that even prehistoric humans adhered to it. These ancient humans, according to new Tel Aviv University research, “recycled” discarded or broken flint tools to create small, sharp utensils with specific functions some 400,000 years ago. These recycled tools...

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Europe

The leader of the British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, traveled to the West Bank at the height of the second intifada, where he met with embattled PLO President Yasser Arafat and praised the Palestinian leader’s “defiance” against Israel, it was revealed Monday. In a write-up for the far-left Socialist Campaign...

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A former deputy director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned Wednesday that Iran is capable of producing a nuclear bomb in six to eight months. Olli Heinonen, who currently serves as a fellow for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Israel’s Army Radio that Israel and the...

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The frontman of the American heavy metal band Disturbed has defended the group’s decision to perform in Israel next month and slammed the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement for pressuring artists to single out the Jewish State for discrimination. “It’s just Israel that gets this treatment, and I...

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Fifteen-year-old Yogev Alcalay of the Sdot Yam Sailing Club in Israel took home four gold medals and a trophy from the EurILCA (International Laser Class Association) 2019 Laser 4.7 Youth Europeans in Hyeres, France, concluded on May 25. Yogev made history by besting male competitors not only in the under-16 category but...

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A prominent Iranian activist and lawyer has been sentenced to flogging and 30 years in prison, after he set up a channel on the encrypted messaging platform Telegram, highlighting human rights abuses in Iran. Amirsalar Davoudi was found guilty of “propaganda against the state” and “insulting officials” by a revolutionary...

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Europe

The leader of the British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, is an anti-Semite, former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, said Monday during a visit to Israel. Blair – who was leader of the Labour Party from 1994 and Prime Minister from 1997 until his resignation in 2007 – slammed the “shameful”...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially signed into law on Friday legislation prohibiting anti-Semitism in public schools and universities, two days after a ceremonial signing in Israel. The bill unanimously passed the Florida House earlier this year and adopts the U.S. Department of State definition of anti-Semitism. It was first introduced...

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Europe

More than 100 Israeli and British injured veterans joined in Israel for the inaugural Veteran Games and Conference, a five-day event hosted by Zahal Disabled Veterans’ Organization at the Beit Halochem rehab, rec and sports centers in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for disabled vets and their families. Participants ranging from their 20s to 50s,...

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MidEast

Tens of thousands of Iranians marked the annual Al-Quds Day in the Islamic Republic on Friday, carrying banners with slogans such as “Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Palestine” and featuring chants of “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.” Israeli and American flags were also burned. The rally in...

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