Twitter said Tuesday that it was requiring anti-Semitic hate preacher and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to delete a 2018 anti-Semitic tweet that compared Jews to termites. The move came as the social media giant introduced new rules prohibiting “language that dehumanizes others on the basis of religion.” Last...

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Tesco, the largest grocery chain in the UK, reportedly is checking out Israeli cashier-less checkout technology from Tel Aviv-based Trigo Vision. Trigo has developed a camera-and-software system that automatically charges customers for the items in their basket, providing a seamless checkout experience without any lines. For food retailers, Trigo’s system monitors...

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Israeli judoka Gefen Primo, 19, won a gold medal in the under-52kg (115 pound) category of the International Judo Federation’s Montreal Grand Prix on July 6, becoming the youngest Israeli judoka ever to place first in her weight category. Primo, the reigning Junior World silver medalist, defeated three contestants in the Grand...

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The Israeli military said Monday that it shot down a drone that crossed into its territory from the Gaza Strip, where the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas exercises complete political and military control. Israeli radar systems tracked the drone near the communities of Karmiya and Zikim. “IDF troops spotted the drone...

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Israel will be annihilated in half an hour if the United States retaliates against Iran over a string of unprovoked attacks, a senior Iranian lawmaker warned Monday in an interview with a Tehran-based Arabic language network. “If the U.S. attacks us, only half an hour will remain of Israel’s lifespan,”...

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Israel’s foreign minister on Sunday visited the United Arab Emirates and met with senior UAE officials on the sideline of the UN Environment Conference, in the latest sign of warming ties between Israel and the Gulf Arab states. The Jewish state and the Sunni Arab world share some basic foreign...

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When an Israeli start-up wants to expand to the United States, its first step is often to open an office in New York. There are direct flights and the time difference is less than setting up a shingle all the way in Silicon Valley. That’s turning out to be good...

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Israeli cyber intelligence has helped thwart “major” terrorist attacks in “dozens” of countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a cyber-security conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Israel alerted Australian authorities about a planned Islamic State attack on an Etihad Airways flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi, foiling an...

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In an exclusive interview with the Times of Israel on the sideline of the U.S.-led economic conference in Manama, Bahrain’s foreign minister said Wednesday that Israel has a right to exist and that the Gulf emirate wants to make peace with the Jewish State. Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa described...

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More than 200,000 specialty foods and beverages will be displayed to the trade at the 2019 Summer Fancy Foods Show at the Javits Center in Manhattan June 23-25. Several Israeli companies will be among 2,600 exhibitors from around the globe. Rosh Pina-based Wine Water will offer samples of O.Vine Essence Water — alcohol-free premium...

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