Category: Facts & Solutions

Is there – or was there – life on Mars? Figuring that out is one of the missions of the Curiosity mission, which landed a rover in a crater of the “red planet” early Monday, and has already begun gathering data and transmitting breathtaking photos back from Mars. So far, no evidence of life has…

Lollapalooza, one of the largest U.S.-based music festivals, will be coming to Tel Aviv in the summer of 2013, founder Perry Farrell announced Saturday. Farrell, who is Jewish (born Peretz Bernstein on March 29, 1959), will be bringing together 50 bands for the Lollapalooza festival, which will take place August 20-22 in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon…

Here’s a factoid about the Middle East that may have slipped by you while focusing on Iran’s nuclear program, Syria’s massacres, Egypt’s Islamization and Israel’s response to Mitt Romney’s recent visit: The highest consumption of beauty products and cosmetic surgery in the world today exists in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. This is…

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr, who will be visiting Israel this week, has a long-standing warm relationship with the Jewish community. Carr boasts a distinguished political career, having served uninterruptedly for a record 10 years as premier of Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, before resigning in 2005. He was appointed foreign minister by…

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s two-day visit to Israel, which began on Shabbat and continued through the Tisha B’Av day of mourning, had initially raised some eyebrows regarding the appropriateness of its timing. Concerns were raised in Jerusalem and among supporters over whether the Romney campaign was out of touch with Israel and the Jewish…

Five of six men in Tel Aviv in the 25-29 age bracket (83 percent) are single, as are five of seven women in that age bracket in the coastal city, an official survey has found. The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) noted that 40 years ago, only one Israeli woman in seven was still unmarried…

Pat Condell wonders why the British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ seems to support the terrorist organization Hamas and does whatever it can to make Israel look bad.

The United States has selected an Israeli company for the placement of a radar system to detect infiltrators at the border with Mexico. Elta, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), won the tender with its systems that can identify individuals from distances between 300 meters and 20 kilometers (approximately 13 miles), and vehicles from…

Based on recovered body parts, the Bulgarian government has released a composite computer generated photo of the suicide bomber who murdered five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver on July 18 at the Burgas international airport. Dozens of others were wounded in the attack, including three who were critically injured. The image, released Wednesday, shows a…

By David Bukay, Middle East Quarterly ~ The vast literature proving the historic Jewish connection to the Land of Israel has been extensively manipulated and distorted as part of the Palestinian politics of nationalism. Propaganda, indoctrination, and socialization, both domestically and internationally, are essential parts of the strategy and tactics of asserting Palestinian nationhood and…

Republican candidate for president, Mitt Romney, toured the Kotel Plaza Sunday as part of his quick visit to Israel. The visit took place during the fast of Tisha B’Av, in which Jews mourn the loss of the Temples, as well as the many troubles and afflictions that the Jewish nation suffered during the centuries of…

The correspondence of John Adams, second president of the United States, reflects the complexity with which Jews and Judaism were viewed in early national America. Most “enlightened” American Christians such as Adams saw Jews as an ancient people who, by enunciating monotheism, laid the groundwork for Christianity. He also saw them as individuals who deserved…

President Barack Obama signed a bill on Friday to strengthen U.S.-Israeli military ties, Reuters reported. Obama used a White House ceremony to announce the United States would soon provide Israel with an additional $70 million in funding for the Iron Dome short-range rocket shield. As Obama signed the bill at his desk in the Oval…

The events of recent days have taught us, once again, that whether we agree to it or not, the three weeks known as “bein hametzarim” (“between the straits”) – the period of mourning commemorating the destructions of the First and Second Temples – will always be a time of upheaval. National as well as personal…

American Jewish baseball players are going to bat for Israel and will play for “Team Israel” in the World Baseball Classic this summer. “This could be the most celebrated Israeli team since David met Goliath,” said Chaim Katz, president of the Israel Association of Baseball, told The Los Angeles Times. Israel would not even get…

In this short video Pat Condell tells us how he feels about it.

The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu gives his message of peace to Muslims for the month Ramadan. You may have to click on CC to get the English subtitles.

The IDF, founded in 1948, ranks among the most battletested armed forces in the world, having had to defend the country in six major wars. The IDF’s security objectives are to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the State of Israel, deter all enemies, and curb all forms of terrorism that threaten daily life.…

The Deadly Threat of a Nuclear-Armed Iran What can the world, what can the USA, what can Israel do about it? Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has declared publicly – not once, but repeatedly – that Israel must be “wiped off the map.” That effort, the destruction of Israel, seems to be the main goal of…

The Birthright-Taglit program are to receive a much-needed infusion of cash from top philanthropists Sheldon and Dr. Miriam Adelson. The Jewish-American couple has donated $13 million to the program’s coffers, it was announced, adding to the $20 million they gave earlier this year. As a result, an additional 5,000 young Jewish  adults will be able…

This short video explains the reasons why we do the Kaddish prayer. Part of the reason is it helps you remember your mission in this world.

Israeli aid groups are providing humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees who have fled to Jordan and Turkey, Likud MK Ayoub Kara told AFP on Thursday. “We have found a way, with voluntary organizations from Israel that are now on the borders of Jordan and Turkey with Syria, to provide humanitarian help to the Syrians who…

The 1950 Law of Return gives every Jew the right to come to Israel as an oleh (immigrant) and become an Israel citizen. It also grants the right to make aliyah (immigrate) to any individual who has one Jewish parent or grandparent or is married to someone who is Jewish or has a Jewish parent…

A Jewish venture capitalist has made a $115 million donation to the University of Oxford to help fund a scholarship program. Michael Moritz, who funded the program with his wife, Harriet Heyman, said his father escaped Nazi Germany and was able to study at Oxford thanks to scholarship assistance. “He was plucked as a teenager…

Prices on a wide range of goods imported to Israel are set to be slashed, after Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz on Wednesday signed an order cutting import duties and purchase taxes on electrical appliances, entertainment systems, and food imports. The cuts begin going into effect on October 1, and Finance Ministry officials said they hoped…

A dramatic rescue takes a Jewish woman and her two young children out of the clutches of a brutal Palestinian Authority Arab husband with whom she lived for 28 years. The anti-missionary Yad L’Achim organization, which also works on behalf of Jewish women trapped in relationships with Arabs, revealed the extraordinary story, after “Dinah, the…

HEBRON, West Bank — Peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis resumed this week, in an elaborate tent off a dirt road south of this hotly disputed city where Abraham, the patriarch of both peoples, is believed to have buried his wife. Representatives of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Mahmoud Abbas of the…

Germany has agreed to provide restitution payments to an additional 80,000 Jews, following negotiations on Monday between Claims Conference representatives and German officials in Washington. The agreement is likely to result in additional payments of approximately $300 million, most of which will go to Nazi victims in the former Soviet Union who have never received…

THE REALITY OF PALESTINIAN POLITICS The claim that a “peace process” exists and might actually result in a diplomatic solution assumes that the Palestinian leadership desires a negotiated two-state agreement that would permanently end the conflict. This assumption actually has no real basis in fact, demonstrated precisely by the events since the 1993 Oslo agreement…

Arutz Sheva met with the people behind iVoteIsrael, a national campaign in Israel aimed at encouraging American citizens living in Israel to vote in the U.S. elections. “Primarily what we’re trying to do is to make voting accessible and easy and therefore increase the number of Americans [in Israel] who are voting,” said Elie Pieprz.…

Israel does everything it can to protect innocent human life in Gaza and the West Bank. How does Israel compare to other countries in civilian to combatant casualty? Israel does better than any other country. See this two minute video.

Six 14-year-old yeshiva students from the city of Yerucham in southern Israel have won an international prize. The six took one of two runner-up awards in the First Lego League (FLL) Global Innovation competition. Team members Eitam Aharon, Ilan Ben-Hamo, Naftali Deutsch, Tidhar Gavar, Dvir Cohen and Yedidya Froyndlich of Tzvia Yeshiva beat 250 other…

Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, aka Ronald Jay Blumenthal lead guitar player for Guns N’ Roses, plays Hatikva, the Israeli National Anthem. Then the whole band segues into Don’t Cry. The show took place in Tel Aviv on July 3rd, 2012.

Edon Pinchot, a 14-year-old orthodox singer, has advanced to the semi-finals on “America’s Got Talent,” after receiving a standing ovation earlier in the week. “For me, Edon, is the chosen,” said Howie Mandel, one of the three judges on NBC’s hit reality television show. “Did you get a standing ovation at your Bar Mitzvah?” asked…

Israeli company LifeWatch Technologies unveiled on Tuesday the LifeWatch V, a first of its kind medical smartphone that renders it possible to independently measure seven medical indexes: ECG, heart rate, body temperature, blood sugar levels, body fat percentages, blood oxygen saturation and an index for measuring stress. The revolutionary development transforms the user’s personal cellular…

In 1992, Republican Whip Senator Alan Simpson from Wyoming, who was critical of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir’s policies, told me: “How can I like Prime Minister Shamir when he resembles an aggressive, roaring tiger? However, how can I not respect a roaring tiger?!” Former U.S. Secretary of State Jim Baker, who was one of the…

A monumental synagogue building dating to the Late Roman period (around the 4th-5th centuries CE) has been discovered in archaeological excavations at Huqoq in the Galilee. Huqoq is an ancient Jewish village located approximately two to three miles west of Capernaum and Migdal (Magdala). This second season of excavations has revealed portions of a stunning…

This is a short video that shows how similar Hitler’s threats are with the threats that are coming out of Iran today. Support Israel against the threat of nuclear annihilation posed by Iran. We cannot allow Iran to perpetrate another Holocaust against the Jewish people.

