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Diplomacy

UNIFIL, the United Nations force that is supposed to keep the peace between Israel and Lebanon, acknowledged the existence of a Hezbollah terror tunnel inside of Israeli territory, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. In a statement released after being shown a tunnel near the Blue Line that divides Israel...

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Diplomacy

Israel’s Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon said on Wednesday that President George H.W. Bush’s contribution to the U.S.-Israel relationship will “forever be remembered,” as he attended the funeral of the late president alongside the Jewish state’s envoy in Washington, Ron Dermer, The Algemeiner reported. “Former President George H.W. Bush was a...

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Europe

The European Council unanimously adopted a new declaration on Thursday regarding its fight against anti-Semitism and the development of a common security approach to better protect Jewish communities and institutions in Europe, The Jerusalem Post reported. In its declaration, the Council calls on all EU member states to endorse the...

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The United Nations is set to pass its first resolution condemning Hamas for its terrorism Thursday afternoon, The Times of Israel reported. RT @USUN: This afternoon, the UN will vote on a US resolution that asks a simple question: do countries support Hamas' terrorism, or don't they? The UN has...

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Fourteen percent of American adults suffer from migraines or severe headaches. Among women aged 18 to 44, the number soars to 23%. There is no cure for migraines, and over-the-counter pain relief medicines do not always work. One of the most promising treatments is occipital nerve stimulation, where a small...

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Iran

The terror tunnels that extend from Lebanon into Israel by Hezbollah were part of the Iranian-backed terrorist group’s strategy to cut off the northern Israeli city of Metulla and start a war, a senior IDF officer told The Times of Israel Wednesday. According to the officer from Israel’s Northern Command, who...

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A Hamas military court condemned five Gazans and one Israeli to death on charges of aiding the Jewish State, The Times of Israel reported Monday. The six condemned individuals were charged with “collaboration” with Israel. One of the Gazans, identified as Ali, was said to have been recruited by Israel...

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Two police departments in the northeastern United States have cancelled their participation in a joint counterterrorism program with Israeli and Palestinian law enforcement that encourages “community resiliency” in the aftermath of terror attacks under pressure from the anti-Semitic boycotts movement, Haaretz reported Saturday. The Vermont State Police and the police...

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As Americans turn on their taps, most are in the dark about a crisis coming to at least a third of U.S. households in the next four years: a lack of potable water. Experts predict that by 2022, 42 million Americans will be unable to pay their water bills. This...

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According to IVC research center in Tel Aviv, in the first three-quarters of 2018 corporates made 157 investments in Israeli startups— up 30 percent from historical annual levels in 2013–2015 — which accounted for 18% of total capital raised in that period. “If this trend continues, we will have seen...

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