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Iranians furious at regime as economy teeters on verge of collapse
Israel Kasnett06.08.2018
Tehran is facing a general population angry with its mishandling of funds—money that should have gone towards making Iran a better place to live, but instead goes to supporting terror worldwide.
Demonstrations in the Tehran bazaar by merchants and shopkeepers over rising inflation in the country in June. Credit: National Council of Resistance of Iran.
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Israel Kasnett01.08.2018
My brother: A giver and a world traveler
Chaim’s life was a lesson of selflessness on the one hand, and on the other, how to befriend natives, hang with mountain gorillas, swim with sharks and avoid rebel militias.
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Leading tech figures declare Israel the ‘epicenter of magic’
Israel Kasnett16.07.2018
The REALITY experience brings it home for leaders in the fields of augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, robotics, computer vision, blockchain and immersive media creation.
Emerging REALITY group participating in team building activities on Banana Beach in Michmoret. Credit: Schusterman Family Foundation.
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Israel gets set to land first spacecraft on the moon
Israel Kasnett10.07.2018
The launch date is set for December; two months later, on Feb. 13, the smallest spacecraft yet is expected to land, following the footsteps of Russia, the United States and China.
Ofer Doron, head of IAI's MBT Space Division speaks near the Israeli spacecraft of the SpaceIL team's spacecraft, during a press conference at the Israel Aerospace facility in Yahud on July 10, 2018. Photo by Flash90
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Will recognizing Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights be the next move for Trump?
Israel Kasnett18.06.2018
Following the United States recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, some Israeli and American lawmakers are pushing for the U.S. to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a strategic territory held by the Jewish state for over 50 years.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Security Cabinet members get a tour with the North Front Command in the Golan Heights, on February 6, 2018. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO
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The future of Israel’s haredi population: Is it growing or shrinking?
Israel Kasnett05.06.2018
While the Central Bureau of Statistics estimates that the haredi population will grow to be 50 percent of the total Jewish population by 2059, a new report by the Israel Democracy Institute actually shows that between 2005 and 2016, there was a decrease in childbirth of exactly one child per haredi family, from 7.7 children per woman to 6.7 children per woman.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate the end of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot in Jerusalem’s Old City on June 12, 2016. Credit: Shlomi Cohen/Flash 90.
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After Iran speech, will Tehran seek to test Pompeo?
Israel Kasnett25.05.2018
In his first major foreign-policy address since taking office, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo articulated the Trump administration’s new policy regarding Iran, which demands that the country halt its ballistic-missile program, provide access to military bases for inspection, and end its belligerent activities in the region and abroad.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlines the Trump administration's policies towards Iran at the Heritage Foundation on May 21, 2018. Credit: State Department.
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America set to inaugurate embassy in Jerusalem
Israel Kasnett11.05.2018
“It would be useful if moving the embassy becomes the first stage of Israel-U.S.-Arab policy of assertive truth-telling. This is one of the main arguments President Trump has made—the simple truth that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.”
Jerusalem municipality worker hangs an American and Israeli flags near the US consulate in Jerusalem on May 7, 2018. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
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As situation heats up in Syria, the question is out there: Will Iran again target Israel?
Israel Kasnett20.04.2018
“Iran seems to feel it is time to reap its investment into actual gains and dig in to Syria,” says Assaf Orion, a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displays a fragment of an Iranian drone destroyed over Israeli airspace in February during his speech at the Munich Security Conference. Credit: GPO.
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Stuck in strategic stalemate, Hamas uses Gaza border protests to pressure Israel
Israel Kasnett12.04.2018
The so-called “return” marches, which despite their billing as “peaceful” have been associated with violent behavior, have served to place the Palestinian issue back on the world stage. But the Jewish state is standing fast, with some Middle East countries even standing with them.
Palestinian protesters burn tires during clashes with Israeli security forces on the Gaza Israeli border east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on April 6, 2018, the second of two border marches. April 13 marks a third week in a row the area has seen violence. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90
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What Israel’s gun policies can teach Americans
Israel Kasnett22.03.2018
For American law enforcement, the best lesson from Israel may not be the fact that a security guard is armed, but that a greater focus is placed on that guard’s training and state of mind.
An Israeli security guard at his post, at Bat Ain settlement, Gush Etzion. Credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90.
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How Palestinian votes in municipal elections may change the face of Jerusalem
Israel Kasnett20.03.2018
Eastern Jerusalem Palestinians have historically boycotted Jerusalem municipal elections. A recent poll shows that 58 percent of eastern Jerusalem residents now support the idea of voting. The change may be a signal of further normalization between Jews and Arabs in Israel's capital city, yet it may also have severe consequences on the way the city is governed.
A view of the mainly Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in eastern Jerusalem. Credit: Mendy Hechtman/Flash90.
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Iran nuclear deal
Deadline looms as U.S. and Europe face off over Iran nuclear deal
Israel Kasnett09.03.2018
Will America pull out, or will it cave to European pressure to stay in the deal?
President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks on the Iran Strategy in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)
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Was this Netanyahu’s last AIPAC stint as prime minister of Israel?
Israel Kasnett06.03.2018
With mounting legal problems and rumors of early elections, he found a warm welcome in America.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the 2018 AIPAC Policy Conference. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.
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Amid gnawing corruption scandals, Netanyahu maintains hold of his seat
Israel Kasnett27.02.2018
Some Israeli politicians are calling for Netanyahu to step aside or even step down. With political storm clouds gathering, talk of early elections has grown louder, and some politicians can be perceived as trying to elbow their way to the front of the race.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90.
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