The Israel Ministry of Defense signed a landmark deal worth over $500 million to expand serial production of Israel’s first domestically developed laser interception system, the Iron Beam, with lead developers Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems. Iron Beam is a ground-based high-power laser air defense system designed to counter aerial threats, including rockets, […]
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In summer 2010, rabbis led Nathan Hochman and his son Tyler into a small apartment in Sderot, Israel, belonging to a man who lost his leg in a Hamas attack but could not afford a functioning wheelchair. It was one stop in a journey across Israel for Tyler’s bar mitzvah project of raising funds for […]
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In response to human-caused environmental shifts, New Zealand’s native stoneflies have undergone a striking transformation: a change in their coloration. Just published in the journal Science, the University of Otago study provides arguably the world’s most clear-cut case of animal evolution in response to change made by humans. New Zealand’s stoneflies are fascinating insects that […]
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A significant portion of the US population, estimated between 71 and 95 million people, may be exposed to PFAS-contaminated groundwater, according to a recent USGS study. This represents over 20% of the country’s population. These findings are according to the U.S Geological Survey study. The scientists said the predictive model results can help members of […]
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In the early hours of Saturday, Israel launched a series of airstrikes on multiple military targets in Iran, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) stated that the “precise strikes” targeted strategic military sites, including drone and ballistic missile manufacturing facilities and air defense batteries. This operation was a direct […]
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IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, leading the attack on Iran alongside the Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, October, 26, 2024. photo credit- IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT Around 2:00 AM tonight, six explosions were heard in Iran’s capital city, Tehran and Raj. Half an hour later, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed […]
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From: ARITHMETIC ON THE FRONTIER: No proposition Euclid wrote No formulae the textbooks know Will turn the bullet from your coat Onward the tulwar’s downward blow *** A scrimmage at a border station A canter down some dark defile Two thousand pounds of education Drops to a ten-rupee jezail. – Kipling No, O Best Beloved, […]
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Wikipedia editors have decided to impose a near total ban on the use of the “Hamas-run” qualifier in articles citing the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers. A formal discussion known as a Request for Comment (RfC) was launched in July; in RfCs, editors put in their “!votes” supporting their stated position on a contested issue and […]
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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup October 12 – October 25, 2024New Startups / VC FundingIsraeli Cloud Security Startup Stream.Security Raises $30 Million Series B to Expand Detection and Response PlatformStream.Security, formerly known as Lightlytics, is an Israeli startup that offers a SaaS platform that helps organizations of all sizes deploy configurations from plan […]
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People tend to assume that everyone is more or less the same around the world— that members of other societies all think like us, have the same values, yearn for the same things. After all, they’ll say, everyone presumably hopes to live in peace and security with basic notions of justice. Yet, having just commemorated […]
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