German court rules: Frankfurt cannot cancel Rogers Waters concert...An administrative court in the German city of Frankfurt has ruled that neither the city nor the state of Hesse had the right to cancel a Roger Waters concert which is scheduled to take place at the Frankfurt Festhalle on May 29.
According to Deutsche Welle, the court said in its ruling on Monday
Biden signs bill declassifying info on COVID 19 origins...US President Joe Biden on Monday signed a bill that requires declassification of information related to the origins of COVID 19, the White House said, according to the Reuters news agency.
Biden said he shared Congress' goal of releasing as much information as possible about the origin of COVID 1
Decades old mystery of red blood cell production finally solved...To get life giving oxygen into every cell, the human body produces two to three million oxygen carrying red blood cells, or erythrocytes, each second about one quarter of all the new cells that are produced in the body at any one time. This process is controlled by the hormone erythropoietin, commonly known as EPO, which works by binding to cells in the bone marrow that are poised to become erythrocytes, promoting their proliferation. Erythropoietin was discovered decades ago, but the identity of the cells that make this hormone remained un
Hamas stops receiving fundraising via bitcoin...The armed wing of the Hamas terrorist group announced on Thursday it would stop receiving fundraising via the cryptocurrency bitcoin, a method it has used for years, citing an increase in hostile activity against donors, according to Reuters.
This comes out of concern about the safety of donors and to spare them any harm, the group said in a statement quoted by the news agency, adding that
Campaign in US in support of the Million Person March...Just before the opening of the Knesset s summer session of the Knesset, there will be a historic million person demonstration in history in support of the reform of the justice system, calling on the ministers of the government and members of the Knesset: You have received a mandate to correct the i
Amit Segal: First Israeli book translated into Arabic since Abraham Accords...Political commentator Amit Segal announced today that his book The Story of Israeli Politics has been translated into Arabic. It is the first Hebrew book to be translated into Arabic by an official publisher since the Abraham Accords.
In a Twitter tweet written in Arabic, Segal wrote: I am hap
Netflix’s ‘Rough Diamonds’ brings viewers into Antwerp’s Orthodox diamond district...A new drama on Netflix centered on a haredi Orthodox family that runs a business in Antwerp’s famed diamond district hit the platform on Friday and is drawing comparisons to the hit Israeli series “Shtisel.”
“Rough Diamonds,” a joint production from Israel’s Keshet International and B
Israeli researchers develop drought resistant tomatoes...Researchers at Hebrew University have succeeded in developing tomato varieties capable of producing a high yield even in extreme drought conditions.
The study, which was published in the journal PNAS.
The study was led by doctoral student Shai Torgeman and Professor Dani Zamir from the Facul
Elon Musk to launch his own AI chatbot...Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk revealed an interview with Fox News on Monday that he plans to start his own version of an artificial intelligence chatbot, coined TruthGPT which would be an alternative to ChatGPT, an AI app developed by progressive programmers that he helped initially fund.
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Israeli developed treatment could offer hope to ovarian cancer patients...In a study conducted at Tel Aviv University the protein CKAP5 (cytoskeleton associated protein) was used for the first time as a therapeutic target for RNA based nanodrugs.
After identifying a genetically unstable mutation resistant to both chemotherapy and immunotherapy in the tissues of ovarian
Lionel Richie’s daughter, marries Jewish music executive after converting to Judaism...Sofia Richie, a model and the daughter of musician Lionel Richie, married Jewish music executive Elliot Grainge on Saturday, less than a month after she said she completed her conversion to Judaism.
Earlier this month, Richie had posted on Instagram that Nathan Lam, a prominent Los Angeles cantor
UK government diversity expert under fire for hateful anti Israel posts...A diversity expert employed in various positions by the British government has resigned after offensive social media posts came to light, including him referring to “Zionazis” in a tweet, according to the Jewish Chronicle.
Maqsood Ghulam Ahmad also allegedly said to a Jewish advocacy group,
On Israel's Independence Day: House approves pro Israel resolution...The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for the expansion and strengthening of the Abraham Accords and expressing support for US relations with Israel.
The resolution, which passed on Israel’s 75th Independence Day, was approved by a majo
Americans don't want another Trump Biden match up...A new NBC News poll, which was released on Sunday, finds that most Americans do not want former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024, and a majority does not want President Joe Biden to run for reelection, either.
The poll found that 60 percent of Americans think Trump should
Dozens killed in stampede in Yemen's capital of Sanaa...At least 79 people were killed and 110 injured in Yemen s capital, Sanaa, when a stampede broke out during a charity distribution, Houthi health officials told AFP on Wednesday night.
