2015-05-01 Israel More Top Stories

Jerusalem Post Israel News   

Biden pushes back on Khamenei's terms for Iran nuclear deal   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
US vice president says Washington "deepening" cooperation with Israel amid efforts to forge comprehensive nuclear deal. US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during an appearance in Boston. US Vice President Joe Biden. (photo credit:REUTERS).
With Obama's eyes on Iran, Netanyahu needs only lip service for Palestinians   Haaretz (blog)
Joe Biden pushes Iran deal   CNN International
Netanyahu trying to dial down US-Israel rancour   Sydney Morning Herald
Jewish Telegraphic Agency   
Western Journalism   
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Haaretz   

Protesters, police clash at Ethiopian Israeli demo against police brutality   
Haaretz
The protest was prompted by a video of a police assault against an Ethiopian Israeli soldier; 10 protesters and three police officers receive medical treatment. By Nir Hasson | Apr. 30, 2015 | 10:55 PM | 12 ...

2015-05-01 Israel Health

Haaretz   

Jewish teen from NY makes genetic discovery on cancer she survived   
Haaretz
After surviving a rare form of liver cancer at 12, 19-year-old Elana Simon co-authored a study, published in Science, showing genetic mutation at root of same cancer. By JTA | May 1, 2015 | 2:38 AM ...

2015-05-01 Israel Entertainment

Ynetnews   

Robbie Williams lands in Israel ahead of concert   
Ynetnews
Defying calls to boycott Israel, British pop sensation Robbie Williams arrives for very first concert in Jewish state. Ami Freidman. Published: 04.30.15, 19:34 / Israel Culture. British pop star Robbie Williams landed in Israel Thursday evening ahead of his very ...

2015-05-01 Israel Sci/Tech

Wall Street Journal   

What Makes the Apple Watch Tick   
Wall Street Journal
Apple Inc. AAPL -2.71 % executives on Monday warned that profit margins on the new Apple Watch in the current quarter would be lower than the company average. But an analysis released Thursday suggests the parts and manufacturing costs of the Watch ...

2015-05-01 Israel Business

TheStreet.com   

ClickSoftware Technologies (CKSW) Stock Gains After Announcing Acquisition ...   
TheStreet.com
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of ClickSoftware Technologies (CKSW - Get Report) were gaining 26.5% to $12.42 on heavy trading volume Thursday after the company announced it will be acquired by private equity firm Francisco Partners Management.
P-E firm buying ClickSoftware for $12.65/share (CKSW)   Seeking Alpha
Shares of ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd Pop on Takeover -- Here's What Not ...   Motley Fool
Zacks Reaffirms "Buy" Rating for Clicksoftware Technologies (CKSW)   Dakota Financial News
The Times of Israel   
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Bidness ETC   

Mylan Chairman Coury's Compensation Rose 46% to $22.5 Million   
Bloomberg
Mylan NV Chairman Robert Coury's compensation rose 46 percent to $22.5 million in 2014, the drugmaker said Thursday, as it fights off a takeover approach from rival Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Mylan's board unanimously rejected a $40.1 billion ...

2015-05-01 Israel World

GMA News   

Celebrating Mary Jane's lease on life   
GMA News
Activists react after it was announced that the execution was delayed for death row prisoner Mary Jane Veloso, during a vigil outside Indonesian embassy in Makati, Philippines April 29, 2015. The execution of a Filipina drug convict by an Indonesian firing ...

2015-05-01 Israel Middle East

Wall Street Journal   

Saudi King reshuffles centers of power   
Arab American News
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's interior minister, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a close friend of the United States and a scourge of Islamist militants, will be the country's first king from the third generation of its ruling dynasty. King Salman on Wednesday appointed ...

2015-05-01 Israel Israel

Sydney Morning Herald   

Netanyahu trying to dial down US-Israel rancour   
Sydney Morning Herald
US to 'reassess' options with Israel · Israel reaches out to France. Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to reset Israel's relations with the White House. Six years of feuding over Iran and peace efforts with the Palestinians turned ...

