David Siegel, president of the U.S. affiliate of pro-Israel European Leadership Network (ELNET), told The Journal in a phone interview that the antisemitic violence that occurred in Amsterdam on the evening of Nov. 7 was reminiscent of the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre. According to various media reports and video footage on social media, around 100 […]
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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup November 2 – November 8, 2024New Startups / VC FundingTime Magazine Names 9 Israeli Startups Among ‘Best Inventions of 2024’ ListTime Magazine released its list of the “Best Inventions of 2024,” which includes nine Israeli startups. Startup Nation Israel continues to impress the world with its innovations and […]
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In 1944, the Jewish paratrooper Hannah Senesh (Szenes) was deployed into Nazi-occupied Europe by the British in a last-ditch effort to rescue Hungarian Jews from death camps. After her capture, she was tortured and ultimately executed, but her story and her poetry – in particular “A Walk to Caesarea” (commonly known as “Eli, Eli” / […]
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(Ruins of ancient Charan) Avoiding the Journey Thoughts on Torah portion Lekh Lekha 2024 There is something missing in the story of Abraham, as we usually tell it. Avram was not told by God to leave Mesopotamia for Canaan. We are told in Genesis 11:31 that Terach, Avram’s father, had already left Mesopotamia […]
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Believe it or not, Magic Mushrooms can enhance your sex life. So can LSD and other psychoactive compounds. A new study from the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London found that psychedelics like Psilocybin found that the test subjects reported improvements in a wide variety of areas in their personal sex lives over […]
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“George Gascon is about to be gone!” Nathan Hochman made this declaration on the evening of Nov. 5 as it became clear that his campaign to challenge Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon had been successful. As of press time, election results showed Hochman defeating Gascon by a wide margin. On Nov. 5, Hochman […]
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Twenty-two years ago, when Sam Delug was thinking about purchasing a house on Elm Drive in Beverly Hills, he brought his three children there and asked what they thought: Should he buy it? It was a beautiful mansion in the flats of Beverly Hills and the price was a steal — what wasn’t there to […]
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Time Magazine released its list of the “Best Inventions of 2024,” which includes nine Israeli startups. Startup Nation Israel continues to impress the world with its innovations and cutting-edge technologies. The nine Israeli firms on the Time Magazine list include Aporia, BeeHero, D-ID, InnerPlant, Laguna Health, Nanox, OrCam and UVeye, Aporia is an Israeli startup […]
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The newly released Navigating the Future VI report highlights the pressing issue of saltwater intrusion into coastal freshwater systems. As the European Commission prioritizes water resilience, it is essential to recognize the crucial role of the Ocean in safeguarding water resources. By adopting an integrated approach to water management, policymakers can mitigate the impacts of […]
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Over the past few weeks I’ve witnessed a fascinating phenomenon: The closer we get to Election Day, the more those on the fringe deploy the word “Nazis” to serve their own agenda. Nazis, fascism, Hitler, genocide—all words hijacked and robbed of their meaning, all disconnected from their reality, un-fashioned and re-fashioned to serve a political […]
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