This is just a snapshot of what Israel has done for the world. What has the Palestinians, or the rest of the Middle East done for the world, other than terrorize and kill? Why are people protesting against Israel? Are they anti-science as well as anti-Semitic?

Madeleine Albright (born 1937), US Secretary of State (1997-2001) Ehud Barak (b.1942), Israeli prime minister (1999-2001) Menachem Begin (1913-1992), Prime Minister of Israel (1977-1983) David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973), founder of Israel, Prime Minister of Israel (1948-1953 and 1955-1963) Judah P. Benjamin (1811-1884), Secretary of State for the Confederate States of America Michael Bloomberg (born 1943), founder…

A young couple married in a “flash wedding” near Tel Aviv last week after Hamas rocket fire prevented the marriage at Kibbutz Alumim, whose fields abut the Gaza security fence at northern Gaza. Weddings at Alumim, a strictly agricultural kibbutz, frequently have been punctuated by the sound of rocket fire, but these seldom have interrupted…

Cisco and Facebook demonstrate confidence in the long-term viability of Israel’s economy. 1. Cisco’s CEO, John Chambers in Jerusalem: “We’ll expand here soon…. There are a lot of opportunities here. It’s the second country, after the US, in terms of start-ups and entrepreneurship. There are companies here that do not grow enough, and what we…

An IAF aircraft targets a Popular Resistance Committee terrorist in the northern Gaza Strip, preventing a rocket attack against Israel.

The IDF held its first sniping championship in five years last Thursday, and the largest such championship in 14 years. While the military’s most elite of elite units – including Sayeret Matkal and Yamam – were represented, it was the Givati Brigade that received the most accolades among military units. Its reconnaissance battalion defeated more…

The Christian population in the Muslim Middle East has plunged from 20% a century ago to less than 5% today—and it’s falling fast. Arab Christianity, for centuries a dominant force in Middle East culture, religion and politics, now faces extinction in nearly every country in the region. Discrimination and persecution by Muslim governments, as well…

Schmidt said that while this is his first visit to Israel, he sees it as the “start-up nation” and says that the fact that Israelis are conscripted into the military gives them a great advantage as hi-tech employees. Israeli workers are more mature, independent and organized and better able to cope with a competitive environment,…

Dr. Boaz Ganor, the Deputy Dean of the Vander School of Government Diplomacy and Strategy at the IDC Herzliya, explains Hamas’ goals and tactics. A hybrid terrorist organization, Ganor says, is an organization that is involved both in politics and violence. Hybrid terrorist organizations are even more dangerous than “classic” terror organizations, he says. These…

Mosab Hassan Yousef spoke with Knesset members Monday as the guest of Deputy Minister Ayoub Kara, commenting that in Arab nations, and “especially in the Palestinian Authority residents need freedom and human rights more than they need a state.” Yousef, the son of one of the founders of the Hamas terrorist organization and author of…

More than 4,000 Gentiles converted to Judaism in Israel last year, according to government statistics. The data was announced at a weekend event sponsored by the Conversion Authority of the Prime Minister’s Office. A total of 4,239 people made the seminal change in their lives, including 1,936 people from countries in the former Soviet Union,…

The Most Interesting Man in the World is an extremely popular advertising campaign for the Dos Equis brand of beer, produced by the marketing firm Euro RSCG for Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery. The ads feature Jonathan Goldsmith as “the world’s most interesting man” and are narrated by Frontline’s Will Lyman. Goldsmith has stated that his friend,…

Frequently Asked Questions on the Muslim Brotherhood What is the Muslim Brotherhood? The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is the world’s oldest, largest and best-organized Islamist movement. Founded in Egypt in 1928 by Islamic scholar Hassan al-Banna, the Brotherhood remains dedicated to its original jihadist slogan: “Allah is our objective, the Koran is our constitution, the Prophet…

U.S. President Barack Obama gave the Medal of Freedom to Israeli President Shimon Peres in a special ceremony at the White House on Wednesday evening (Washington time). In remarks he made prior to handing Peres the medal, Obama described Israel as “one of our strongest allies and one of our closest friends.” He said that…

Dr. Daniel Hillel, an Israeli-American scientist who created an innovative way of bringing water to crops in arid regions, was named on Tuesday the winner of the 2012 World Food Prize. Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, president of the World Food Prize Foundation, announced the name of the recipient, who will be presented with the $250,000 award…

Recent findings by a June 12, 2012 Maagar Mochot poll, published by Israel Hayom on Tuesday, reflect a shift in the Israeli state of mind, from the euphoric days of the 1993 Oslo Accords up until the recent eruption of the tectonic “Arab Street.” Palestinian terrorism has skyrocketed since Oslo: 250 Israelis were murdered in…

American actor David Arquette celebrated his Bar Mitzvah – albeit slightly late – at the Western Wall this week, and launched a segment that will provide a window to the Holy Land for the rest of the world. The 41-year-old actor is currently in Israel as a guest of the Tourism Ministry and the Ministry…

Jerusalem was selected as one of the top 25 most sought after destinations in 2011 in a survey held by the prestigious and popular website “Tripadvisor”. Tourism: In 2011 the number of night stays in Jerusalem hotels amounted to 3,854,500 nights, 18% of all night stays in Israel. 80% of the tourists who visited in…

U.S. President Barack Obama reiterated his support for Israel in a meeting this week with members of the Orthodox Jewish community at the White House. According to a report in the International Business Times, Obama told the Jewish delegation not to doubt his “fidelity” to their cause. Speaking of the stalled peace process between Israel…

This short video from AIPAC urges us to take action to stop a nuclear Iran.

Hundreds of thousands of lovers of Israel lined New York City’s streets Sunday for the annual “Celebrate Israel” parade. This year’s theme was “Israel Branches Out.” One sign proclaimed “Moses was a Zionist” as thousands of blue and white Israeli flags were hoisted by parade goers on the streets and sidewalks. For those who came…

An Israel energy company announced Sunday it has discovered an off-shore energy field that may even surpass previous finds in terms of the possibilities of developing commercial grade oil. Israel Opportunity Energy Resources LP announced that its Pelagic licenses indicate 6.7 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas and 1.4 billion barrels of oil. By comparison,…

While we cannot be sure and must take nothing for granted—especially when it comes to Iran’s threat to wipe Israel from the map—the greatest battle Israel faces today on the world stage is not military, but rather the unrelenting attack by those who would politically delegitimize her. Make no mistake: The effort of the Arabs…

Cutting edge technology in soft laser therapy: clinical soft laser power – in a light, portable, rechargeable and user friendly medical device, for the rapid, non-invasive and efficient treatment of pain, wounds, burns, sports injuries, inflammation, acne, and skin rejuvenation. It is the first portable soft laser device in the world with the healing power…

President Obama delivers remarks at the White House during a reception to mark Jewish Heritage Month. He tells a great story about Abraham Lincoln helping American Jews.

Arutz Sheva met and spoke with the scientists behind BioCep, an advanced cell separation system which has the ability to isolate even rare cells of one to ten million cells. BioCep’s patented Cell Enrichment Process (CEP) yields larger, purer and less damaged cell populations in comparison with existing technologies, setting a new standard in cell…

Israeli mountain climber Nadav Ben Yehuda, who saved the life of a Turkish climber during an excursion on Mount Everest, will receive the Presidential Medal of Honor at an official ceremony in Jerusalem next month. Ben Yehuda, who was only 300 meters away from reaching the peak of Everest before he noticed Aydin Irmak lying unconscious on the ground,…

Mark Langfan, a successful New York attorney and staunch supporter of Israel, came to the conclusion one day that the truth about Israel must become accessible and easily understood. Not one for letting  things stop at the idea stage, the talented attorney created an original and easy to grasp visual method that can – in minutes – explain the problems Israel faces when…

The 10 Happiest Countries in the World By 24/7 Wall St. By Michael B. Sauter For the second year in a row, 24/7 Wall St. examined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s report on life satisfaction in the developed world. Economic prosperity, health and a strong social support network continue to correspond highly with…

Pat Condell thinks that Saudi Arabia is using their oil money to wage war on the freedom of speech throughout the world. Actually he says quite a bit more than that in this short video.

Though booted from the CIA as psychologically unfit, the heroine of the hit TV thriller “Homeland” will return for the second season pursuing leads in the Middle East, the show’s producer said on Friday. During a Tel Aviv visit to shoot new scenes and pay homage to the Israeli hostage drama on which Homeland is…

Following secret contacts between the Kremlin and the office of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, it was agreed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Israel next month, the Hebrew-language newspaper Yediot Acharonot reported on Friday. The trip will be one of Putin’s first official trips since his inauguration for a second term as President. According…

While the Knesset debates various laws regarding the IDF draft, the hareidi community continues to gradually increase its enlistment rates. For the first time, hareidi soldiers have been given their own rabbi, who will help meet the soldiers’ unique religious needs. Rabbi Shimshon Klein was sworn in at a ceremony in Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue. “I…

During the past week, scores of medical officers from various countries visited Israel for the annual COMEDS conference–Committee of the Medical Chief of Military Medical Services. Medical officers from all NATO countries attended the conference, headed by the IDF, to discuss issues of military medical care, humanitarian aid and operations in disaster-struck countries.