2015-04-30 Israel More Top Stories

Ynetnews   

LETTERS: Palestinians deserve nothing as long as they attack Israel   
The Mercury
Palestinians do not deserve a homeland! Since 1948, Arabs and Muslims alike have denied the right of Israel to exist. They have waged multiple wars, attack and kill innocent children and fire over 3,000 rockets into Israel every year. The Arabs do not want to ...

2015-04-30 Israel Health

Haaretz   

Haifa isn't the most polluted city in Israel after all, says Environment Ministry   
Haaretz
'There are urban areas, particularly those near main roads, where pollution is high, higher than in Haifa,' claims ministry's director general. By Zafrir Rinat | Apr. 30, 2015 | 2:28 AM. submit to reddit. Pollution in Haifa Bay. Photo by Baz Ratner. Text size.
Air Pollution In Europe Costs $1.6 Trillion A Year In Deaths And Diseases   Newsroom America
WHO Declares Israel Free of Polio   Arutz Sheva

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CBC.ca   

Jean Nidetch, ardent promoter of Weight Watchers, dies at 91   
Washington Post
“I was a fat housewife married to an overweight bus driver raising two very overweight kids with a fat group of friends and an overweight poodle,” Jean Nidetch once confessed, describing her life before she started a support group that would become one of ...

2015-04-30 Israel Entertainment

Jewish Business News   

Bloomberg announces winners of Genesis Generation Challenge   
Newsday
NEW YORK - (AP) -- Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced the nine recipients of the Genesis Generation Challenge, a competition that supports innovative projects guided by Jewish values to address global concerns. Bloomberg ...

2015-04-30 Israel Sci/Tech

Apple Insider   

Apple already plans to expand R&D center in Israel, just weeks after opening   
Apple Insider
Apple is said to be looking to provide employees at its research and development center in Herzliya with more space, only a matter of weeks after the the new facility officially opened. Apple's new R&D center in Herzlia, via Times of Israel. Citing a source ...

2015-04-30 Israel Business

Haaretz   

Israeli data storage firm Infinidat announces $150m investment   
Haaretz
Herzliya Pituah-based data storage firm Infinidat announced on Wednesday that it has received $150 million in investments led by the TPG Growth fund. Infinidat said this new second round of funding brings the total that it has raised to $230 million and brings ...

2015-04-30 Israel World

Haaretz   

Saudi King Salman purging monarchy of Abdullah's inner circle   
Haaretz
But strong man in kingdom is no doubt still Mohammed ibn Nayef, who will continue to serve both as interior minister and head of National Security Council. By Zvi Bar'el | Apr. 30, 2015 | 6:22 AM ...

2015-04-30 Israel Middle East

Haaretz   

Saudi King Salman purging monarchy of Abdullah's inner circle   
Haaretz
But strong man in kingdom is no doubt still Mohammed ibn Nayef, who will continue to serve both as interior minister and head of National Security Council. By Zvi Bar'el | Apr. 30, 2015 | 6:22 AM ...

2015-04-30 Israel Israel

Haaretz   

Killing in Gaza, saving in Nepal: Israel's moral hypocrisy   
Haaretz
Israel doesn't have to go all the way to Kathmandu to save lives; it would be enough to lift the siege it imposes an hour's drive from Tel Aviv and let Gaza be rebuilt. By Gideon Levy | Apr. 30, 2015 | 2:22 AM ...

2015-04-29 Israel More Top Stories

The Globe and Mail   

Israel gets involved in Syrian conflict   
The Globe and Mail
With the civil war in Syria being increasingly being internationalized, even Israel got into the action this past week, apparently attacking Syrian army weapons warehouses near the border with Lebanon on Saturday morning, then attacking and killing four ...

