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Soldiers in the IDF Military Intelligence's combat unit. Photo: Oren Cohen.

Flying under the radar: The women warriors of Israel’s elite combat intelligence unit

Some four years ago, in typical secrecy, the Israel Defense Forces’ infamous Unit 8200 established its first company of female warriors. The company operates within the framework of 8200’s combat intelligence unit, which meshes...
A Tel Aviv polling station for Israelis in COVID-19 quarantine during the elections for the 24th Knesset, March 23, 2021. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Israel employs high-tech solutions for elections during pandemic

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The election for the 24th Knesset, similar to the three before it over the past two years, poses many challenges to the Central Elections Committee, mainly due to the trauma of the coronavirus, which...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Bedouin as part of talking with voters prior to the March 23 election, March 7, 2021. Credit: Courtesy.

Could an Arab party play kingmaker in Israel’s election?

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to gain Israeli Arab votes by emphasizing his practical policy towards them by aiding with issues that concern them appears to be gaining traction. He has been seen...
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki. Credit: Wikipedia Hebrew.

Israel confiscates Palestinian minister’s VIP pass after he meets with ICC prosecutor

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Israeli authorities confiscated the VIP border pass of Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on his return to Judea and Samaria after meeting at the International Criminal Court, a Palestinian official told Reuters on Sunday. “This is the...
New Hope Party head Gideon Sa'ar speaks during the conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Jerusalem on March 7, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

‘I believe in our path and I’m fighting to the very end’

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New Hope Party leader Gideon Sa’ar comes to Tuesday’s general election far from the position he’d hoped. He has dropped from second place in the polls at the start of the campaign, with nearly...
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on March 15, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

‘Yes, we need change. But only the public will decide on its nature.’

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Naftali Bennett made a huge bet at the start of Israel’s latest election campaign: Rather than take sides in the anti- vs. pro-Netanyahu battle, he decided to adopt a posture of indifference. Bennett wholeheartedly believes...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on March 14, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

‘I’m going to turn Israel into a world superpower’

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It used to be the norm for a right-wing prime minister on the campaign trail to visit settlements. Times have changed; A trip to Bedouin town of Tuba-Zangaria in northern Israel is now more...
Skyline view of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Credit: Rasto SK/Shutterstock.

Israeli and Emirati companies sign deal to bring greentech innovation to region

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In the footsteps of the Abraham Accords, a recently signed partnership between two Israeli and Emirati entities aims to bring greentech innovation to the Gulf region and to Israel. The deal between Gulf-Israel Green Ventures (GIGV)...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during a visit to the Jewish settlement of Efrat, in Gush Etzion, on Feb. 20, 2020. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Former Ambassador Friedman sifts through ‘transformative’ accords and their future success

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman came to his position as an attorney without a background in politics or diplomacy. Not being allegiant to a particular point of view, he said, “gave us an...
Israelis enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv as temperatures rise to 40 degrees Celsius (more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country on May 16, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israel tops resilience index among Middle East countries, new study finds

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Israel is the most resilient country in the Middle East, according to a study published on Wednesday by the Institute of Economics, Society and Peace in the Middle East Studies at the Western Galilee...