(CNN) — This week marks the 508th anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus. Everybody knows the story of Columbus, right? He was an Italian explorer from Genoa who set sail in 1492 to enrich the Spanish monarchs with gold and spices from the orient. Not quite. For too long, scholars have ignored Columbus’s grand…

Are the events unfolding in the world today somehow mirrored by prophetic stories recorded thousands of years ago? We are in the balance between world war and global peace. Is there a way to unlock the ancient tales of prophets to guide our lives today?

Google is planning to provide 22,000 square feet of its New York City headquarters to the new applied science graduate school of Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Google CEO Larry Page and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the partnership at a news conference on Monday at the company’s headquarters in the…

(CBS News) To live in Tel Aviv is to make a choice. With a history of bloodshed and bombings, the inhabitants of Israel’s largest city could live in fear of what could come next. Or they could live for the moment in a sun-filled, dynamic city that is becoming renowned worldwide for its booming high-tech…

One-third of American olim choose Jerusalem as their home, and the percentage of olim moving to the capital is on the increase. The percentage of olim (immigrants) preferring Jerusalem as their new home in Israel has risen dramatically from the decade of the 1990s, when the vast majority of newcomers were from the former Soviet…

Synopsis Born on May 14, 1984, in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Mark Zuckerberg co-founded the social-networking website Facebook out of his college dorm room. He left Harvard after his sophomore year to concentrate on the site, the user base of which has grown to over 250 million people, making Zuckerberg a billionaire. The birth of…

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a device that enables blind people to “see.” Dr. Amir Amedi of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences and the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada at the Hebrew University, and PhD student Ella Striem-Amit used in the research a sensory substitution device (SSD)…

World opinion should not deter Israel from enhancing Jewish roots and national security, expanding the Jewish presence in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the Golan Heights, and pre-empting Palestinian and Hezbollah terrorism. Adverse world opinion and global pressure have always been an integral part of the Jewish people and the Jewish state. The aim of this…

Part of Israel’s preparation for war includes building a new TV station under concrete bunkers 23 feet underground in Haifa. Hizbullah missiles in the Second Lebanon War in 2006 knocked telecasts in northern Israel off the air. The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) showed off its new underground studio to the media on Monday, RTT News…

A letter written by George Washington to the Jewish community and which has been locked away for a decade will be the centerpiece of an exhibit dedicated to America’s early roots in religious freedom, the Los Angeles Times reported. The 337-word document sent to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island in August 1790 was addressed…

The Technion Institute of Technology has launched a new program aimed at integrating members of the ultra-Orthodox community into the technology-driven workforce. The Technological Education Program intends to engage ultra-Orthodox Jews, who often devote the majority of their time to Torah study, rather than studying disciplines such as mathematics and the sciences. According to reports,…

The government approved Sunday a comprehensive plan to improve the absorption of Ethiopian immigrants. The plan includes increasing housing grants to the immigrants and their children, and programs for improving the ability of the immigrants to be absorbed into the labor market. “I have personally met with their representatives, from the Keisim [religious leaders –…

Even after decades of in-depth Holocaust research, excruciating details are only now emerging about more than 1,100 German-run ghettos in Eastern Europe where the Nazis murdered hundreds of thousands of Jews, the Associated Press (AP) reported. Martin Dean, a Holocaust scholar and editor of the recently published “Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945, Volume II,”…

A Hebrew University archaeologist has uncovered spectacular evidence confirming the reign of King David and that non-Jews believed in one Creator. Architecture that was uncovered pre-dates the First Temple built by King Solomon. Prof. Yosef Garfinkel announced on Tuesday the discovery of objects found in the ruins called  Khirbet Qeiyafa, a fortified border city in…

Jews from around the world will participate in a hunger relief project aimed to benefit disadvantaged children in India, The Hindustan Times reported. The Gabriel Project Mumbai (GPM), an initiative that is scheduled to begin in June, will gather around 20 Jewish volunteers who will cook meals and teach basic levels of English and Mathematics…

Thousands of hareidi religious Jews are waiting to be drafted, according to Interior Minister and Shas party head Eli Yishai, who paid a visit Monday to the “Sucker’s Tent” outside the Knesset, where protesters are demanding that all Israelis serve in the IDF. Yishai told the protesters that thousands of Jews who have not yet served…

A 92-year-old scientist from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has invented a kit that enables the immediate detection of drug-resistant bacteria, one of the major concerns of organizations like the World Health Organization. In the United States alone, antibiotic-resistant infections are responsible for eight million additional hospital stays every year and for the consequent bed-to-bed spread…

This very short video was made by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, better known as AIPAC.

The UJA-Federation of New York set a Guinness World Record making 1,660 sandwiches in one hour to be donated to feed the hungry. The sandwich marathon was part of the annual Mitzvah Day, dedicated to doing good deeds to benefit local Jewish communities. After recording the event for Guinness World Record certification, the sandwiches were…

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat was on hand for a special ceremony on Tuesday evening, in which the old city walls were lit in pink to raise awareness for breast cancer. On Thursday, the city will be hosting the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. “Jerusalem is a proud host of the event tonight and…

In this short video, Pat Condell offers his strong opinion on how Saudi Arabia treats homosexuals and women.

Another amazing find on the Temple Mount: Archeologists digging under Robinson’s Arch in the archeological garden next to the Kotel have found remains of a structure from the late First Temple period, under the base of the drainage ditch currently being exposed. This is the closest structure, geographically, to King Solomon’s Temple ever unearthed. On the floor…

This new song is called Israel, Israel. It is sung by Rabbi Hagai Batzri. He is the Rabbi of Kahal Joseph Congregation in Los Angeles. It was written by Elsa Singman. She is a long time prominent member of the same synagogue. They are both strong supporters of Israel. Lyrics: Israel Israel You have made…

Those who demonize Israel are either misinformed or malevolent. If that proverbial man from Mars came to visit and read the world’s newspapers, especially those in the Arab and Muslim world, he would be convinced that Israel was the most evil nation in the world and the source of all of the world’s strife. What…

For the first time in the history of Netherlands, Dutch Chief Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs on Friday received one of the highest civilian awards given by the Queen of Holland. The chief rabbi of the Inter-Provincial Chief Rabbinate in Holland, a member of the Rabbinical Center of Europe (RCE), was made an Officer of the Order…

Huge achievement for Israel: Arik Ze’evi, Israel’s top judo wrestler for more than a decade now, won the European judo championship in his class for the fourth time Saturday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Ze’evi Saturday and congratulated him on his achievement. “You touched all of us,” Netanyahu said. “You put on a show…

We are used to and almost inured to the daily bad news from the Middle East – bloodshed, riots, car bombings and more. But there is one spot of shining light in the area – a country forged in almost unending wars, a country that has absorbed millions of immigrants: Israel – its prospects have…

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Thursday published a letter congratulating Israel on its 64th Independence Day. “On behalf of President Obama and the American people I am pleased to congratulate the people of Israel on their 64th Independence Day 64,” Clinton wrote. “For many around the world, Israel was a beacon of hope…

More than four out of five Jewish Israelis – 81% – feel an emotional bond to Jews in the Diaspora, a poll conducted by the Gal Hadash institute for Yisrael Hayom has found. Only 11.5% answered in the negative. Despite Arab terror and leftist subversion, Jews in Israel are proud to be Jewish and happy…

The question is not whether the Palestinians are an “invented people,” but rather why Arabs deny Jewish history and Jewish rights to a state in Israel. The recent brouhaha about whether the Palestinians are an “invented people” misses the point. The real question we should ask is, “Why do Palestinian Arabs repudiate 3,000 years of…

According to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics the population of Israel numbered 7,881,000 people on the eve of its 64th anniversary. At the time of its declaration on 14 May 1948 (5 Iyar 5708), the day before the British Mandate was due to expire, Israel consisted of only 806,000 residents. David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head…

US President Barak Obama on Tuesday conveyed to Israel the customary White House well-wishes for Israel’s 64th birthday. Obama’s sentiments were conveyed to President Shimon Peres in a letter on the eve of Israel’s two day Yom Hazikaron [Memorial Day] and Yom Haatzmaut [Independence Day] celebration in a letter dated April 18, 2012. “Dear Mr.…

Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Ron Prosor tore apart several myths Monday in an “Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East” in the United Nations Security Council. After quoting Winston Churchill’s statement, “In the time that it takes a lie to get halfway around the world, the truth is still getting its pants on,” Prosor methodically brought…

Arutz Sheva attended Microsoft Israel RD Center’s fourth annual Think Next 2012 conference in Tel Aviv and met the (Innovation Labs) iLabs team, which has developed a new technology. The technology, called Alice, creates a compelling and interactive three-dimensional effect using a screen and a Kinect camera. According to Rotem Bennet of Innovation Labs, the…

