Iran Unveils Newest Combat Drone
At an exhibition in Tehran on Saturday, the Islamic Republic of Iran unveiled its newest home-made combat drone dubbed “Karrar”. The drone was on display for the first time at the Defense Industries Exhibition during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit. Fars News Agency reported that the Karrar has the capability of carrying a military payload […]
Israeli Embassies on High Alert, Israel Unprepared for Attack
Last week, the IAF reportedly struck a Hezbollah weapons site in Lebanon along the border with Syria. The strike, which occurred near the city of Janta, a popular
Streisand Sings Hatikvah
An oldie but goodie featuring Barbra Streisand in a 1978 network broadcast of “The Stars Salute Israel.” Streisand conducts a playful live interview with Golda Meir, followed by a beautiful rendition of the Israeli national anthem, “Hatikvah.”
Israeli Apartheid Week is a Soviet creation
#Rethink2014 is one of the more creative Twitter hashtags I’ve recently encountered. Launched by students opposing the hatefest otherwise known as “Israeli Apartheid Week” (IAW), the hashtag is designed for incorporation into tweets that explain why this ghastly annual event is a series of calumnies and lies from beginning to end. Some examples: “I oppose […]
Google Israel Seeks to Inspire Working Mothers
Google’s Campus TLV in Tel Aviv hopes to inspire more women entrepreneurs with its new Campus for Moms program. Having run two successful courses already, other Google campuses worldwide are looking to follow suit. The Google Campus “is a hub for entrepreneurs and developers located in the heart of the startup nation.” It is a […]
PA Chief Negotiator Rejects Extending Peace Talks
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat announced that it will not take part in U.S. brokered peace negotiations with Israel beyond April. The United States has been attempting to extend peace talks beyond its April deadline after nine months of talks. Erekat told AFP that “There is no meaning to prolonging the negotiation, even for one […]
Israel: A Look Back in a Facebook Movie
Watch this creative take on the birth of the modern State of Israel through the lens of Facebook.
Archaeologists Uncover 3,200-year-old Silver Earrings in Israel
ABEL BETH MAACAH – A hoard of silver dating back to the time of the Biblical Exodus, was discovered by American and Israeli archaeologists last summer at Abel Beth Maacah, a 35-acre tel and the northernmost site in Israel. Among the artifacts discovered were five complete silver hoop earrings, three silver earring fragments, three ingots […]
Amnesty International Accuses Israel of War Crimes
According to a new report published by Amnesty International, “Israeli forces have displayed a callous disregard for human life by killing dozens of Palestinian civilians, including children, in the occupied West Bank over the past three years with near total impunity.” The report, called “Trigger-happy: Israel’s use of excessive force in the West Bank,” accuses […]
Hamas: Teaching Human Rights is Against Palestinian, Islamic Culture
Palestinian schoolchildren in the Gaza Strip have been denied the opportunity to learn about human rights after the Hamas government determined that such a subject “dangerously contravenes Palestinian and Islamic culture.” Hamas’s announcement came in response to an attempt by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to include a course on human rights […]