Israel
Israel’s Participation in US Visa Waiver Program Would Bolster Bilateral Ties, Lawmakers Say
JNS.org - A bipartisan group of 58 lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging...
Israel Plans to Build $7 Million High-Tech Park for Arab Sector
JNS.org - The Israeli government announced it is planning to build the first high-tech park for the country’s Arab sector in the predominantly Arab city of Nazareth. The 10-acre park will cost around $7 million, and...
Bill to Introduce Term Limits to the Premiership Passed in First Knesset Reading
JNS.org - The Knesset passed in its first reading on Monday a bill that would introduce term limits for the premiership. Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who initiated the bill, said during the plenum vote that the...
Four Israeli Universities Ranked Among Top 50 in World for Graduating VC-Backed Founders
Tel Aviv University placed among the top 10 global academic institutions in PitchBook’s 2021 ranking of undergraduate programs yielding the most venture capital-backed founders, one of four Israeli universities named to the global list. Tel Aviv...
Israeli Squash Team Plans to Fight Ban From World Championship in Malaysia
i24 News – Israel’s Squash Association (ISA) plans to fight the World Squash Federation (WSF) in...
OurCrowd Becomes First Israeli VC to Receive Official UAE License
CTech - OurCrowd, an Israeli online global venture investing platform, announced on Monday that it...
Incoming IDF Commander: ‘Question of Who Won Will Not Be in Air After Next War’
JNS.org - The new commander of the Israel Defense Forces’ Northern Formation, which is the...
Israel’s President Herzog Meets UK Jewish Community Leaders
i24 News - Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog met with leaders...
Israel Signals Readiness to Escalate Iran Confrontation Amid Nuclear Talks
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett signaled readiness on Tuesday to step up Israel's confrontation with Iran...
Israel’s Participation in US Visa Waiver Program Would Bolster Bilateral Ties, Lawmakers Say
JNS.org - A bipartisan group of 58 lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging them...
Israel Plans to Build $7 Million High-Tech Park for Arab Sector
JNS.org - The Israeli government announced it is planning to build the first high-tech park for the country’s Arab sector in the predominantly Arab city...
Bill to Introduce Term Limits to the Premiership Passed in First Knesset Reading
JNS.org - The Knesset passed in its first reading on Monday a bill that would introduce term limits for the premiership. Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who...
Four Israeli Universities Ranked Among Top 50 in World for Graduating VC-Backed Founders
Tel Aviv University placed among the top 10 global academic institutions in PitchBook’s 2021 ranking of undergraduate programs yielding the most venture capital-backed founders, one...
Israeli Squash Team Plans to Fight Ban From World Championship in Malaysia
i24 News – Israel’s Squash Association (ISA) plans to fight the World Squash Federation (WSF) in the Court of Arbitration for Sport if it does not...
OurCrowd Becomes First Israeli VC to Receive Official UAE License
CTech - OurCrowd, an Israeli online global venture investing platform, announced on Monday that it has received licensing from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the...
Incoming IDF Commander: ‘Question of Who Won Will Not Be in Air After Next War’
JNS.org - The new commander of the Israel Defense Forces’ Northern Formation, which is the military entity in charge of overseeing wartime maneuvers into Lebanon...
Israel’s President Herzog Meets UK Jewish Community Leaders
i24 News - Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog met with leaders of Britain’s Jewish community on Tuesday during a visit to...
Israel Signals Readiness to Escalate Iran Confrontation Amid Nuclear Talks
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett signaled readiness on Tuesday to step up Israel's confrontation with Iran and reiterated that his country would not be bound by...
Israeli Army Promotes Third Woman to Major General Rank, Heading Military Court of Appeals
Israel will promote Brig. Gen. Orly Markman to the rank of major general — the third woman in the Israel Defense Forces’ history to assume...
Israel’s Netanyahu Faces Key Witness in Court
Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday to face a key prosecution witness in his corruption trial. Netanyahu, who served as prime...
Israeli Committee on Mount Meron Disaster Urges Immediate Reforms to Avoid Future Tragedy
A committee investigating the disaster at Israel’s Mount Meron earlier this year submitted an interim report to the government on Monday, which described a “pressing...
‘Best of the Zionist Spirit’: Thousands Mourn South African-Born Jerusalem Terror Victim
Thousands of mourners on Monday attended the funeral of Eliyahu David Kay, a 26-year-old immigrant from South Africa who was shot dead by a Hamas...
Israel Starts Vaccinating Young Children as Coronavirus Rises
Israel began rolling out Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccinations for 5-to-11-year-olds on Monday hoping to beat down a recent rise in coronavirus infections. A fourth wave of infections...