The Heads of MASHAV, Israel’s official international development cooperation program, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Washington to increase cooperation on food security to Africa, said a statement released by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The cooperation between the two nations within the framework…

Click on a picture to enlarge. The Civil War divided Jews as it did all Americans. Southern Jews supported the Confederacy; Northern Jews favored the Union. Prior to the war, Jews as a group never took a public stand on slavery. Although many shared antislavery opinions, they viewed the Christian-oriented abolitionist movement with suspicion. A…

In order to comprehend the real Mid-East, the root causes of regional turbulence, the key obstacle to peace and the oversimplification of Western peace-processors, one should examine the Iraq-Syria labyrinth, an arena of flaming and chronic unpredictability. In April 2012, the Iraqi regime – led by Shiites – is supporting the Assad regime in the…

If everyone knows that Iran poses an imminent existential threat to the world, why is no one stopping them? What would a nuclear armed Iran mean for America, Israel, and the world? Should Israel wait for the possibility that the international community will come to our defense or should we take our fate into our…

Millions of Israelis took two minutes on Thursday to reflect on the Holocaust and its relevance to their lives, as the nation stood at attention as sirens sounded in commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day. In a uniquely Israeli custom, Israelis from all backgrounds experienced a moment of transcendent unity as they stood in reflection in…

The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2-17 NKJV) 1. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. 2. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven…

An application providing users with the ability to learn weekly Torah and Haftorah portions anywhere, at any time, and on any mobile device or computer is now available, free of charge. The PocketTorah app includes the entire text of the Torah and Haftorah in Hebrew and English; on demand audio that chants highlighted tropes [the…

The Central Bureau of Statistics reported on Monday that there were 752,000 tourist entries during the first quarter of 2012, another all-time high. There were 2% more tourist entries during the first quarter than in the corresponding quarter of 2011, and 1% more than in the corresponding quarter of 2010, the previous all-time high. One-day…

A new 55-minute documentary, hosted by former Harvard lecturer Dr. Tal Ben Shahar, examines the accomplishments and fortitude of the modern state of Israel. “The Israel I came back to was not the Israel I left,” Shachar said, recalling his previous visit 15 years earlier. “Israel had not only joined the 21st century; in many…

The U.S. Air Force Commander has awarded the Legion of Merit to Israel Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Ido Nechushtan, the IAF Website reports. Maj. Gen. Nechushtan received the decoration this week during a working visit to the U.S. The visit included numerous professional meetings and a close look at the future IAF combat aircraft,…

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. It is Israel’s largest city and a dynamic and multicultural metropolis, which has served as the Jewish people’s spiritual and religious capital for 3,000 years. Jews, Christians and Muslims are able to pray and live in the city. Jerusalem has been the center of the Jewish world for 3,000…

Click on a picture to enlarge it The Israel Defense Forces, commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal (צה”ל), are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian…

In this short video, Pat Condell gives his strong opinion on Israel, the United Nations and what he says is the bogus and phony Palestinian cause.

The IDF Ground Forces will begin using a new, safer type of hand grenade in the course of the year. The safer grenade will not explode if struck by an enemy bullet. The development of the grenade was accelerated after the death of Major Eliraz Peretz in Gaza in 2010, when an enemy bullet hit…

According to a New York Times expose, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney and Prime Minister are old friends dating to before their political careers. “The two young men had woefully little in common: one was a wealthy Mormon from Michigan, the other a middle-class Jew from Israel,” reported the NYT. “But in 1976, the lives of…

Israel ranked 14th in the United Nations’ World Happiness Report, conducted by Columbia University’s Earth Institute. The report lists Denmark, Finland, Norway and the Netherlands as the world’s happiest countries, with the United States ranking at 11th place and the United Kingdom at 18th place. The report aims to “review the state of happiness in…

Jerusalem Technology Park Science and technology are amongst Israel’s most developed sectors. The percentage of Israelis engaged in scientific and technological inquiry, and the amount spent on research and development (R&D) in relation to gross domestic product (GDP), is amongst the highest in the world.[1] Israel ranks fourth in the world in scientific activity as measured…

IMF Country Report on Israel, April 2012: “Israel’s economy remains strong with GDP growing 4.7 percent in 2011, led by robust private consumption and buoyant investment. However, the global downturn is slowing Israeli growth, with 2012 GDP growth expected at 2.8 percent. “Israel’s fundamentals are strong: inflation and inflation expectations are squarely within the 1-3…

President Obama wishes a happy holiday to all those celebrating Passover. And it’s alway fun to hear him say “Chag Sameach.”

The United Nations has frequently and disproportionately singled out Israel for exercising its basic right of self-defense. Like every other nation, Israel has an inherent right to defend its citizens. In responding to attacks to protect its citizens, Israel takes unprecedented precautions to limit civilian casualties. Israel has a right to self-defense. Like every other…

Dr. Meir Rosenne, former Israeli ambassador to the United States and France, said on Wednesday that the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are legal and that this is true under international law. Rosenne spoke to Arutz Sheva a day after the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court in The Hague rejected a complaint filed…

United States Representative Michele Bachman (R-Minn.), a long-time friend of the state of Israel, issued the following Passover greeting to her Jewish constituents: “As millions around the world begin to celebrate the feast of Passover at sundown on Friday, April 6, it is important to remember why this celebration exemplifies God’s mercy on His people.…

Israel’s foreign ministry on Tuesday announced it will launch an international awareness campaign highlighting the historic injustice done to Jews from Arab countries. Following the declaration of the State of Israel in 1948 numerous Arab countries expelled their Jewish citizens and seized their assets – forcing them to become refugees in Israel. Foreign ministry officials…

IDF paramedic Cpl. Anastasia Begdlov, currently a cadet in officers’ course, received a military citation on Sunday from Head of the IAF Manpower Department, Brig. Gen. Ilan Boger, at the Uvda Airbase. Begdlov received the decoration for her bravery during the August 18, 2011 terror attacks, in which terrorists fired at civilian cars and a…

Passover, and especially the legacy of Moses and the Exodus, has been part of the American story since the seventeenth century, inspiring the American pursuit of liberty, justice and morality. The special role played by Passover – and the Bible – in shaping the American state of mind constitutes the foundation of the unique relations…

Palestinian and Israeli Farmers Participate in Joint Conference for Improvement of Gazan Economy. On March 2012, more than 30,000 farmers from all over the world attended the 26th agricultural exhibition in Tel-Aviv. A delegation from the Gaza Strip was among the participants. During the exhibition, the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) also…

In an outstanding demonstration of the close bond between Israel and the United States in the realm of sports, American-Israeli basketball legend Tal Brody and former Maccabi Tel Aviv star LaVon Mercer presented members of the Hawks Organization with Maccabi Tel Aviv jerseys, during the game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers, on…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sounded a self-congratulatory tone Wednesday, noting that the economy grew in 2011 and making special mention of steps being taken to assist the middle class – possibly mindful of the fact that summer is approaching, and may bring with it a resumption of left-wing orchestrated “social protests.” “The State of Israel…

While the United Nations played a crucial role in the creation of Israel, U.N. history has been marked by persistent antagonism toward the Jewish state. The United Nations has passed more resolutions aimed at isolating Israel than resolutions condemning genocide, warfare, and human rights violations throughout the world. 1. A double standard for Israel. The…

The German city of Frankfurt on Sunday elected its first Jewish mayor since the Holocaust. Peter Feldmann became the first Jewish mayor of any major city in the country, in fact, receiving 57 percent of the vote. Feldmann, 53, a member of the Social Democratic Party, won the election against the incumbent mayor. He will take…

The IDF has “unveiled” what it call its best combat weapon – hands and feet used in “Krav Maga’ hand-to-hand combat training. Krav Maga is intensive – and a bit dangerous. “Every combat soldier remembers the trials and tribulations of their basic training, yet some soldiers elect to further their training and attend the five-week…

The United States and the international community must further press Egypt’s leaders to bolster security along the Israeli-Egyptian and Egyptian-Gazan borders as part of Cairo’s maintenance of its international obligations, including the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty. 1. Egypt must uphold the peace treaty with Israel. Cairo must continue to uphold its main treaty commitments: full diplomatic…

Long-Term Confidence in Israel’s Economy 1. Israel’s economic growth during the last five years (21%) is higher than all OECD countries, other than Turkey. Israel’s economy grew 270% during the last 20 years, while Israel’s population grew 145%. Israel’s unemployment is the lowest ever – 5.4%. The strength of Israel’s exports is derived from its…

Iron Dome “Iron Dome” launcher deployed next to Sderot, Israel (June 2011) Type Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar Place of origin Israel Service history In service 2011–present Used by Israel Wars Gaza–Israel conflict (2011, 2012) Production history Designer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Designed 2005–present Manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Unit cost US$40,000 per missile US$50…

The Human Rights Council (HRC), on the one hand, and human rights on the other hand, constitutes an oxymoron. The HRC – elected by the majority of the UN members – constitutes an authentic reflection of the UN. On Friday, the HRC will conclude a month long deliberation by submitting four more resolutions condemning Israel.…

The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Monday a bill that would add Israel to the list of countries eligible for non-immigrant investor visas in the United States. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and approved by a unanimous 371-0 vote, would permit Israeli investors, who develop and direct the operations of a…

A computer program, designed by an Israeli technology company, is being applied to enhance the cognitive ability and awareness of hockey teams in the United States, reported the NHL Insider on Sunday.  The Israeli Applied Cognitive Engineering (ACE) company works with the Israeli army and the U.S. Air Force, as well as NASA and the…

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s entire speech at the Christians United for Israel Conference 2012.

