admin | January 24, 2022
If the reports are correct about the Israel Police's use of the NSO Group's Pegasus spyware to surveil Israeli citizens, including protesters and mayors, and in general to "fish" for potential suspects, it is the biggest scandal since it was revealed that authoritarian states across the world acquired the spyware and have used it for similar purposes.
admin | January 24, 2022
Before the anti-vaccine mandate protesters on Sunday marched across the National Mall, event organizers prepared for their arrival at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. A row of inspirational photos of anti-vax activists was unfurled at the bottom of the steps pictures of an African-American family, an older Latina woman, a Native American man, an Orthodox Jewish couple, a woman of Asian descent among others
admin | January 24, 2022
Israels rainy weather is expected to turn briefly into snow with the arrival of winter storm Elpis on Wednesday, which could bring several centimeters of powder to the Golan Heights, Safed and Jerusalem, the Israel Meteorological Service said on Sunday. Elpis is the fifth winter storm to be assigned a moniker by the newly formed East Mediterranean Storm Naming Group composed of Greece, Cyprus and Israel. The group has released a list of names to be used for upcoming regional weather events based on the American method of naming hurricanes, the IMS explained in a recent Facebook post, noting that unlike in the United States, the list includes both male and female names.
admin | January 24, 2022
The cost of living in Israel is the seventh highest in the world, leading expensive countries such as Singapore, Luxembourg and Hong Kong, according to a ranking based on the Numbeo crowdsourced global database for 2022.
admin | January 24, 2022
A United Airlines airplane is seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, United States.ayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A United Airlines flight to Tel Aviv turned back to New York due to two disruptive passengers.
admin | January 24, 2022
Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot is warning that Israels internal divisions are a greater threat than its foreign foes, according to excerpts from an interview published Thursday.
admin | January 24, 2022
Israel, China convene joint committee on innovation for first time since 2018 The China-Israel Joint Committee on Innovation Cooperation meets virtually, led by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Chinas Vice President Wang Qishan. During the meeting, the countries sign a three-year plan to regulate cooperation and government-to-government dialogue through 2024. The Joint Committee was established in 2014 as a comprehensive bilateral dialogue framework for senior government officials
admin | January 24, 2022
Less than a month after presenting his credentials to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Israels ambassador to Bahrain, Eitan Naeh, is still marveling at his new surroundings. The longtime Israeli diplomat, who was famously expelled from Turkey in 2018, some days cannot believe that he represents his country in an Arab kingdom that less than two years ago had no formal ties with Israel. I sit here in Manama and look outside to a beautiful view of the [Persian] Gulf, and I am still pinching myself, Naeh told Jewish Insider in a recent interview.
admin | January 24, 2022
AFP Twenty years after he planned the controversial barrier between Israel and Palestinians, Dany Tirza is developing a security tool that requires no cement: body cameras with facial recognition technology. Tirza, a former Israeli army colonel, says his company, Yozmot, Ltd., aims to produce a body-worn camera enabling police to scan crowds and detect suspects in real-time, even if their faces are obscured. Facial recognition in law enforcement has sparked global criticism, with US tech giants backing away from providing the technology to police, citing privacy risks
admin | January 24, 2022
JNS.org To be a Jew today means your life will be defined by collective moments of agony and of pride. Jewish people may be admired by some for our resilience, our dignity, our courage and our tenacity to persevere in the face of a history of relentless hatred, but we are still reviled by others.
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