The crush took place in the Old City in the center of Sanaa when hundreds of poor people gathered at an event org
Barcelona mayor faces lawsuit over boycott of Israel...On Tuesday, The Lawfare Project announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the mayor of Barcelona, Ms. Ada Colau, challenging her February 8, 2023 suspension of relations with Israel and all its institutions, including the international agreement of cooperation and friendship signed with the city
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Approximately 46% of world Jews live in Israel...In 2022 there were 15.3 million, still less than before the Holocaust when the number was 16.6 million.
Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics has published statistics that show that there are currently 147,199 holocaust survivors and victims of antisemitic actions during the holocaust. 61% of all holocaust survivors are women, while 39% are men.
4.5% immig
Israel wants to leave sooner...As for the Zionist regime which is another enemy of ours in its 75 years of existence, it had never faced a dire crisis like the one it is facing today. Firstly,
What Artificial Intelligence reveals about Western stupidity...The woke bias of ChatGPT is well documented. If you ask it to compose a paean to Barack Obama or Elizabeth Warren it is hard not to be moved to tears by its output. If you request a paean for Donald Trump or Ron Desantis you are told that composing paeans for these leaders is unethical.
Since I rea
Liberman blasts Netanyahu: Once a coward, always a coward...Yisrael Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, claiming that his press conference on Monday was not related to the security situation, but rather was called in wake of recent polls, which showed the current coalition losing seats.
Every
Another Israeli spy app sold to 10 countries...A secretive Israeli spyware company has customers in at least 10 countries, and its hacking tools have been used against minority party politicians and journalists, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing research by Microsoft and the nonprofit Citizen Lab.
Microsoft discovered traces of
PA responds to Evyatar march: The entire settlement is illegal...The Palestinian Authority on Monday blasted the march to the Samaria outpost of Evyatar, in which 50000 people took part, including at least eight government ministers and 20 MKs.
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the official spokesman for Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas, said that the invasion
Hamas unfazed by Netanyahu's speech...Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem on Monday downplayed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, which focused on deterrent messages towards terrorist organizations and hostile Arab countries.
Qassem noted that Netanyahu s words cannot put fear among our Palestinian people, who will continue to p
Pentagon spokesman: Leaked documents a very serious risk to national security...The online leaks of scores of highly classified documents about the Ukraine war present a very serious risk to national security, and senior leaders are quickly taking steps to mitigate the damage, a top Pentagon spokesman said Monday, according to The Associated Press.
Chris Meagher, assistant
Bennett fires back: Netanyahu brought the State of Israel into chaos...Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday evening attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s speech, in which Netanyahu blamed the previous government for the current wave of terrorism, descri
Assad, Iranian President discuss 'Israeli failuré...Syrian President Bashar Al Assad on Sunday held a phone call with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in which the two leaders discussed regional security issues as well as bilateral relations, according to Haaretz.
The two presidents confirmed during the call that regional stability is built on fri
Leaked Defense Department classified documents posted online include one with scenarios in which Isr...Among the dozens of leaked Defense Department classified documents which were posted online in recent days is one which outlines scenarios in which Israel would agree to provide lethal aid to Ukraine, NBC News reports.
The February 28 document is entitled Israel: Pathways to Providing Lethal A
Following Al Aqsa riots, UAE criticizes Israeli police but also worshipers...The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday criticized Israeli police officers for storming the Al Aqsa Mosque but, in a rare condemnation, also criticized the worshipers who barricaded themselves inside the mosque, necessitating the entry of the police officers.
In a statement, the UAE’s Foreign Min
Netanyahu: Internal debate won't stop Israel from striking our enemies...The Security Cabinet convened for the first time since February this evening (Thursday) following the firing of dozens of rockets at Israel from Lebanon and Gaza on the first day of Passover.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the beginning of the cabinet meeting: Recently, I have made it
Erdogan: Israeli raids on Al Aqsa Mosque are a red line for Turkey...Turkey s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday condemned the Israeli police raid on Jerusalem s Al Aqsa Mosque, which led to clashes with worshippers, calling such acts in the mosque compound a red line for Turkey, Reuters reported.
I condemn the vile acts against the first qiblah of M
'Netanyahu made a gross miscalculation on judicial overhaul,' says senior US official...A senior Biden administration official said Israeli’s prime minister made a “gross miscalculation” in his handling of the judicial reform plan, in particular with regards to anxieties in the Whi
Nikki Haley: Outrageous for Biden to lecture Israel on its domestic policy...Former US Ambassador to the UN and candidate for the 2024 US Presidential election Nikki Haley criticized the Biden Administration for interfering in Israela s domestic politics by getting involved in the controversy over the Israeli government s proposed judicial reforms.
It’s outrageous for
National Security Advisor: Therés a rather unusual US involvement in Israel's affairs...National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi on Wednesday evening commented on the crisis in relations between the United States and Israel, and said that there is a rather unusual involvement of the United States in Israela s internal affairs.
Hanegbi told Kan 11 News in an interview that the US inv