A new scanning system to stop terrorists at the Statue of Liberty was developed by Israeli Air Force veteran Dr. Alysia (Lisa) Dolev. She founded the Qylar company in the United States in 2005 and developed the Qyaltron system, which has been installed at the Statue of Liberty to identify chemicals, radioactive material and explosives…

Over seven hundred volunteers from the youth organization ‘Makom BaLev,’ or ‘A Place in the Heart,’ traveled to the south to provide Israeli children and their families with encouragement and support in light of the recent surge of rocket attacks perpetrated by terrorists in Gaza. The program, which is funded by the Orthodox Union (OU), has…

Israel has installed new radar systems on the Gaza border to eliminate blind spots and reduce infiltrations, the IDF says. The new “Baron” and “Baroness” systems are equipped with a wide view scanning technology that eliminate the need to rotate like traditional radars. The systems can scan an entire section of the border and track multiple…

Intel Israel once again is hanging out the “help wanted” sign as the company says the Israeli branch provides it with 40 percent of its profits. Maxine Fassberg, general manager of Intel Israel, told the company’s annual news conference in the southern city of Kiryat Gat, 20 miles north of Be’er Sheva, that it will…

Senator Joseph Lieberman is a religious Jew. He shares some memories of Israel.

Americans love the IDF. More than 1.300 business and philanthropic leaders donated $26 million at a Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) dinner in New York. IDF Chief of Benny Gantz was scheduled to address the event but settled for  speaking via satellite from Israel, where he is overseeing the military’s response to the…

The strategic partnership between the United States and Israel has helped both countries keep their soldiers safe, strengthen their military and protect their homelands. Through joint training, programs and research and development, Israeli expertise has helped the United States protect Americans at home and abroad. Close strategic cooperation With no other country in the region—and…

A unique large scale celebration was held at Kharkov’s central circus for Purim, under the supervision of the local Chabad community. About 2,500 people gathered to take part in the Ukrainian city’s central Purim party. The event was opened by Kharkov’s Chief Rabbi, Rav Moshe Moskovich. After his opening words, festivities began. These included a performance by…

A short video interview of Fenta Demoza.

Israel has become the only safe haven for Christians in the Middle East, Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren wrote in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on Friday. “As 800,000 Jews were once expelled from Arab countries, so are Christians being forced from lands they’ve inhabited for centuries,” Ambassador Oren stated, comparing…

The targeting of these sites is in response to the rockets fired at Israel. Over 90 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip and struck major population centers in southern Israel in the last 24 hours. More than 500,000 Israelis are forced to stay in bomb shelters.

A short video that clears up misconceptions about foreign aid and Israel from the AIPAC Policy Conference 2012.

A new IDF video shows the elite “Yahalom” urban combat unit preparing for battle with the help of dogs and robots that help reduce the danger from terrorists. Military officers from the United States and other countries have visited and trained at the urban combat center to learn how to cope with the new battlefield…

In this short video Gene Simmons talks about his memories and how proud he is of Israel.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned against allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons in his speech to the AIPAC Convention in Washington.

Israeli President Shimon Peres will be the guest of honor at the World Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto on Tuesday. Peres will kick off a festive event, the International Facebook page, along with Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg. During the Herzliya Conference, Peres lauded Zuckerberg and his fellow technocrats for changing the world we live in.…

AIPAC Policy Conference 2012

Israel has formally offered to assist Syrian civilians hit by President Bashar Assad’s crackdown on political opposition. Aid would be provided via the Red Cross. “The state of the Jewish people cannot sit idly by while in a neighboring state atrocities are taking place and people are losing everything,” said Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Israel’s…

A very well done short animated video. Text based on Rabbi David Fohrman’s article ‘Understand Purim in 5 Minutes or Less’.

The two nations are working together like never before in the arenas of energy security and clean technology. The American and Israeli governments, as well as private business ventures in both countries, are partnering to promote new energy solutions and ensure our long-term energy security. This important work is helping to reduce a dangerous dependence…

The Policy Conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) will begin in Washington, D.C. starting Sunday, and preparations are already underway. More than 13,000 delegates are expected to attend the AIPAC Conference. Arutz Sheva’s Hezki Ezra, in Washington to cover the conference, spoke on Friday with some of the participants. One participant described…

Looking for work? Come to Israel. The jobless rate dropped to 5.4 percent in the last quarter, one of the lowest in the world and the lowest in Israel since 1980. By contrast, the unemployment rate in the United States is 8.5 percent and is estimated in reality to be as much as twice as…

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum both confirmed, on Tuesday, that they will join former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich in addressing the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, on March 6. The Republican hopefuls will address the estimated 13,000 attendees of the pro-Israel lobby, vying for…

According to the Klout Index, which measures impact in social media networks, Danny Ayalon is the most influential Israeli politician’ in Cyberspace. Klout is a San Francisco based company that provides social media analytics to measure a user’s influence across social networks. Its social media Index analysis is based on data taken from sites such…

Israel’s National Water Company will soon be setting up shop in the United States. Mekorot last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the city of Akron, Ohio to bring and commercialize its WaTech program to the U.S. through Akron’s Global Business Accelerator. The agreement culminated a relationship that has been developing since 2010, when…

Here is a list of prominent commissioners, managers/coaches, and owners. Roman Abramovich   Red Auerbach Mark Cuban Bruce Pearl David Stern Roman Abramovich, Russia, owner of Chelsea Football Club Leslie Alexander, US, owner of Houston Rockets; former owner of Houston Comets Ray Arcel, US, boxing trainer; trained 18 world champions Micky Arison, Israel/US, owner of…

If Israel tries to single-handedly bomb Iran to set back its nuclear program, a number of factors make the likelihood of success very doubtful.

In 1985, the United States and Israel signed America’s first Free Trade Agreement. Trade between the two allies has since grown by 500 percent, and more than $78 million worth of goods and services are exchanged each day. U.S. and Israeli businesses, researchers and academics are finding new opportunities for investment and collaboration and many…

Israeli researchers have discovered a gene that increases the lifespan in mice, and may do the same in humans. The researchers, led by Dr. Haim Cohen of the Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, teamed up for the study with scientists from Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem’s Hebrew University and the Carnegie Mellon University.…

President Barack Obama is expected to address the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, D.C., on March 4. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu already has announced he will address the pro-Israel lobby. The policy conference comes amid heightened tensions between the two countries, due to Washington’s concern that Israel may stage…

The war talk about Iran is nothing new for Israel, under threats since its existence, reports Bloomberg News, which notes that the return on stocks in Israel the past 10 years was the highest of 24 benchmark indices in developed nations, including China and Norway, after taking factoring out volatility. “The country is surrounded by…

Jews in the city of Vancouver in western Canada are fighting a campaign by pro-Arab groups that are calling for a boycott of products made in Israel. According to a report on the Shalom Toronto website, Mark Gurvis, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, is encouraging local Jewish residents to protest the…

The IDF plans to deploy a battery of the Iron Dome missile defense system in the Dan area in the coming days. The deployment is part of and IDF exercise that will examine the preparedness of the center of the country for a missile attack, similar to the attacks that occurred in northern Israel during…

After scores of suicide bombings and daily terrorist attacks against its civilians that have killed more than 850 people and wounded thousands more since September 2000, Israel’s unity government decided to construct a security fence near the northern part of the pre-1967 “Green Line” between Israel and the West Bank to prevent Palestinian terrorists from…

Time and time again Hamas has openly announced its goal to destroy the State of Israel and her allies. Hamas’ leaders dream of an Islamic nation to rise and take over the world. These are but a few examples of Hamas’ violent, supremacist and misanthropic rhetoric.

The proud Israeli sabra – sharp on the outside but sweet if you manage to get in – is slowly giving in to the undeniable Western business wisdom that “service with a smile” brings in more tourism dollars than that traditional “prickly” exterior attitude. In Jerusalem’s Zion Square, in Tel Aviv, and even in small…

The oldest couple ever to make aliyah landed in Israel on Tuesday from Baltimore. Welcome to Israel, Phillip and Dorothy Grossman, ages 95 and 93. They are part of a Nefesh B’Nefesh group with more than 40 other new immigrants from North America. The Grossmans immediately headed for their new home in Jerusalem. “We love…

Pro-Israel students at 75 universities across the US and Canada will launch “Israel peace Week” from next Sunday until March 9 in an effort to counter widespread campus anti-Zionism and “Israel Apartheid Week,” which pictures Israel as an enemy to peace. The grassroots initiative has “a simple, positive message: Israel wants peace and has demonstrated…

The Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that it conducted a successful test on the “Arrow” anti-missile system. The experiment tested the system’s enhanced capabilities of dealing with ballistic missiles such as the Scud and the Iranian Shihab. As part of the test, an F-15 Israel Air Force fighter jet launched a Blue Sparrow, a…

These are pictures of Gaza. The media never shows this. They would prefer that the world thinks it is a prison camp. You can click on a picture to make it larger.  

