Abbas’ Palestinian Authority arrest Arab journalist who reported about PA cooperation with Israel that led to the capture of terrorist within a Hamas terror cell from Nablus.
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By Shoshana Miskin
China and Israel continue in their partnership as technological superpowers.
Last week, Israel sent a delegation to the two-day investors’ summit in Beijing, which was called “unprecedented’ by the Ministry of Economy and Industry. At the event, 150 corporate leaders from 90 Israeli companies met with investors from all over China.
The conference was held with the participation of Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water Resources Yuval Steinitz, Ministry of Economy and Industry director general Amit Lang, and Ministry of Economy and Industry Division for Foreign Investment and Industrial Cooperation director Ziva Eger. Continue Reading »
By i24news
Arson is suspected in a fire that broke out on Sunday evening at the offices of the B’Tselem information center for human rights in Jerusalem’s Talpiot neighborhood.

Firefighters battle blaze at B’Tselem offices, Jerusalem, January 10, 2015 – Twitter
The fire department arrived at building of the controversial left-wing organization around 10:00 p.m. local time, and managed to quickly contain the fire, extinguishing it by 11:30 p.m. Continue Reading »
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Jordan has been appointed to form an international judicial committee to inspect Israel’s “violations” on the Temple Mount, Jordanian daily Al-Rai reported on Sunday.
Border Police officers patrol Temple Mount area. – Photo: REUTERS
This role was assigned to Jordan, which is internationally recognized as the preserver of the holy places in Jerusalem, during a conference that took place recently in Egypt, assembling Arab judicial experts. Continue Reading »
By Ynet
For the first time ever, Israeli technology will get its own booth at the world’s largest media and entertainment expo.

The National Association of Broadcasters expo, the largest media and entertainment convention in the world, is to feature a stand dedicated to Israeli technology for the first time – Photo: PR
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show displays the newest trends and innovations in the fields of digital media, from the creation and production stages to the broadcast stage on various platforms. Continue Reading »
By Paul Miller
In an email sent Wednesday afternoon to the Haym Salomon Center, Facebook rescinded its initial decision that a page that incited hatred and violence against Israelis met “community standards.”

Facebook founder and remarkably also Jewish, Mark Zuckerberg. – Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
“As you may have noticed, we have now taken down both those pages as we made a mistake earlier,” a Facebook spokesperson explained in the email. Continue Reading »
By Gil Ronen
The Haaretz newspaper has exposed the alleged identity of the young man who infiltrated leftist groups as part of an investigative report that was aired on Channel 2 last week.
By Yoav Zitun & Elior Levy
An attempted stabbing attack was foiled early Saturday morning when IDF soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians who tried to attack them with knives at the Beqaot checkpoint in the northern West Bank.

The scene of an attempted stabbing attack in the Nablus area of the West Bank
The two soldiers, part of the new “Lions of Jordan” co-ed battalion, were at the Nablus-area checkpoint as part of routine security operations. Continue Reading »
By Itamar Eichner & Yaniv Halili
The rock-throwing “incitement dolls” seized by Israel at Haifa port last month were at center stage of a British parliamentary debate Wednesday initiated by a Member of Parliament known for her hostility to Israel.

British MP Andrew Percy holding an “incitement doll”
Sarah Champion of the Labour Party called on the British government to prepare a “watchlist” of Israeli officials suspected of war crimes and investigate them when they come to the United Kingdom. Continue Reading »
By i24news
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday that the remains of a 3,400 year old citadel that were recently uncovered in an archaeological excavation will be incorporated into a new apartment building in the northern coastal town of Nahariya.

An aerial photograph of the excavation. – Photo : GUY FITOUSSI, COURTESY OF THE ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY
The dig was carried out by the authority, working alongside members of youth groups and high school students.
The architect of the high-rise project worked with the Interior Ministry’s regional committee for planning and construction, to find a way to preserve part of the citadel for display for residents and visitors. Continue Reading »
U.S. casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a strong Israel supporter and backer of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, offered in 2013 to pay $1 billion for Iron Dome anti-missile batteries for Israel, Politico reported on Thursday.
Las Vegas gaming tycoon and Israel Hayom proprietor Sheldon Adelson. – Photo: REUTERS
In a profile Politico wrote on US President Barack Obama’s chief of staff Denis McDonough, Nevada Senator Harry Reid, then the senate majority leader, called Obama shortly after Congress passed a funding bill for the Iron Dome and relayed Adelson’s offer – “so committed was he to safeguarding the Jewish state “ – to finance the batteries. Continue Reading »
By Hassan Shaalan
Joint List MK Haneen Zoabi was indicted on Thursday for insulting a public worker after a plea bargain was agreed last month to bring the charge down from incitement to violence.
According to the charge, on July 6, 2014, hearings took place in the Nazareth Magistrates’ Court requesting that the arrest of two suspects involved in riots that had spread throughout the Arab-Israeli population be extended. Continue Reading »
By Ari Yashar
A stabbing attempt took place at Gush Etzion Junction in Judea on Thursday night, although fortunately no one was wounded.
Three terrorists were shot by security forces who quickly responded to the threat, with two of the terrorists and the third being wounded.
The terrorists tried to stab reserve soldiers who were securing the junction, according to an IDF statement.
However, soldiers at the site fired at the terrorists, taking them out before they could stab. Continue Reading »
By Shlomo Cesana, Yoni Hersch, Mati Tuchfeld & Israel Hayom Staff
The spat involving Indyk began following the airing of a PBS Frontline program about Netanyahu that aired on Tuesday.
A Knesset loby for the use of medical cannabis has been established with Likud MK Sharren Haskel at its head, it was announced on Thursday. “It has become accepted that medical cannabis has significant health benefits and an important place in the development of the world of medicine,” Haskel said, “but there are many impediments to its use. The trend is to limit this development, even tough there are many seriously ill patients who need it.” Continue Reading »