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Daily Archives: October 7, 2021

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at a meeting of the E.U. Foreign Affairs Council, July 12, 2021. Source: European Union.

Iran tops agenda as Lapid prepares to meet with Biden administration officials

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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is expected to travel to Washington, D.C., next week to meet with senior Biden administration officials. According to Axios, Lapid is expected to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Secretary of...
COVID-19 vaccines at a vaccination center in Tzfat on Feb. 14, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Israeli study: Pfizer vaccine wears off after six months

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The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine loses considerable effectiveness six months after the second dose, according to new Israeli research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study echoes findings published by Pfizer and Kaiser Permanente...
Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki. (MEMRI)

Palestinian official: ‘China will lead the world, and is on our side’

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China will soon lead the world, and it supports the “Palestinian position, whatever it may be,” according to Fatah’s Central Committee member Abbas Zaki. In a public address that aired on Palestine TV on Sept. 29, Abbas...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid replies to Mark Wilf, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America, as part of the 2021 General Assembly (GA) Leadership Lab, Oct. 6, 2021. Source: Screenshot.

Taking jab at previous government, Lapid aims to prioritize relations with Diaspora Jewry

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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Israel’s government would highly prioritize its relationship with Diaspora Jews, differentiating itself from the government of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He made the statements during a Jewish Federations...
The Assault Rifle Combat Application System (ACRAS) is “a step change in the lethality, mission effectiveness and survivability of dismounted soldiers in both day and night,” said the company. Credit: Courtesy.

New rifle computer systems extend AI revolution to infantry soldiers

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The Israeli defense company Elbit unveiled a new artificial-intelligence-powered system last month to transform assault rifles into digital combat machines that are far more lethal and effective. The system, called Assault Rifle Combat Application System...