2015-04-29 Israel Health

Haaretz   

Pest control in educational institutions going unregulated   
Haaretz
Local authorities and schools now do whatever they want when it comes to pest extermination - and that can be dangerous. By Yarden Skop | Apr. 29, 2015 | 3:15 AM. submit to reddit. A high-school class in Haifa. Illustrative photo. Photo by Ilya Melnikov.
Environment Ministry fines Haifa Port NIS 3.7 million for violating clean air law   Jerusalem Post Israel News

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Jerusalem Post Israel News   

'Ambiguity makes it easier to justify ethical transgressions'   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Those who tend to cheat or tell falsehoods prefer to do so only to the extent that they can justify their transgressions. Ben Gurion University. (photo credit:WWW.PIKIWIKI.ORG.IL). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Being in an ambiguous situation makes it ...

2015-04-29 Israel Entertainment

Scottish Daily Record   

Watch as furious wife smashes cheating husband's car with her bare HANDS ...   
Scottish Daily Record
In the viral video, the angry woman is filmed repeatedly hitting the car's windscreen with a brick as she attempts to smash the glass, before pulling apart the shattered windows using only her bare hands. Share; Share; Tweet; +1 ...

2015-04-29 Israel Sci/Tech

TheBlaze.com   

It's Hard to Comprehend Just How Small the Letters Are on This Copy of the ...   
TheBlaze.com
It's only the size of a grain of sugar, but even in that small space, Israeli scientists have engraved the entire Hebrew Bible. Check out how small it is when balanced on someone's finger. Image source: Technion. “We wanted to demonstrate how the entire book ...

2015-04-29 Israel Business

Haaretz   

Get Taxi to get pizza, too   
Haaretz
Get Taxi, Israel's answer to the ubiquitous ride-sharing app Uber, is changing its name and will begin offering a wide range of services starting in July, the company said on Tuesday. Under its new name Gett, the name it already uses in New York, the ...

2015-04-29 Israel World

Stuff.co.nz   

Bali 9: Australian police 'have blood on their hands'   
Stuff.co.nz
The Brisbane lawyer who tipped off the Australian police to the Bali 9's activities in 2005 says they "deliberately exposed" the young Australians to the death penalty. The Brisbane-based lawyer for a Bali 9 drug courier spared the death penalty in Indonesia ...

2015-04-29 Israel Middle East

NDTV   

Saudi king names Prince Mohammed bin Nayef crown prince, elevates son to ...   
Washington Post
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi king names Prince Mohammed bin Nayef crown prince, elevates son to deputy crown prince. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Oil dips as oversupply outweighs Saudi royal reshuffle   Reuters Africa
Saudi Arabia's crown prince dismissed   The Sun Daily
Saudi King Salman appoints Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as new crown prince ...   euronews
Channel News Asia   
Huffington Post   
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Los Angeles Times   

Saudi Arabia says it thwarted plot to attack US Embassy   
Los Angeles Times
Saudi Arabia's security forces foiled a suicide bomb plot in March targeting the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, a top spokesman for Saudi security forces said Tuesday. lRelated Saudi Arabia to shift from heavy airstrikes to 'political process' in Yemen · Middle East ...

2015-04-29 Israel Israel

The Globe and Mail   

Israel gets involved in Syrian conflict   
The Globe and Mail
With the civil war in Syria being increasingly being internationalized, even Israel got into the action this past week, apparently attacking Syrian army weapons warehouses near the border with Lebanon on Saturday morning, then attacking and killing four ...

2015-04-28 Israel More Top Stories

Los Angeles Times   

Israel, Palestinians criticized over fighting at UN sites in Gaza   
Los Angeles Times
A United Nations inquiry found Israel responsible for the deaths of 44 Palestinians and widespread damage at seven U.N. facilities in the Gaza Strip during the war last summer, according to a summary of the panel's report released Monday by Secretary ...

