(JNS) A joint operation by intelligence units of the Israel Defense Forces, the economic terrorism headquarters of Israel’s Ministry of Defense and the Israel Tax Authority stopped an attempt to transfer funds to Hamas by smuggling large amounts of...
DEAN SHMUEL ELMAS and LILACH SHOVAL
• Published August 16, 2021
(August 16, 2021 / Israel Hayom via Jewish News Syndicate) Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz contacted Turkey’s defense attaché to Israel and the Turkish Defense Ministry on Sunday and offered to send a search and rescue delegation to help Turkey...
(JTA) — The Israeli TV show “Srugim,” which brought the lives of Modern Orthodox Jewish singles in Jerusalem to the screen, was a hit in its native country. It later found a large new audience in the United States after streaming on Hulu and Amazon.
But...
(JNS) — The massive blaze that erupted in the Jerusalem hills on Sunday continued to rage on Monday morning, with at least five hotspots still active, according to the Israel Fire and Rescue Service.
The flames have so far eaten away at over 4,200...
(JNS) — Terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into Israeli territory on Monday morning, triggering sirens in Sderot and other Western Negev communities, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system intercepted...
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21C
• Published August 16, 2021
Even with Israel’s world-leading rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations, drugs to treat Covid patients are in desperate need across the world.
Two such drugs developed in Israel show great promise in clinical trials: EXO-CD24 and Allocetra.
EXO-CD24,...
Naama Barak, Israel21c
• Published August 15, 2021
Hundreds of deep-water sharks and the largest concentration of deep-sea shark eggs ever found were recently discovered off the coast near Tel Aviv, in what is one of the most significant discoveries of marine habitats in Israel.
The hotspot that...
Ori Itzchaki is an aspiring journalist. He has interviewed “Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot and Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo for the magazine of Shavvim, an Israeli organization for people with disabilities.
For now, however, journalism doesn’t pay...
Jonathan S. Tobin, The Jewish News Syndicate
• Published August 9, 2021
Olympic star Artem Dolgopyat has become the face of the law of return conundrum facing those who qualify for citizenship but aren’t classified as Jews.
The just-completed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games included, for the first time, an official memorial to the 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Israel had her most successful Olympics participation with 90 athletes competing, a record...