AORA Solar (www.aora-solar.com), a renewable energy pioneer and leading developer of applied ultra-high temperature concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, has completed construction on its second gas turbine solar thermal power station. The station, built in Almeria, Spain, is now undergoing commissioning and certification and is scheduled to begin regular power generation. An official dedication was held…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met Wednesday with Rav Haim Druckman, to thank him for the eight years in which he has headed the State Conversion Array, which handles conversions into Judaism (giyur). The meeting between the Prime Minister and the rabbi, who is Head of the Bnei Akiva Yeshivas Center and Head of Or Etzion…

  The first South African Jewish Innovators Gathering will be held February 11-12, in Johannesburg. The initiative, in cooperation with the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation and South Africa’s Sasfin Bank Limited, seeks to empower young Jews, “enabling them to turn their passion into action.” The Schusterman Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization that…

Strategic planning meetings between American and Israeli defense officials occur countless times each year. From sharing advanced technology to developing new counterterrorism techniques, these meetings not only bring the two allies closer together, but strengthen the defense capabilities of both nations. High-Level Meetings Military cooperation between the United States and Israel was formalized in 1983.…

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have isolated the early moleculor indicators showing that a person is at risk for developing Type II diabetes. Some half a million people have been diagnosed with diabetes in Israel, which has been classified in two types. A team at the university’s Institute of Medical Research-Israel/Canada led by Dr.…

Over the past year, the IDF has been preparing rigorously for any possible scenario that will threaten the people of Israel.

Europe’s top technological city is Tel Aviv, according to the Wall Street Journal. WSJ credits Ron Huldai, Tel Aviv’s 13-year mayor, for “building a tech center second only to Silicon Valley.” In a recent interview with WSJ, Huldai explained that “Tel Aviv had become a city that people used, not a city they lived in.…

As the rampant speculations that Israel will soon launch a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities continue, a report on NBC on Friday revealed what such an attack may look like. The report, the main points of which were presented by Israel’s Channel 10 News, is based on conversations the American network held with current…

Israel is a world leader when it comes to academics, according to a report compiled recently by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). Channel 2 News reported on Wednesday that the OECD report shows that Israel is ranked second among OECD member countries in terms of the number of academics. 45 percent of…

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro summed up Washington’s view of Israel when he said there was no doubt in his mind the Jewish state was a “strategic asset” for the United States. “I have to admit I took the title of the panel with a little curiosity that there should even be a question…

A new IDF vehicle, the “Granite,” is on its way to southern Israel for testing in the field. The new vehicle will integrate field intelligence collection systems and strengthen the IDF’s current means of intelligence gathering, writes Hadas Duvdevani on the IDF Website. The Granite is based on a Ford vehicle with a new platform.…

Minister of Finance Yuval Steinitz and Minister of Science and Technology Prof. Daniel Hershkovitz have agreed on a huge rise in Israel’s investment in space technologies. The Jewish state will invest 165 million shekels in the space program in the next two years – up from about 10 million shekels for the previous two year…

An agreement with Israel’s Defense Ministry has been signed for the first time ever to allow a contractor אם clear landmines — thousands of them — beginning in March. Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered the Mine Clearance Authority to move ahead with the agreement this week. The government tender, the first of its type to be…

The close partnership between the United States and Israel has yielded leading military technologies such as the Arrow anti-ballistic missile defense system that is currently deployed in Israel. Jointly developed by the two allies, the Arrow is among the world’s most sophisticated missile shields. It is the only operational system that has consistently proven that…

Both the incoming and outgoing presidents of the European Parliament vowed “never again” in ceremonies Tuesday in Brussels marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In a day filled with speeches, the one by incoming President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz was especially memorable; the German lawmaker told a special session of the legislative body, “I…

The Skylark I-LE. It’s small, it’s lightweight, it can be carried by one person and set up to be ready to fly in less than 8 minutes. 3 hours of flight-time with a live video-feed, day and night, in any weather-condition. The Skylark is quiet as a mouse with the eyes of a hawk. Quickly…

The Ministry of Defense on Tuesday released photographs of recent tests of Israel’s “Arrow 3” anti-ballistic missile system. During the tests, a model of the interceptor missile was launched in order to check the propulsion system, as well as other tracking sensors. The Arrow 3 system is an upgrade of the Arrow 2 defense system…

Bnei Akiva, the religious Zionist youth movement, has been running a program in which it sends young Israeli shlichim (representatives) to various countries in the Diaspora in an effort to promote the ideals of “Am Yisrael, Eretz Yisrael and Torat Yisrael” (the People of Israel, the Land of Israel and the Torah of Israel). The…

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said he has no problem with a Muslim American president so long as he rejects Sharia religious law, a condition that has upset Muslims leaders in the United States. Muslim journalist Ali Younes jabbed Gingrich with a loaded question last week in South Carolina before the state’s primaries, which Gingrich…

President Barack Obama has pulled out all stops to show himself as pro-Israel in a pre-campaign video that features Defense Minister Ehud Barak, President Shimon Peres and even Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The video is entitled “America and Israel, an Unbreakable Bond” and it shows clips of the president and the Israeli leaders praising him,…

For more than 20 years, the Jerusalem-based organization Just One Life has been helping expectant mothers who are in crisis and are considering having an abortion. “We help mothers, for the most part who are young, married and have fallen on to bad times or some crisis in the family, and feel that they have…

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey on Friday stressed “mutual commitment” ahead of a round of meetings with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and his counterpart, IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz. “My presence here, I hope, reflects the commitment we have for each other,” Dempsey said. “I’m here to assure you…

Every day, Israeli military innovations are helping to save the lives of American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Because the United States has a deep strategic relationship with Israel, the U.S. military is able to learn from the Israel Defense Forces’ vast combat experience. Below are some of the life-saving Israeli military advances that the…

Some 200 North Americans will be able to volunteer as teachers’ aides in next year’s Israel Teaching Fellows (ITF) program. This year’s pilot program, which saw the placement of 68 Jewish North American young adults, was successful enough to more than triple the number of placements for next year. The program, launched by the Masa…

Three new immigrant girls from the US say they not only can stay religious and serve in the IDF but also can become officers, despite the Chief Rabbinate – and almost every other religious Zionist rabbi – ruling against it, enjoining girls to serve Israel through the National Service. The rabbi’s reason is the halakhic prohibition against unmarried girls being…

In the pursuit of peace, alliances and interests, western policy-makers tend to sacrifice perplexing Mid-East realities on the altar of oversimplification and wishful-thinking. However, their attempts to implement unsubstantiated policies tend to inflame rather than extinguish regional fires. The distinquished Mid-East historian and former Director of Mid-East Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Lebanese-born Prof. Fouad…

Over the last 26 years, Israel has sent out 15 aid missions to countries struck by natural disasters. Immediately upon arriving to these countries IDF doctors set up field hospitals. Overall, medical care was given to more than 2,300 people in afflicted areas, and 220 were saved from certain death.

It’s always nice to be recognized for your efforts – and on Thursday, it was the turn of Dmedical of Tirat Hacarmel to be recognized by the European Union for its Spring Zone Durable Insulin Pump, receiving the CE mark of approval. The pump is now eligible for government-funded medical insurance reimbursements, and for recommendation…

Islamic rogue regimes rank among the leaders of the unholy alliance of state-supported and state-sponsored global narco-terrorism. Narco-terrorism has become a most effective weapon – economically and operationally – in the battle against the most effective opponent of rogue regimes, the USA. These regimes aim to undermine the US homeland security, to injure the US…

As more people make use of the cellphone network, bandwidth on the network gets more crowded – and transmission of almost everything gets slower. There are many creative solutions out there, but many of them are based on somehow offloading traffic from the network – a solution that, when you think about it, is really…

Jack Lew, Obama’s new White House Chief of Staff, is a humble and observant Jew who loves Israel, according to Chabad Rabbi Levi Shem Tov, Washington director of American Friends of Lubavitch. Lew was the president’s budget director until this week, when President Obama chose him to take over from William Daley, who resigned after…

Official, institutionalized discrimination against Palestinians is widespread in the Middle East. Where does this Apartheid take place, and what are the reasons behind it? It is happening in Lebanon, Syria and Egypt.

The Israeli government approved on Sunday a law that would allow for free education for children starting at the age of three. In order to allow for the new law to be applied, lateral budget cuts in all government ministries were approved. While many MKs originally said they would vote against the law because of…

This short video shows a summary of this truly remarkable mission. When 248 Air France passengers were re-routed to Entebbe, Uganda and held hostage by Palestinian terrorists, Israel’s most specialized unit of the IDF performed one of the greatest rescue missions of all time. Israel always goes the distance to save lives.

Leading major fields. Remaining just. Surviving against all odds. Building something out of nothing over and over again despite enormous challenges within and without. Israel itself is a great miracle.

The IDF Military Intensive Care Unit operates in Judea and Samaria and its job is to take care of everyone there. Yes, everyone. Civilians or soldiers, Israelis or Palestinians. They’ll be wherever you need them, giving whatever care is needed. From birthing to CPR. They save lives on an everyday basis.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday addressed the annual Taglit Birthright Israel Mega Event in Jerusalem. “You all come from great countries,” Netanyahu told the participants. “But you all come from here. That’s your birthright. Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, Sara, Rachel, Leah and Rebecca – the original ones were all here. We all started here, and…

This video shows examples of some of the good things the Israeli people have done for the world.

