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Israeli Technology

Israeli study finds missing protein may contribute to Alzheimer’s

Researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) say they have verified the absence of a protein in Alzheimer’s disease patients, and that absence likely contributes to the onset of the debilitating disease.

The common consensus is that aging is the result of DNA damage accumulation — essentially the body’s failure to implement...

US-Israel Relationship

US planes to fly in Israeli Air Force exercise this week

American and Israeli pilots will take to the skies for a joint exercise near the southern city of Eilat this week, the army said.

The drill will take place at the Israeli Air Force’s Ovda air base, just north of Eilat.

Ovda is the home of the air force’s Flying Dragon Squadron, also known as the Red Squadron, which plays the role of enemy...

Israeli Technology

The Lone Star state welcomes the Israel water industry

On May 5, 2017, the Israeli Economic Delegation of the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry in Texas and the Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce co-hosted a first-of-its-kind event in the city of Austin for 200 key players from the Texas water industry and government.

The event presented innovative Israeli water technologies developed to meet...

US-Israel Relationship

US military chief to visit Israel, discuss IS, Syria – report

US military head Joseph Dunford will visit Tel Aviv on Monday to meet his Israeli counterparts and discuss fighting the Islamic State on the Jewish state’s borders, according to a report Sunday.

Dunford, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, will meet with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, according...

US-Israel Relationship

US lawmakers urge recognition of Jerusalem births as in Israel

Dozens of US lawmakers wrote a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week calling on him to change the longstanding policy of refusing to recognize Americans born in Jerusalem as individuals born in Israel.

The State Department has long resisted recognizing Jerusalem as part of Israel in Americans’ birth certificates and other...

Incitement Issues

Israel’s “Friendly” Neighbors: A Closer Look

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3doGO_J66-U

Netanyahu: U.S. Embassy move will have long-term ramifications
US-Israel Relationship

Benjamin Netanyahu “I look forward to talks with Trump to advance peace”

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he looked forward to talking with US President Donald Trump about the best way to advance peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

He spoke just one day after Trump announced the start of a new peace processduring a joint press conference with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...

AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNA
Christian Persecution

Morocco’s Christian converts emerge from the shadows

 

AGADIR, Morocco (AFP) — Moroccans who secretly converted to Christianity are demanding the right to practice their faith openly in a country where Islam is the state religion and “apostasy” is condemned.

At an apartment in a working-class part of the southern town of Agadir, Mustapha listened to hymns emanating from a hi-fi under a silver...

US-Israel Relationship

Ambassador Friedman’s First Stop in Israel the Kotel

WASHINGTON -- David Friedman, the new US ambassador to Israel, will make the Western Wall his first official stop when he arrives at his post on May 14, US officials told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.

Senior State Department officials confirmed the ambassador would travel to Israel in ten days, but declined to comment on where he will be taking...

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Issues

Holocaust Survivor Irving Roth Part 8: The Miracle of Christian Support for Israel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Z0g_4Sf_E

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Issues

Holocaust Survivor Irving Roth Part 7: Losing His Brother

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJS7RfTZvVw

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Issues

Holocaust Survivor Irving Roth Part 6: Reunited With His Parents

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMBQXHJzmyU

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Issues

Holocaust Survivor Irving Roth Part 5: Surviving the Nazi Death March

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XLZQ4NAv1U

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)

CUFI-Backed Anti-BDS Legislation Becomes Law in Texas

SAN ANTONIO – On Tuesday, leaders of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, joined Gov. Gregg Abbott as he signed into law Texas HB 89, a bill that prohibits the state from contracting with or investing in entities that boycott Israel.

The legislation’s passage comes after months of hard work by the...

Israel Defense Force (IDF) Issues

In anguish, longing, 1.5 million Israelis pay respects at military cemeteries nationwide

The annual two-minute memorial siren sounded at 11 a.m. Israel time, bringing the country to a halt on Monday to commemorate the 23,544 members of the security forces and 3,117 terror victims in Israel’s history.

Road closures and increased train traffic surrounded the country’s 52 military cemeteries and hundreds of smaller military sections in...

Israeli Society Issues

Israelis move from mourning to feting 69 years of independence

Israel abruptly crossed over from grief to jubilation at nightfall Monday, as Memorial Day came to a close and the country’s 69th Independence Day began.

Mournful and somber speeches gave way to fireworks, concerts and parties across the country, with flags promptly raised back from half-staff. At the military on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, the...

ISIS Israel Defense Force (IDF) Issues

Israel’s annual Memorial Day remembers 23,544 fallen soldiers

Israelis bowed their heads for a minute of silence as the siren wailed on Sunday evening to remember the men and women who died during active duty or were killed in terror attacks.

The siren marked the official start of the annual Memorial Day, although several events were held earlier Sunday.

Speaking earlier at a ceremony at the Yad Labanim...

Israeli Technology

Israel Is the Key to Solving the World’s Water Crisis

During the 20th century, the world saw the greatest population boom in human history. The annual growth rate of the world’s population stands at 1.6 percent and the world population is expected to grow from 8 billion to 10 billion by the year 2100. The need to fix our ever-growing water shortage has never been more crucial.

One in six people on...

US-Israel Relationship

Trump: Ask me in month about moving embassy to Jerusalem

US President Donald Trump refused to confirm reports that he would announce the transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during a visit to Israel next month, but hinted Thursday that he may clarify the issue at that time.

On Thursday, Florida Rep. Ron DeSantis (R), who earlier this year led a one-man fact-finding trip to scout...

US-Israel Relationship

All 100 US senators to UN: End ‘unacceptable’ anti-Israel bias

All 100 US senators signed a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Thursday demanding an end to the “unacceptable” anti-Israel bias in the international body.

The strongly worded letter, authored by Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.) and released on Friday, was signed by every member of the US Senate.
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