2015-04-28 Israel Health

Jerusalem Post Israel News   

Researchers map human brain with GPS-like system   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Discovery could be first step to comprehending how information flows and is processed in nervous system. Brain mapping. An illustrative picture of the Neuronal Positional System used for brain mapping. (photo credit:DR. SHLOMO TSURIEL AND DR.
A 'GPS' to navigate the brain's neuronal networks   Medical Xpress
Public Release: 27-Apr-2015 Neuronal positioning system: A GPS to navigate ...   EurekAlert (press release)

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Ynetnews   

Israeli company develops treatment for radiation   
Ynetnews
Haifa-based Pluristem runs study with NIH on whether placental cell therapies can treat radiation exposure. The Media Line. Published: 04.27.15, 23:20 / Israel Culture. “We're the placenta guys,” Zami Aberman, the CEO of Pluristem says with a smile.
Israeli company Pluristem develops treatment for radiation   Jewish Journal

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Haaretz   

Women Barred from Jerusalem Gynecological Conference   
Arutz Sheva
A gynecological conference conference to be held tomorrow (Tuesday) in Jerusalem has drawn anger for its alleged discrimination. A spokesperson for the conference has stated that not only will the panels be filled entirely by men, but women will even be ...

2015-04-28 Israel Entertainment

Haaretz   

Israeli-American chef brings hummus and shakshuka to the city of gumbo and ...   
Haaretz
Chef Alon Shaya's restaurant in New Orleans, which offers an Israeli-inspired menu using ingredients from The Big Easy, has been drawing crowds every night. By JTA | Apr. 28, 2015 | 3:02 AM. submit to reddit. Chef Alon Shaya recently opened Shaya, ...

2015-04-28 Israel Sci/Tech

Smarter Analyst   

All You Need To Know About HCV From The EASL Conference This Weekend   
Seeking Alpha
Disclosure: The author has no positions in any stocks mentioned, but may initiate a long position in GILD over the next 72 hours. (More...)The author wrote this article themselves, and it expresses their own opinions. The author is not receiving compensation ...

2015-04-28 Israel Business

Globes   

Shekel strengthens after May rate left unchanged   
Globes
The shekel is stronger against the dollar and against the euro in inter-bank trading this evening after the Bank of Israel Monetary Committee announced this afternoon that the May interest rate would remain unchanged at an historic low of 0.1%.
UPDATE 1-Bank of Israel keeps interest rates steady as it sees inflation outlook ...   Reuters
MarketsIsraeli shekel erases drop as rates held at record   Financial Times
Israel holds rate, warns shekel rise may weigh on exports   CountingPips (blog)
Bloomberg   
Israel Hayom   
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The Australian Financial Review   

Mylan rejects $US40bn takeover bid from Teva   
The Australian Financial Review
Behind the flurry of deals is a continued wave of mergers in the drug manufacturing industry as companies look to restock their product pipelines. Fairfax. by Michael de la Merced. A three-way takeover battle in the world of generic drugs appears poised to ...

2015-04-28 Israel World

The Age   

Bali nine execution: pair's lawyer describes 'machinery of death'   
The Age
Indonesian authorities control the crowd around the relatives of the Bali nine pair at Wijaya Pura in Cilacap. Photo: James Brickwood. A lawyer for Bali nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has painted a bleak picture of the "machinery of death" ...

2015-04-28 Israel Middle East

Arab News   

Foreign domination in Yemen 'not acceptable'   
Arab News
SAGACIOUS: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chairs the weekly Cabinet meeting in Riyadh. (SPA). RIYADH: ARAB NEWS. Published — Tuesday 28 April 2015. Last update 28 April 2015 3:28 am. | نسخة PDF · Print News | A A ...

2015-04-28 Israel Israel

Arutz Sheva   

Hamas Welcomes UN's Blaming Israel for Attacks on UNRWA Schools   
Arutz Sheva
Hamas on Monday welcomed a UN report which blamed the Israeli military for seven attacks on UN schools in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge. The group's spokesman told the AFP news agency that the report was important since it proved Israeli "war ...

