Category: Israel

12,000-Year-Old Tiny Bone Flutes Found in Israel That Imitate Predatory Birds

Tiny bones from 12,000-year-old prehistoric birds found in northern Israel have been identified as flutes, researchers say. The seven miniature flutes, made of waterfowl bones, emit sounds like the calls of predatory birds, and the researchers suggest they might have been used for making music, hunting, or some form of communication with the birds. The paper…


US, Israel Will Work to Prevent Iran From Getting Nuclear Weapons: Blinken

Ties between the United States and Israel remain “ironclad,” and the two nations will work to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, according to America’s top diplomat. The security and prosperity of the United States and Israel are fundamentally intertwined, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and providing robust economic and security assistance to…


Nvidia to Build Israeli Supercomputer as AI Demand Soars

JERUSALEM—Nvidia Corp. said it was building Israel’s most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer to meet soaring customer demand for AI applications. Nvidia, the world’s most valuable listed chip company, said on May 29 the cloud-based system would cost hundreds of millions of dollars and be partly operational by the end of 2023. Gilad Shainer, a…


After 22 Years in a Coma, Israeli Woman Critically Wounded in 2001 Jerusalem Suicide Bombing Dies

An Israeli woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died, an Israeli hospital said Thursday. Her death marks the sixteenth fatality from that attack. Hana Nachenberg was 31 at the time and was dining with her 3-year-old daughter when the blast occurred, Israeli media reported. She was in a…


Zero Young Healthy Individuals Died of COVID-19, Israeli Data Show

Zero healthy individuals under the age of 50 have died of COVID-19 in Israel, according to newly released data. “Zero deceased of 18–49 years of age with no underlying morbidities,” the Israel Ministry of Health (MOH) said in response to a formal request from an attorney. Officials noted that the statement only applies to COVID-19 deaths where…


Israel Facing a Multi-Front War of Biblical Proportions

Commentary How will the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) handle emboldened enemies surrounding it? For Israel, in many ways, it’s the best of times. Israel has never been as technologically and militarily advanced or as economically powerful as it is today. The level of development it has reached in the past couple of decades is impressive…


Netanyahu: Israel Alters Balance of Deterrence With Islamic Jihad

Israel has changed the deterrence equation with Islamic Jihad the same way it did with Hamas two years ago, said Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He spoke at the start of a weekly Likud meeting on May 15. Netanyahu is the head of the Likud party. “Our intention in Operation Shield and Arrow was to…


Israeli Cease-Fire With Terrorists in Gaza Appears to Hold, Despite New Rocket Launch

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and terrorists in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding on Sunday after a five-day clash that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel. In an early test for the truce, Palestinian terrorists fired a rocket that landed in an open area of southern Israel…


White House Urges Israel, Palestinian Islamic Jihad to ‘De-Escalate’ Amid Violence

The White House on May 9 called on Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to “de-escalate” amid tensions between the two groups, with the latter launching hundreds of rockets in the past month. “We are closely following Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that killed three leaders of Palestinian Islamic Jihad,” a National Security Council spokesperson…


Speaker McCarthy’s Amazing Week

Commentary When it took Kevin McCarthy 15 votes to become Speaker of the House, the Washington establishment concluded that he was pleasant but would be unable to get much done. The fate of the last two Republican speakers, John Boehner and Paul Ryan, seemed to hang over his head. They had not been able to…