Israel

MIDC Brings Israeli Start-Up Med-Tech Companies to Maryland

by Peter Arnold | May 20, 2019 | Business, International, Israel, Local, News

Debs Weinberg couldn’t hide her sense of wonder and awe. “There is so much innovation in this room,” she marveled. “It’s just remarkable.” Weinberg, chair of the board of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, was referring to the approximately 175 people who...

Is Iran the New Iraq? Here are the Similarities — and Big Differences

by Ron Kampeas, JTA | May 16, 2019 | International, Israel, News

WASHINGTON (JTA) — An American administration is issuing dire warnings about a Persian Gulf nation, there’s talk of war and questions about the quality of intelligence. And those who back confronting Iran and those who don’t are citing Israel as a factor. If the Iran...

Steny Hoyer Comes to Rashida Tlaib’s Defense on Holocaust Remarks

by JTA | May 14, 2019 | International, Israel, Maryland, National, National Politics, News

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the House majority leader and a pro-Israel stalwart in Congress, came to the defense of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), who has come under attack because of her remarks on the Holocaust and Israel. “If you read Rep. @RashidaTlaib’s comments, it...

Mich. Congresswoman Slammed for Israel, Holocaust Remarks

by Marcy Oster | May 13, 2019 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News, Politics, Uncategorized

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said in a recent interview that she “loves the fact” that her “Palestinian ancestors” were part of an attempt “to create a safe haven for Jews” in the aftermath of the Holocaust. The freshman congresswoman made the comments in an interview...

Swedish-Israeli NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir Gets Ready for her 1st Trip into Space

by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | May 9, 2019 | International, Israel, News

(JTA) — Jessica Meir has been preparing to go into space since the age of 5. She attended her first space camp after finishing middle school and a training program at the Kennedy Space Center following her sophomore year at Brown University. It took Meir three tries...

Jewish People on the Time 100 Most Influential List

by Marcy Oster | Apr 17, 2019 | International, Israel, National, News

(JTA) — One week after winning election to a fifth term as Israel’s head of state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was named to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people. Other Jewish people on the list include: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg;...

Beresheet 2 Project to Launch Immediately, SpaceIL Chairman Announces

by Marcy Oster | Apr 15, 2019 | International, Israel, News

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Beresheet 2 project will launch effective immediately, SpaceIL chairman Morris Kahn announced on April 13. In a statement posted on Facebook in both English and Hebrew, the South African born billionaire said: “We are going to actually put a new...

Israeli Spacecraft Beresheet Crashes During Moon Landing

by Staff Report | Apr 11, 2019 | International, Israel, News

“If at first you don’t succeed, you try again,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said April 11 after watching the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet’s unsuccessful lunar landing attempt from SpaceIL’s control center in the central Israeli city of...

Netanyahu Wins Narrow Victory in Israel’s Election

by Ben Sales, JTA | Apr 10, 2019 | Elections, International, Israel, News, Politics

(JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu appears likely to win a fifth term as Israel’s prime minister as right-wing parties apparently have maintained their majority in the nationwide elections held April 9. With more than 95 percent of the vote counted, Netanyahu’s Likud party...

Rocket Fired from Gaza Slams into Home in Central Israel, Injuring 7

by Marcy Oster | Mar 25, 2019 | International, Israel, News

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A long-range rocket fired from Gaza scored a direct hit on a home in central Israel, injuring 7 including two infants. Following the early March 25 attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also serves as Defense Minister, announced that...