CENTER FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION, Israeled.org
• Published March 24, 2022
March 24, 1993 — Weizman Is Elected President
Ezer Weizman, a nephew of Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann, is elected the nation’s seventh president on a 66-53 vote in the Knesset. A native of Tel Aviv, Weizman is one of the founders of...
NAAMA BARAK, Israel21c.org
• Published March 24, 2022
On Tuesday, Israel began accepting patients at its humanitarian field hospital in western Ukraine, where it will treat people affected by the war raging in the country.
Situated in the western Ukrainian city of Mostyska and called “Shining Star,”...
JOSHUA MARKS, Israel21c.org
• Published March 24, 2022
Israel’s booming sports-tech startup scene continues to score, with slam dunks from sports highlights platform WSC Sports and social sports betting platform Sidelines.
Both companies announced significant investments in February — WSC closing a...
NAAMA BARAK, Israel21c.org
• Published March 10, 2022
This year, the theme of International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias. Which is terrific news, as women everywhere still face discrimination and prejudice in matters big and small.
In hope for a gender-equal world, we’d like to take a moment to celebrate...
ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN, Israel21c.org
• Published February 24, 2022
International research and consulting company Cleantech Group included three Israeli companies in its recently published Cleantech Global Top 100 list.
The list is part of Cleantech Group’s 2021 report on the cleantech industry.
BreezoMeter was...
ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN, Israel21c.org
• Published February 24, 2022
With deaths and displacements already being reported in Ukraine following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military invasion of the Eastern European country, Israeli humanitarian aid group SmartAID is stepping in to help.
“Tomorrow, SmartAID...
(February 24, 2022 / JNS) Ukraine is under attack from Russia, according to multiple media reports. Troops entered the country from a border crossing with Belarus, where tens of thousands of additional troops are reportedly stationed.
President...
ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN, Israel21c.org
• Published February 10, 2022
Barnabas Szollos, 23, finished in sixth place overall today in men’s alpine skiing at the Beijing Games, setting a new Israeli record for skiers in the Winter Olympics.
Szollos came in 11th in downhill skiing and then took second place in speed slalom....
(JNS) Amnesty International on Wednesday called on the United States to pressure Israel “to repeal discriminatory laws and policies,” and to “review” its military aid to the country.
In a statement posted on its website, Amnesty’s USA chapter...
Jacob Kornbluh, The Forward
• Published January 31, 2022
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Amnesty International, a widely respected human rights group, plans to release a report on Tuesday...
In an extraordinary move to attain media synchrony, Amnesty International actually pre-positioned an “embargoed” press release to maximize simultaneous anti-Israel impact.
