Monthly Archives: May 2021
European intel agencies find Iran sought nuclear weapons
Iran sought on multiple occasions in 2020 to obtain technology for its nuclear-weapons program, intelligence agencies from the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany said, according to a Fox News report on Monday.
The General Intelligence and Security Service...
Israeli AG: Provisional government can launch state probe into Meron disaster
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said on Monday that there is no legal impediment to establishing a state commission of inquiry into the Lag B’Omer disaster, not even in the case of a provisional government.
“Although...
First cases of Brazilian, Chilean coronavirus variants detected in Israel
The Brazilian variant of the Covid-19 virus was detected in Israel for the first time on Monday, in a vaccinated adult and an infant entering the country from abroad. One case of the Chilean...
Rivlin at Jerusalem Unity Prize ceremony: ‘We are one human fabric’
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted the seventh Jerusalem Unity Prize ceremony at his official residence in the capital on Monday.
The event, which is a joint initiative of the Jerusalem Municipality, Gesher and the families of Eyal...
The Arab-Israeli woman bringing diversity to Hebrew University
Days after the news of Mona Khoury-Kassabri’s appointment as Vice President of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the good wishes are still pouring in.
“The amount of greetings and congratulations I have received in the last...
Fatah defends terror attack, calls on locals to erase security camera evidence
A branch of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction on Sunday called on Palestinians to delete security camera footage to thwart attempts by Israeli forces to apprehend those responsible for the drive-by shooting in Samaria...
Chinese embassy posts, then deletes, anti-Semitic image on Twitter
The Chinese embassy in Japan recently uploaded, and then deleted, an anti-Semitic image on its official Twitter account.
The embassy tweeted on Thursday a cartoon image that showed the United States as the Grim Reaper, dressed in...
How can the US and Israel better align to meet challenges posed by China?
Greater awareness over the presence of China in worldwide technology and infrastructure spheres competing directly for influence against the United States will require more careful consideration of the type of investments allies such as...
Becoming Immune To That Which Allows Us To Feel Alive
Immunity is a word that we normally use in several different contexts. We talk about acquiring immunity from an illness either through getting the illness once or else through a vaccination. In a completely...
The names and faces of those who lost their lives at Mount Meron
Some of the people killed in the stampede at Lag B’Omer celebrations on Mount Meron were laid to rest on Saturday night, with the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine having identified the 45 bodies by...