2015-04-27 Israel More Top Stories

Jerusalem Post Israel News   

IAF plane with first batch of Israeli survivors of Nepal quake lands at military base   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
The plane carried a number of wounded Israelis and premature babies of Israeli parents who were born to surrogate Nepalese mothers. A woman mourns the death of a family member a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur. (photo credit:REUTERS).
Israel's interior minister: We should let in pregnant surrogate Nepalese mothers   Haaretz
Special Magen David Adom Aid Team Departs for Nepal   Yeshiva World News
Israel to airlift 25 babies from Nepal born to surrogates   Economic Times
Ynetnews   
Jewish Telegraphic Agency   
The Times of Israel   
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Sacramento Bee   

Al-Jazeera Report: Israel Launched Airstrikes in Syria   
Arutz Sheva
The Al-Jazeera network reported on Sunday night that the Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes in the Qalamoun region along the Syrian-Lebanese border. The report said that targets included Hezbollah rocket launchers, and that there were a number of ...

2015-04-27 Israel Health

Ynetnews   

International rescue: Israeli bird gets feather transplant from German swift   
Ynetnews
Tina Steigerwald, a swift expert from Frankfurt, replaced eight feathers in a wounded bird that vets said was unlikely to return to the wild. Erez Erlichman. Published: 04.26.15, 21:17 / Israel Culture. A bird with two damaged wings has been given a new lease of ...

2015-04-27 Israel Entertainment

Metro   

An eight limbed baby is being worshipped as a god in India   
Metro
A baby born with four arms and four legs is being worshipped as Hindu God Ganesha. A newborn having multiple limbs is nothing new in India, but this child born in the Giridih district of Jharkhand on Saturday has attracted extra attention due to his striking ...

2015-04-27 Israel Sci/Tech

CBS News   

The Battle Above   
CBS News
The following is a script from "The Battle Above" which aired on April 26, 2015. David Martin is the correspondent. Andy Court, producer. Without most of us noticing, our everyday activities -- everything from getting cash at an ATM to watching this program ...

2015-04-27 Israel Business

Irish Times   

Mylan shares soar after takeover proposal   
Irish Times
It's been a busy few weeks for US pharma giant Mylan, which reports quarterly earnings today. Firstly, it made a proposal to buy Dublin-based Perrigo, in a deal valued at approximately $29 billion. Then, it received a takeover approach from Teva ...

2015-04-27 Israel World

The Indian Express   

Live: Nepal death toll crosses 3200 as relief efforts continue   
The Indian Express
The Nepal earthquake death toll has crossed 3200, according to the latest death toll put out by the Nepal government, reports Associated Press. In this live blog, we track developments of the day in the Nepal earthquake disaster of 2015. 8.00 am: Associated ...

2015-04-27 Israel Middle East

Sacramento Bee   

Al-Jazeera Report: Israel Launched Airstrikes in Syria   
Arutz Sheva
The Al-Jazeera network reported on Sunday night that the Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes in the Qalamoun region along the Syrian-Lebanese border. The report said that targets included Hezbollah rocket launchers, and that there were a number of ...

2015-04-27 Israel Israel

Jerusalem Post Israel News   

IAF plane with first batch of Israeli survivors of Nepal quake lands at military base   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
The plane carried a number of wounded Israelis and premature babies of Israeli parents who were born to surrogate Nepalese mothers. A woman mourns the death of a family member a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur. (photo credit:REUTERS).
Israel's interior minister: We should let in pregnant surrogate Nepalese mothers   Haaretz
Special Magen David Adom Aid Team Departs for Nepal   Yeshiva World News
IDF rescuers bound for Nepal stuck at home   Ynetnews
Jewish Telegraphic Agency   
Daily Mail   
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Sacramento Bee   

Al-Jazeera Report: Israel Launched Airstrikes in Syria   
Arutz Sheva
The Al-Jazeera network reported on Sunday night that the Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes in the Qalamoun region along the Syrian-Lebanese border. The report said that targets included Hezbollah rocket launchers, and that there were a number of ...