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Daily Archives: June 26, 2019

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Embracing Ignorance: When “Attitude, Not Preparation” Matters

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“I don’t think I have to prepare very much. It’s about attitude. It’s about willingness to get things done.” Donald Trump., commenting before his Singapore Summit with Kim Jung Un For Donald Trump, it’s all about...

George Rosenkranz, one of the inventors of the birth control pill, dies at 102

George Rosenkranz, a chemist who synthesized the key ingredient in the birth control pill, has died. Rosenkranz is survived by his wife and two of his three sons, and nine grandchildren. Following a harrowing escape...
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Jack Hughes becomes first Jewish player to be first overall pick in NHL draft

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Jack Hughes became the first Jewish player to be the No. 1 overall pick in the National Hockey League draft. Hughes, 18, was selected on June 21 by the New Jersey Devils. He comes from a...
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera in Jerusalem this week. Credit: prensa.presidencia.cl.

Israel protests Chilean president’s visit to Temple Mount with Palestinian officials

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Israel’s Foreign Ministry reprimanded Chile on Wednesday after Chilean President Sebastián Piñera visited the Temple Mount on Tuesday with senior Palestinian officials. Palestinian Authority Jerusalem Affairs Minister Fadi al-Hadami was one of the officials, according to AFP. Piñera is...
The Elbit Systems Integrated Fixed Towers system. Photo: Courtesy.

Israeli company wins bid to help secure US border

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Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems announced on Wednesday that its U.S. subsidiary has been awarded a $26 million contract by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to install a multi-sensor system to monitor...
Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party head Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media at the Knesset on May 27, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Netanyahu considers canceling Israel’s second round of elections on Sept. 17

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering canceling the Sept. 17 elections, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. This development came after Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein sought a “substantial” initiative to nix the upcoming national decision...
White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner addresses the "Peace to Prosperity Workshop" in Manama, Bahrain, as part of the Trump administration's Mideast peace plan, June 25, 2019. Credit: Screenshot.

Kushner in Bahrain on Middle East: ‘Turn region from conflict to commerce’

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White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Tuesday that while a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is necessary, economic conditions are crucial to solve the seven-decade long issue, remarking...
Then-Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.). Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Joe Sestak, supporter of Israel, though stands against Iran sanctions

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Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak launched a long-shot bid on Sunday as the 25th entry for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. A U.S. Navy veteran, Sestack represented the 7th Congressional District of Pennsylvania—a swing state...
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. Credit: Flickr.

Teva reaches $85 million settlement with Oklahoma in opioid abuse suit

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Israeli drugmaker Teva will pay Oklahoma $85 million in a settlement reached in May and approved by a state court on Monday in an opioid abuse suit. Teva has been accused of worsening the opioid...
A view of the entrance to the Jerusalem. Oct. 25, 2018. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Building projects at entrance to Jerusalem means real growth (and some growing pains)

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Just like “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” neither was Jerusalem, says Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum. As a part of the city’s development endeavors, Jerusalem’s main entrance will undergo a grand makeover—a million-square-meter...