‘Operation Breaking Dawn’: How Israel knew Islamic Jihad was planning to attack
Editor, columnist and analyst Alex Traiman reveals how Israel’s intelligence agencies became aware that Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) was preparing major attacks on the Jewish state, prompting the IDF to launch “Operation Breaking Dawn.”
Traiman followed the...
Israeli researchers develop program to find cancer-related genes using artificial intelligence
Researchers at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem have created a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence program to recognize cancer-causing mutations.
“Today, we can already say that carriers of a TP53 gene mutation have an increased risk of developing...
Israel and Turkey to restore full diplomatic ties
Israel and Turkey will restore full diplomatic relations in a process that will include the return of ambassadors and consuls general, according to a statement on Wednesday from Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s office.
“Upgrading...
Lapid slams as ‘monstrous lie’ Abbas’s claim that Israel perpetrated ‘50 Holocausts’ against Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid early on Wednesday slammed as a “monstrous lie” comments made the day before by Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas, who claimed following a meeting with Germany’s chancellor in Berlin...
‘Look forward,’ says lone soldier on 20th-anniversary ‘aliyah’ flight to Israel
With lots of hugs and plenty of tears—and a mix of joy and anticipation, and excitement of the unknown—225 Jews from North America said goodbye to family and friends and left John F. Kennedy...
Israel Prize laureate welcomes granddaughter same weekend IDF kills terrorist behind son’s death
Israel Prize-winning educator Miriam Peretz welcomed the birth of a granddaughter just a day before the Israel Defense Forces killed the terrorist who was behind the operation that killed one of her children.
“Out of destruction, a new life...
Likud Knesset slate undergoes overhaul following dramatic primaries
The Likud primaries delivered dramatic results on Thursday, shaking up the party’s Knesset slate and pushing long-serving lawmakers to unrealistic slots that will likely leave them out of the Knesset come the Nov. 1...
Aliyah from Russia, Ukraine spikes following Russian invasion of Ukraine
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, immigration to Israel from both countries rose dramatically, according to data released on Wednesday by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics.
According to the CBS, 18,891 Russians and...
Report: Israeli hackers took down IRGC’s ‘Fars News’ website
A hardline Iranian media outlet connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Fars News Agency, has reportedly had its website hacked by Israeli hackers.
According to an opposition-linked website, Iran International, the hackers took responsibility for the...
Israeli patent applications rose by 18.5% in 2021
Data from the Israel Patent Office shows an increase of 18.5% in patent applications in 2021, the agency said on Tuesday.
The Patent Office, a division of the Justice Ministry, said that overall, 9,616 applications...