Plague to Protein: Israeli Firm Seeks to Put Locusts on the Menu
From biblical plague to modern day protein, one Israeli firm wants to make locusts a sustainable food choice in the Holy Land and beyond.
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Jailed Basque Leader Swaps Prison for House Arrest in France
Two Catalan separatist politicians filed a lawsuit Thursday against the former head of Spain’s intelligence agency and an Israeli technology company for allegedly trying to hack their cellphones.
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Protests Put Pressure on Netanyahu; 55 Arrested
Israeli police used water cannons to disperse protesters in central Jerusalem and arrested at least 55 of them as clashes broke out overnight as thousands staged a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Israeli Top Model Bar Refaeli Convicted of Tax Evasion
An Israeli court convicted top model Bar Refaeli on Monday on four counts of tax offenses, capping a prolonged tax evasion case against her and her family that sullied the image of a once beloved national icon.
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Ancient Golan Rock Art Sheds Light on Mysterious Culture
GOLAN HEIGHTS (AFP ) — The chance discovery of lines carved into the boulders of an ancient tomb in what
Read moreIsraeli Company Accused of Spying Can’t Duck Whatsapp Lawsuit
A federal judge in California on Thursday refused to dismiss an Israeli software company from a lawsuit brought by Facebook-owned Whatsapp that claims the company used malware to spy on the messenger service’s users, particularly human rights advocates and journalists.
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Israeli Court Rejects Petition to Curb Spyware Company
An Israeli court has rejected a request to strip the controversial Israeli spyware firm NSO Group of its export license over the suspected use of the company’s technology in targeting journalists and dissidents worldwide.
Read moreFrance Asks Israel Not to Annex the West Bank
French President Emmanuel Macron asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from annexing Palestinian territory in the West Bank and elsewhere during a telephone call, Macron’s office said on Friday.
Read morePalestinian Baby Dies, Unable to Enter Israel
Omar Yaghi was 8 months old when he died, unable to travel from Gaza to Israel for life-saving heart surgery after Palestinian officials cut coordination with the Jewish state.
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Israeli Soldier Gets Community Service for Killing Palestinian
An Israeli soldier who shot to death a Palestinian fisherman near the Gaza frontier in 2018 has been given 45 days of community service after an army investigation concluded he fired without authorization, the military said Thursday.
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Arab Israeli Diplomat Says Security Guards Choked Him
An Arab Israeli diplomat once deployed abroad to counter Israel’s critics says he was beaten by security guards at Jerusalem’s central bus station last week in what he believes was a case of ethnic profiling.
Read moreRights Court Overturns Israeli Boycott Convictions in France
Europe’s top rights court ruled Thursday that French judges were wrong to convict activists who staged a “boycott Israel” demonstration at a supermarket, saying the protest could not be considered an incitement to discrimination.
Read moreEuropean Union Expresses ‘Concern’ Over Israel’s Annexation Plan
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas traveled to Jerusalem on Wednesday to voice European “concern” over Israel’s annexation plans for the occupied West Bank.
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Israeli Model Bar Refaeli Signs Plea Bargain for Tax Evasion
Israeli top model Bar Refaeli signed a plea bargain agreement with authorities on Tuesday to settle a long-standing tax evasion case against her and her family.
Read moreIran Says It Will Execute Man Who Spied for US
Tehran said Tuesday it will execute an Iranian for spying for the United States and Israel after his conviction was upheld for helping the United States to locate General Qasem Soleimani, whom the U.S. killed a drone strike.
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DNA Research Uncovers Dead Sea Scrolls Mystery
Researchers in Israel and Sweden have found a new way to piece together the Dead Sea Scrolls by testing DNA in the parchments themselves.
Read moreIran’s Khamenei Says Liberating Palestine Is ‘Islamic Duty’
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said it was an “Islamic duty” to fight for the “liberation of Palestine” in a landmark speech Friday amid rising tensions with archenemy Israel.
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Israeli Court Orders Netanyahu to Appear at Trial’s Opening
An Israeli court on Wednesday ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to appear for the opening of his criminal trial in Jerusalem on Sunday.
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Dig Near Jerusalem’s Western Wall Yields ‘Puzzling’ Chambers
Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday exhibited a recently uncovered, unusual series of 2,000-year-old chambers carved out of the bedrock beneath the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem.
Read moreJewish Extremist Convicted in Arson That Killed Arab Toddler
An Israeli district court on Monday convicted a Jewish extremist of murder in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents, a case that had sent shock waves through Israel and helped fuel months of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
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