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Iran

In a meeting with leaders of the terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei encouraged them to maintain their “resistance” to Israel, whose defeat is “imminent,” Iran’s semi-official PressTV news reported Monday. “As long as there is resistance, the Zionist regime’s downfall and demise will...

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Human Rights

The Palestinian Authority (PA) sentenced Issam Akel, a United States citizen, to life in prison for the crime of selling land to Jews, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. Akel, who is a resident of Jerusalem, had been arrested in October, though the circumstances of the arrest still remain unclear. According to...

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Israel

Ask Israelis about the local postal service and you’ll likely hear a rapid stream of complaints, particularly about the long lines in post offices and oft-slow package deliveries. But these pet peeves might soon be a thing of the past, as the Israel Postal Company decides to harness the power...

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Tel Aviv will soon have a very substantial addition to its skyline – a fourth Azrieli Center tower, this time in the shape of a spiral, to join the city’s landmark trio of buildings. Once completed, it is set to be the tallest tower in Israel. The 91-story spiral tower...

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A woman took off her gemstone ring before immersing in a ritual bath (mikveh) on Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem and apparently dropped it and never found it. That was about 2,000 years ago. Now the ring has been recovered by archeologists excavating the ancient mikveh in the City of David...

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Diplomacy

Ahead of the start of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit Friday to Brazil, President-Elect Jair Bolsonaro blasted critics of his outreach to Israel, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Addressing Netanyahu’s visit, Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter, “There is no reason to criticize dialogue, especially when the criticism comes from...

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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has begun production on wings that are invisible to radar for the Lockheed F-35 stealth fighter, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. “The construction of the new production line significantly upgrades IAI’s technological capabilities, automation and robotics, and will enable the company to establish itself as a...

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Europe

A German company that sold parts to Iran that were later used to build rockets, announced that it had stopped doing business with the Islamic Republic, Benjamin Weinthal reported in The Jerusalem Post Thursday. Rainer Westermann, a spokesman for The Krempel Group, said that as of several months ago, the company “no longer...

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Israel wouldn’t have earned its reputation as the Startup Nation if some of the thousands of companies that have come out of this small country hadn’t earned big bucks for their investors. How big? Jerusalem-based Mobileye currently holds the title for the most lucrative acquisition of an Israeli company: $15.3...

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The IDF announced that it has destroyed all of the Hezbollah terror tunnels originating from the Lebanese village of Kafr Kila, and released video footage showing that at least one of the tunnels originated in Lebanon, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. In addition to blowing up the tunnels they...

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