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Fast Forward Israel’s ReWalk Plans IPO After ‘Ecoskeleton’ Success
The Israeli company ReWalk Robotics will sell public shares for the first time for a device that enables people with spinal cord injuries to stand and walk. The company, which changed its name from Argo Medical Technologies to the name of its major product, announced this week that it will make an initial public offering…
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Opinion Moral Emptiness of Holocaust Survivors Who Took on Israel
Given Hitler’s voluminous rants about Jews, it is not surprising that one aspect of his obsession is less known: the pleasure he took in the spectacle of Jews deriding and defaming other Jews. Hans Frank, one of Hitler’s top aides, quotes him as saying: “I am an innocent lamb compared to revelations by Jews about…
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Fast Forward Desmond Tutu Urges Dutch Pension Fund To Divest From Israel Banks
South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Wednesday urged Dutch pension fund ABP, the world’s third largest, to “strike a powerful, non-violent blow for peace in the Middle East” by divesting from three Israeli banks. An ABP spokeswoman said the management board would discuss Tutu’s appeal at its monthly meeting on Thursday, alongside a letter from…
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Fast Forward Relief and Bitterness as Gaza Returns to Normalcy
Gaza’s city workers cleared roads of rubble and fixed power lines on Wednesday as a ceasefire took hold after 50 days of war, with displaced families expressing a sense of relief and frustration as they returned to their damaged homes. Some of the biggest cheer was among Gaza’s fishermen, who were able to sail six…
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Israel News Could Foreigners Who Serve in Israeli Army Face War Crimes Charges?
(Haaretz) — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki has sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon and a number of Western foreign ministers asking them to bring to trial their citizens who serve in the Israeli army or volunteer with the military for alleged war crimes commited in Gaza. Haaretz received a copy of…
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Fast Forward Gaza Ceasefire Holds as Both Sides Claim Win
An open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza war between Israel and the Palestinians held on Wednesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong criticism in his country’s newspapers over a campaign in which no clear victor emerged. On the streets of the battered, Hamas-run Palestinian enclave, people headed to shops and banks, trying to resume the…
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Opinion Fighting for Israeli Democracy Atop a Wedding Cake
Last Sunday evening, just 24 hours before the latest ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was due to expire amid talks in Cairo, the top story on most Hebrew news sites was a small demonstration against a wedding of a “mixed” Israeli couple in central Israel. Morel Malka, a Jewish Israeli who converted to Islam and…
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Food Eggplant, My Beloved Eggplant
(Haaretz) — Growing up in Israel, it’s natural for me to love eggplants. So much, that I almost take it personally when I hear (all too often) my American friends saying it’s their least favorite vegetable. In my opinion, there are two common mistakes with dealing with eggplants that prevent people from revealing their true deliciousness….
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