Maccabi Tel Aviv won the European Basketball Championship for the first time in 1977. Israeli basketball champion, Tal Brody proclaimed “Israel is on the map and here to stay!”

The past year’s calendar was one of upheaval that Israel met with continued economic growth and increased security, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Cabinet Sunday. Standing before a chalkboard, the Prime Minister took on the pose of a teacher and illustrated what he said were government accomplishments in the face of events in 2011. “We…

Francis Albert Sinatra may have been one of America ‘s most famous Italian Catholics, but he kept the Jewish people and the State of Israel close to his heart, manifesting life-long commitments to fighting anti-Semitism and to activism on behalf of Israel .. Sinatra stepped forward in the early 1940s, when big names were needed…

Israel is carrying out a policy of “good fences make good neighbors” and will build a security fence along the Jordanian border, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday. “When the security barrier along the Egyptian border is finished, one will be built along the border with Jordan,” the Prime Minister said at the weekly…

While the rest of the world was buying Iraq’s story that their nuclear weapon production was solely for peaceful purposes, Israel stayed in reality and launched Operation Opera. They flew without detection to take out the nuclear reactor before it was too late. Whether they could admit it in the moment or not, when the…

It was quite a year for Israel and the Middle East. This short video will remind you of some of the major events that took place.

The Ariel University Center of Samaria held a special conference on Monday, entitled “Best Plans for a Peaceful Israel/Palestine” conference. The conference, the second of its kind, featured three Israeli and three Arab speakers, each of whom presented his idea for a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The event was attended by students at the…

The IDF wishes you a happy new year in this video.

There are many reasons for the terrific taste of Israel’s fresh produce, all of which have contributed to the income won by the export of colorful,, tasty fruits and vegetables to European and even North American markets year round.  The latest innovation by Israeli scientists at the Ministry of Agriculture may now add another reason…

The commissioning ceremony for graduates of the IDF pilot’s course was held on Tuesday at the IAF base in Hatzarim. The course concludes three years of officer’s training, flight training, and results in both an IDF officer’s commission and an academic degree from Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Graduates will go on to specialized…

Hundreds of young Jews from around the world, who are currently in Israel as part of the Birthright Israel educational tour, took part in a Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony on Sunday, marking the sixth candle of Hanukkah. The ceremony was attended by philanthropists Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, who are generous contributors to the program,…

Since 200 A.D., Hebrew lay dormant, living on in Jewish texts but dead as a spoken language. But with the leadership of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, young Zionists committed to reestablishing Hebrew as the official language of Israel and the Jewish people. Not only did it work, it became one of the most outstanding sociolinguistic events…

Germany for the first time has agreed to compensate thousands of Jews who fled the Nazi army in the Soviet Union, the Claims Conference announced Sunday. One-time Hardship Fund payments as of January 1 will be paid out to Jewish victims who fled between June 22, 1941 and January 27, 1944 from areas of the…

Operation Solomon. When thousands of Ethiopian Jews’ lives’ were threatened, Israel broke records and acted fast, transporting over 14,000 people from their war-torn environment to their new home – Israel – in less than two days. It was an amazing achievement.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Israel wasn’t much more than desert and swamp lands. Visit today and you’d never know it! Dedication and innovation transformed the land – making it useable, turning it green, bringing it back to life. Now Israel’s experience is helping others. Israel is a leader in anti-desertification and agriculture,…

A video about the Six Day War. After being attacked from 3 fronts, from 4 different countries with greater numbers and weapons, Israel defended herself, staved off her enemies and gained critical strategic regions in under a week. Truly Remarkable.

Go behind the scenes in the White House kitchen for Hanukkah as the kitchen is kosherized under the supervision of White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford and Rabbi Levi Shemtov.

US President Barack Obama issued his well-wishes to world Jewry on Tuesday to mark the occasion of the lighting of the first Hannukah light in 2011. “Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to all those celebrating Hanukkah around the world,” the White House statement said. “This Hanukkah season we remember the powerful story of…

The Commander of the Third Air Force of the U.S Military, Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, arrived in Israel to prepare for a joint training exercise between the Israel Air Force and the U.S. Army. The ‘Austere Challenge’ (AC) exercise will take place next year and Lt. Gen. Gorenc’s visit will strengthen the ties and coordination…

The Palestinian Authority is furious at Newt Gingrich for calling “Palestinians” an “invented people,” but a short history shows that Arabs in the British Mandate and modern Israel never considered themselves a people. “Both historically and in contemporary times, the Arabs  living in the area now known as Palestine were regarded both by outsiders and…

Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa have won a New York City contest to build an engineering campus with a grant of land on Roosevelt Island and $100 million for infrastructure improvements, Bloomberg reported. The NYCTech Campus is intended to bolster job creation in the city and may generate 600 spinoff…

Even as senior defense officials lose sleep over the decline in per capita enlistment by native Israelis – except for elite and combat units where the national religious recruits are swelling the ranks –  the IDF manpower division is reporting the opposite trend among new immigrants. Recently collated data for 2008 to 2010 demonstrates a drastic increase in…

What is the miracle of Hanukkah really about? One days’ worth of olive oil lasting for 8 days was indeed miraculous. But there is so much more to this holiday than meets the eye. Hanukkah is the miraculous story of the Jewish People. As you will see in this video, the story never ended. It…

Israel’s standard of living now is two-thirds as high as the United States, Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said Sunday, a far cry from the material standard of only a few years ago. The days of American immigrants returning from visits to the United States with peanut butter, toilet paper and electronics equipment have…

For more than six decades, the reality of life in Israel has forced Israelis to defend themselves against constant terrorist threats. As a result, the Jewish state has become a leader in designing techniques and technologies in the arenas of homeland security and counter-terrorism. Israel is working with U.S. government and private entities to develop…

The Israel Police held an event this past Tuesday at the Sha’alvim hesder yeshiva. The event was attended by 400 high school students, who received a training seminar on traffic control and forensic science. The students also saw a display of the various departments of the police, including its counter-terrorism unit, forensics, canine unit and…

For the second day in a row, Apple is making hi-tech headlines in Israel. On Tuesday, a report said that Apple was considering spending up to $500 million on Israeli flash memory startup Anobit – and on Wednesday, Globes reported that Apple is planning to open a development center in Israel, its first outside the…

The IDF released video footage on Monday which proves that an IAF attack overnight Saturday struck a weapons manufacturing site in the heart of a civilian neighborhood in northern Gaza. The video shows an initial explosion immediately followed by secondary explosions and combustion, indicating the presence of many weapons in the bombed site. The IDF…

New research at Hebrew University, in conjunction with the University of Vienna, could help scientists create a new generation of novel, powerful antibiotics to overcome serious public health problems, replacing antibiotics that in recent years have become less effective, as generations of bacteria have developed resistance to them. The research, led by Professor Hanna Engelberg-Kulka…

A real, lasting peace has escaped Israel for the past six decades. But with the support of its ally the United States, the Jewish state remains determined and hopeful to reach an agreement with all its neighbors. Twice in the past four decades, the United States has helped broker a peace accord between Israel and…

Israel’s Professor Dan Schechtman was honored Saturday night by King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden, who awarded a gold medal to the Technion Institute researcher, part of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, in a ceremony that began at 5:30 p.m. local time. Schechtman is being honored for his discovery of quasicrystals — a pattern in…

Don’t be fooled by the beautiful, blue, calm waters you see when you go to the beach; the ocean is actually a dangerous place. Not because of the sharks and jellyfish; there are plenty of even more dangerous creatures trolling the seas, such as terrorists, pirates, spies, and more. At risk are harbors, ports, oil…

The holiday of Hanukkah is still about two weeks away, but President Barack Obama hosted the White House’s annual Hanukkah party on Thursday. The celebration was attended by Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren and the White House’s new director of Jewish outreach, Jarrod Bernstein. Also present were Obama’s wife, Michelle, and Vice…

Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Danny Ayalon explains the historical facts relating to the issue of refugees in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. The video explains the reason there are still refugees after more than six decades is because of Arab leaders’ recalcitrance to accept their brethren and the United Nations which created a separate…

Mazor Robotics, which develops technology to help surgeons more accurately and securely undertake spine surgery, has received approval from the FDA in the United States to market its Renaissance system with 3D imaging technology. The new system will make it far easier for doctors to plan and carry out spinal surgery – using the robot-based…

This is a video of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talking about International Human Rights Day 2011.

