Israel Bans Juul E-Cigarettes Over Health Concerns
Israel outlawed the import and sale of e-cigarettes made by Juul Labs, citing public health concerns given their nicotine content.
Prince William Visits ‘Terrifying’ Holocaust Exhibit At Yad Vashem
Britain’s Prince William voiced horror over a Nazi death camp exhibit at Israel’s Holocaust memorial
Israel Says Sniper Deserves A Medal For Shooting Palestinian — Probes Video
Israel praised the sniper who was videotaped shooting a Palestinian youth on the Gaza border.
Israelis On Gaza Border Unmoved By Palestinian Protests
“I don’t feel any empathy for them. I would be happy if we could live in peace, but they don’t want to sit and talk with us.”
Top Israeli General: Iran Spending More On Foreign Wars
Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot accused Iran of working to forge a “Shi’ite crescent” running through Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Bahrain and Gaza.
Could Israeli Tech Help European Union Weed Out ‘Lone Wolf’ Terror Suspects?
European powers are trying to develop better means for pre-emptively spotting “lone-wolf” militants from their online activities and are looking to Israeli-developed technologies, a senior EU security official said on Tuesday.
Israel Security Chief Praises Saudis in New Sign of Warming Ties
Israel’s top intelligence official offered Saudi Arabia rare public praise on Wednesday for what he deemed its efforts, under King Salman, to lead “pragmatic” Sunni Muslim states confronting Iran and to overhaul Riyadh’s oil-dependent economy.
Winning Backing, ‘Short Fuse’ Avigdor Lieberman Seeks To Smooth Ruffled Feathers
When Israel scrambled two F-15 fighter jets last month to intercept an Egyptian airliner after faulty communication with the cockpit raised fears of a hijack, it took several tense minutes for the plane to be cleared to land.
‘Go to Hell’ Firebrand Avigdor Lieberman Jokes About Putting a Muzzle on It
In first remarks as Israel’s designated defense minister, right-wing settler Avigdor Lieberman joked about his fiery reputation: “I have undergone surgery to lengthen my fuse.”
Why Israel Sees 100-Year-Old Colonial Treaty as Invitation To Grab Arab Lands — and Kurds Do Too
A century after Britain and France secretly mapped out a Middle East they would control upon defeating the Ottomans in World War One, its borders have been blurred by sectarian bloodshed - and some in the region see opportunity in the chaos.
