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WATERGEN PARTNERS WITH FLINT, MICHIGAN WHERE WATER QUALITY IS ‘THIRD-WORLD’

Israel’s Watergen just launched a new partnership with the community of Flint, Michigan, providing what could be the first large scale solution for drinking water by placing a 350 unit in the community church. If successful, it could be a model for similar towns.

As opposed to bringing in plastics that are associated with trucking in water...

Israel thwarts Hamas terror funding scheme linking Gaza, West Bank

 

Hamas terror money transferred between the Gaza Strip and West Bank through civilian firms

Israeli security forces arrested three Palestinian suspects overnight Tuesday as part of an operation to thwart a Hamas terror financing scheme that saw funds transferred between the Gaza Strip and West Bank under the guise of civilian firms.

The...

Medical Advancement

BREAKTHROUGH PANCREATIC CANCER TREATMENT PHASE III TRIAL OPENS IN ISRAEL

 

Rafael Pharmaceuticals launched a phase III clinical trial on Thursday for pancreatic cancer at eight sites throughout Israel. The primary investigator is Dr. Talia Golan, head of Sheba Medical Center’s Pancreatic Cancer Center.

“It’s exciting to see the growth of cancer metabolism in the region, following the strides that has been...

Anti-Semitic fliers in Massachusetts declare Holocaust ‘fake news’

BOSTON (JTA) — Two anti-Semitic fliers that deny the Holocaust were posted at a Massachusetts synagogue, with reports of similar incidents at synagogues in two other states.

Police are investigating what the Anti-Defamation League described as a coordinated campaign by a national online white supremacist group.

The fliers at Temple Emanu-El in...

i24NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Iranian engineer commanding Hezbollah precision missile project identified

 

 

Israel estimates that Iran-backed Hezbollah possesses an arsenal of 100,000 to 150,000 rockets

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards engineer commanding Hezbollah’s precision missile project in Lebanon has been identified exclusively by i24NEWS as Majed Naveed.

Naveed, 54, is in charge of three sites in Beirut, and two others in...

A ‘game changer’: Vast, developed 9,000-year-old settlement found near Jerusalem

An unprecedentedly vast Neolithic settlement — the largest ever discovered in Israel and the Levant, say archaeologists — is currently being excavated ahead of highway construction five kilometers from Jerusalem, it was announced on Tuesday.

The 9,000-year-old site, located near the town of Motza, is the “Big Bang” for prehistory settlement...

Israel: Hundreds evacuated as fires engulf homes during scorching heatwave

 

 

Several people treated for smoke inhalation as fires rage across the country

Hundreds of Israelis were evacuated from their homes on Wednesday as brush fires sparked by a scorching heatwave raged across the country.

Fires were reported from north to south, with Israel's Fire and Rescue Services declaring an emergency situation...

The Hamas March to Destroy Israel

 

 

By choosing to hold the protests under the banner of the "Three No's," the organizers of the "Great March of Return" have again proven that the weekly demonstrations are not about improving the living conditions of Palestinians or easing restrictions imposed on the Gaza Strip. Instead, the message the organizers are sending to the...

Archeology

Biblical Shikmona reveals its purple-dyed secrets

 

 

The first biblical-era facility for producing prestigious purple-dyed textiles has been uncovered at Tel Shikmona, south of Haifa.

“Until now, there has not been any meaningful direct archeological evidence of workshops for the production of purple-colored textiles from the Iron Age – the biblical period – not even in Tyre and...

Upcoming panel to discuss ‘millennials fighting back against anti-Semitism’

 

“Each panel member will be making specific calls to action and providing the attendees with ways to getting involved immediately to join the fight against anti-Semitism in America,” said Bryan Leib, program manager of the Israeli-American Council of New York.

Jewish and pro-Israel organizations will host a millennial panel next month in...

Iranian ‘bomb boat’ found in path of British warship HMS Duncan sailing to Gulf

A British warship steaming to the Gulf is on high alert after an Iranian “bomb boat” was discovered in its path.

The unmanned attack vessel packed with explosives could have blown a hole in the hull of Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan.

The remote-controlled Blowfish was spotted lurking in the Red Sea by Saudi forces close to HMSDuncan’s route as...

Top Trump officials headline conference focusing on the ‘new anti-Semitism’

 

 

WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. Attorney General William Barr called anti-Semitism a “cancer” at a Department of Justice summit on the topic notable for its focus on anti-Israel activity and for speeches by the top leaders of the departments of Education, the Treasury and the FBI.

Monday’s Summit on Combating Anti-Semitism, held at the...

Hamas official condemned for remarks calling on Palestinians to ‘cut necks of Jews’

Secretary-general of the Palestinian Liberation Organization's Executive Committee Saeb Erekat slammed on Monday Hamas leader Fathi Hammad after urging "seven million Palestinians abroad" to quit their "warming up" and "attack every Jew on the globe by way of slaughter and killing."

“The just values of the Palestinian cause include love for...

US-Israel Relationship

Betsy DeVos: Efforts to boycott Israel are a ‘pernicious threat’ in colleges

US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Monday that a movement to boycott Israel has become a “pernicious threat” on college campuses and is fueled by bias against Jews.

Speaking at a Justice Department summit on anti-Semitism, DeVos issued a scathing rebuke of the BDS movement, a campaign led by pro-Palestine activists calling for a boycott,...

Trump administration and communal leaders to address DOJ summit on anti-Semitism

(July 15, 2019 / JNS) The “Summit on Combating Anti-Semitism” hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice on July 15 will features rabbis, media representatives and those in the legal profession alongside Trump administration leadership, including opening remarks by Attorney General William Barr.

Elan Carr, U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat...

Two more F-35 ‘Adir’ fighter jets touch down in Israel, bringing the total to 16

 

(July 15, 2019 / JNS) Two brand new F-35 “Adir” jet fighters touched down at Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel on Sunday, raising the number of advanced stealth aircraft in Israel’s arsenal to 16.

Israel was the second country after the United States to receive the state-of-the-art fighter jet.

“The ongoing procurement of the Adir is...

HAMAS USING WHATSAPP TO COLLECT INTELLIGENCE ON IDF MOVEMENTS

Hamas has once again been trying to obtain intelligence from Israeli troops stationed along the Gaza border using online messaging applications.

Posing as fellow soldiers, Hamas operatives contacted troops on the WhatsApp text messaging service and would ask for intelligence such as troop movements.

One combat soldier serving in the...

Israel will deal a ‘crushing military blow’ to Lebanon if it attacks, Netanyahu warns

 

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will deal a “crushing military blow” to Lebanon if it attacks.

His remarks Sunday at the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem come two days after the head of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terror organization, Hassan Nasrallah, said that Israel could be wiped out in a war...

Senior Hamas official calls on members of Palestinian diaspora to kill Jews

A senior Hamas official has urged members of the Palestinian diaspora to kill Jews around the world.

Fathi Hammad, a member of Hamas’s politburo who is considered a hard-liner and is known for his fiery rhetoric, made the statement in a speech at a protest in the border region between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Friday.

“Our patience has run...

GAZA BORDER FIRES: 138 INCIDENTS, 180 ACRES BURNT

KKL-JNF surveys the damage wrought by incendiary balloons in Gaza border region forests.

Since the return of the incendiary balloon arson attacks from Gaza at the start of April this year, KKL-JNF and Israeli Fire and Rescue Service firefighters found themselves fighting dozens of fires each day. With millions of children and youth out of...