According to recent population reports, birth rates among Israel’s Jews are on the rise while those of Arab citizens are in decline. According to Israel’s Interior Minister the last decade has seen the Jewish birth rate in Israel rise by nearly 20 percent. Muslim and Christian birth rates over the last decade have fallen by…

Scientists at Tel Aviv University have come up with a new method of treating cancer tumors that may permanently destroy them and increase the odds of preventing the return of the disease. The research team of Professor Yona Keisari (TAU Sackler Faculty of Medicine) and Professor Itzhak Kelson (TAU Department of Physics and Astronomy) based…

As the threat of demolition still hangs over the communities of Migron, Givat Assaf and the Ulpana neighborhood in Beit El, and as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is working to establish a legal team to find a solution for the issue, it appears as though a legal solution already exists. Arabs, backed by extreme leftist…

Many people use smartphones these days, but sometimes the drawback of these phones is actually their high-tech touchscreen. Many times, routine typing on the touchscreen becomes more difficult because we have to look at the screen while typing, and also because the digital keyboard actually covers about half of the screen area. Along came Inpris,…

One of the biggest tech success stories in Israel is without doubt Orbit Communications. Orbit isn’t exactly a start-up, but it does work in an area that is very up and coming – satellite communications, tracking systems and audio management systems for airborne, marine and ground vessels, in both commercial and military applications. The company…

Dennis Prager explains why Israel is not an Apartheid State. He also explains why some people ask this question. This question would be absurd if people didn’t take it seriously. Their motive is often disingenuous. They want to de-legitimize Israel by trying to link it to Apartheid South Africa.

Soaring enlistment of hareidi religious men bodes well for the IDF and for society in general, according to the army’s Human Resources branch director, Brigadier-General Amir Rogovski. In the past six years, the number of hareidi soldiers has grown from 300 to 3,000, allowing them better job opportunities in the future and encouraging their integration…

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told visiting Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Wednesday, ”There is a tremendous historic bond between Israel and the Ukraine.” “The Jewish national movement [and] the Hebrew language were revived in Ukraine,” the Prime Minister told the visiting president. “Ukrainian Jews had a tremendous part in building the Jewish state and now they have…

For more than 40 years, Crown Heights Shomrim (Hebrew for guards) have been combating crime on the streets of Crown Heights. The Shomrim are licensed organizations of volunteer Jewish civilian patrols which have been set up in hassidic and hareidi-religious neighborhoods in the United States and England to combat burglary, vandalism, mugging, assault, domestic violence,…

Philanthropists Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson announced on Wednesday an additional $5 million gift to Taglit, the Birthright Israel Foundation, for 2011, thus raising their total contribution to $10 million for this year. The Adelson Family Foundation has contributed over $100 million to Birthright Israel since 2007. Following the Adelsons’ announcement, Taglit-Birthright Israel is now…

The Hamas terrorist organization is the ruling entity of the Gaza Strip. Since taking over the Gaza Strip in 2007, the Hamas terrorist organization has launched thousands of rockets into major Israeli population centers, populated by one million Israeli civilians. The Hamas terrorist organization is designated as a terrorist entity by the US, UK, EU…

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said Monday Israel is on track to avoid recession despite the global economic downturn. Nevertheless, OECD officials said weakening external demand due to economic crises in other countries has caused a slowdown in output growth that will likely persist until the middle of 2012. The diminished prospects…

Israeli researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered a mutually beneficial relationship between fungi and bacteria that identifies one of the ways in which both are able to spread. The study, published recently in PNAS, was carried out by Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob of Tel Aviv University’s Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy.…

Established in 2001 by Hevron resident and active IDF soldier, Shmuel Medad, Honenu is a non-profit legal defense organization that provides free legal counsel to those Israeli citizens and soldiers who, despite claiming that they acted in self-defense against Arab attackers, find themselves accused of illegal acts by Israel’s law enforcement authorities. Close to 100…

Mobile barcode and Quick Response code reading is the latest thing in generating information while on the go. Barcodes and QR codes have long been used by retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers to control inventory and pricing, but now they are increasingly being used by consumers – in stores, for example, where you can used your…

A South Florida public broadcasting system this week will feature a documentary on Israel – and it is actually positive. “Israel Inside.” to be shown on WPBT2 Tuesday evening, features the country as seen by an Israeli, Dr. Tal Ben Shahar, who returns home to find a far different country than the one he left…

“Israel is responsible for over 600 modifications in the current generation of General Dynamics’ F-16 fighter aircraft, providing GD a multi-billion dollars bonus in research and development, improving GD’s competitive edge in the global market, expanding the US employment and export base and enhancing US national security,” said GD’s plant manager in Ft. Worth, Texas.…

Can ancient prophecies about Israel be true? Is the Bible true or relevant today? Take a look at this video.

Israel has begun its winter tourism drive in the United States, Canada and Brazil. More than NIS 10 million of the ministry’s NIS 260 million annual marketing budget for 2011 is being invested in the effort to market Israel as an attractive destination to potential tourists this season. A comprehensive winter ad campaign is set…

A new treatment for Type I (juvenile) diabetes invented by Israeli scientist Professor Irun Cohen has met its first and secondary goals in a Phase III clinical trial conducted by the Andromedia Biotech firm. Recruitment of participants has started for a second, validation trial hoping to replicate the results. The drug, DiaPep277, created by Cohen…

Ryan Braun, the slugging outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, became the first Jewish Most Valuable Player in nearly five decades. Braun, the son of an Israeli-born Jewish father and a Catholic mother, was named the National League MVP on Tuesday. He received 20 of 32 first-place votes and 388 points in voting announced by the…

The Ariel University Center (AUC) continues to attract volunteers from abroad who see bolstering the academic institution as a personal mission. This year AUC is hosting a highly qualified electrical engineer from the USA, with 30 years of experience in the field, as a volunteer teacher. Randy Billingham of Iowa, who will be volunteering for…

Israeli producers are gobbled up by 6 million Americans, regardless of their religious observance, Kosher Today reports, and approximately one million U.S. consumers observe kosher dietary laws all year. Izzet Ozdogan, CEO of the American division of Israel-based Osem food products, told the  bi-weekly newsletter at the annual Kosherfest that Americans are more attracted to…

Israel is a unique sanctuary of democracy, freedom and pluralism in the Middle East, protecting its citizens’ rights while upholding the progressive values it shares with America. The two countries have developed a resilient friendship, based in large part to an unshakable dedication to common values. Commitment to democracy, the rule of law, freedom of…

In this audio recording, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises Glenn Beck for his role in defending Israel.

  The government has begun to extend its marketing efforts to a new sector: that of new immigrants who land at Ben-Gurion International Airport. This month the Absorption Ministry began to further its connection with new immigrants by providing the newcomers with “free minutes” upon their arrival in the country, joining the Orange, Cellcom and Pelephone…

The hospital can be a dangerous place, as anyone who has ever been there knows. Patients go to the hospital to get better, but all too often they come out even sicker than when they went in! Hospitals, of course, are full of sick people, meaning that they are full of germs. But there’s another,…

Cattle rustling isn’t just a story from the Old West; unfortunately, it’s alive and well in Israel today, with farmers in the north and south forced to take elaborate precautions in order to protect their herds of cows and flocks of sheep. In recent years farmers have tried all sorts of techniques and schemes to…

Israel has shared its expertise to improve the lives of millions of people worldwide. From the natural disasters that struck Japan and Haiti, to drought stricken nations in Africa, Israel has sent experts abroad to help countries in need. Equipped with firsthand knowledge of the challenges that resource-poor countries face, Israel has strived to provide…

It may look like mud, but sludge – the “leftover” semi-solid part of the stuff we flush down the toilet or pour down the drain, is a creature unto itself. Far more toxic than plain old mud, sludge has the potential to bust a city’s budget, as it needs to be treated and disposed of.…

While Israeli technology has had an enormous impact on dozens, if not hundreds, of fields, perhaps the impact Israeli innovations have had on saving water is the most important. Israel more or less invented drip irrigation, a more effective way to water plants and crops while saving water, and has continued innovating since – today it…

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, the U.N. always seem to bury any chances for significant global progress, behind mounds of useless resolutions and empty rhetoric. Who is behind the UN and setting the global example of “human rights” and “security”?

Google loves Israel, it seems. The Internet giant will host 20 potential start-ups in an “incubator” next year when it opens its new offices in Tel Aviv. The seed start-ups will attract Arabs and hareidi religious Jews, according to Google. Prof. Yossi Matias, director of Google’s Research and Development, told Google Israel’s annual conference the…

Tourists rarely see IDF activities at the Dead Sea, but soldiers are on constant watch in the area for weapons smuggling from Jordan. “While people sit on the beaches, they are in front of the frontier with Jordan. Yet, you barely notice the military presence in this area,” says Cpl. Iris Morales. The Dead Sea…

The Arab-Israeli need for water can be a bridge to peace and not a reason for bloodshed, says Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon. Speaking at the international WATEC 2011 conference on water being held in Jerusalem, Ayalon said, “Many times in the history of our region, water was a reason for conflict and bloodshed. Today,…

There are now seven billion people in the world, and as in the past, experts are wringing their hands over the possibility that Malthus could finally have his day. Malthus was the English philosopher who expected the world to starve eventually because of a lack of resources, and so far he’s been wrong. But seven…

Geographic Description: Masada is located at the top of an isolated rock on the edge of the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea valley, between Sdom and Ein Gedi. The flat top of the rock has a rhomboid shape, elongated from north to south. Its height is 440 above the Dead Sea (50 m above…

While Hamas and allied terrorists continue to fire rockets and mortars at Jewish communities in the western Negev, Palestinian Authority Arab farmers in Gaza are being taught by Israelis how to export something better and more peaceful. Despite all provocation, Israel has continued “business as usual” and this month held its training programs in fresh…