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 ...