2014-12-27 Israel More Top Stories

Hollywood Reporter   

U.S. cannot afford to be behind in cyber security   
U-T San Diego
The North Korean hack attack on Sony Pictures, which The New York Times described as possibly one of the most destructive cyber attacks on American soil, highlights growing concerns about American vulnerability to cyber warfare. “We're behind,” Vice ...

2014-12-27 Israel Health

Shalom Life   

IDF Embraces LGBT Recruits   
Shalom Life
The IDF decided to support and assist transgender soldiers, starting from their first draft notice at age of 16, according to a Thursday report in the official magazine of the armed forces, Bamahane. The decision was taken after consultation at the Personnel ...

2014-12-27 Israel Entertainment

New York Times   

The Interview takes in US$1 million in limited release   
Channel News Asia
The comedy was turned away by major US theatres, but took in US$1 million as it played to packed audiences in its limited release on the opening day. PHOTOS. A movie poster for The Interview is seen at the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP/Marcus ...

2014-12-27 Israel Sci/Tech

Roman-era structure thought to be synagogue found in Golan Heights   
Haaretz
Very rare find may shed light on Jewish communities in the north before and after the destruction of the Second Temple. By Nir Hasson | Dec. 26, 2014 | 7:21 PM | 1. submit to reddit. Remains of what is thought to be a synagogue found in the Golan Heights.
Possible Roman-Era Synagogue Unearthed in Israel   Archaeology
Synagogue from Roman Empire unearthed   Ynetnews

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Chinatopix   

Biblical Artifact Found In Israel Shows Images of Seven-Branched Menorah ...   
Gospel Herald
A glass artifact found in Israel shows the traditional menorah as describes in the book of Exodus. Photo: Yoli Shwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority. When a group of Israeli archaeologists were doing their usual pre-construction examination of the land near ...

2014-12-27 Israel Business

The Daily Star   

Israeli gas future hangs in balance after regulatory turnabout   
The Daily Star
Executives and analysts are questioning whether Israel's energy industry has a future after the country's antitrust chief backtracked on letting a group led by U.S.- based Noble Energy Inc. develop Israel's two biggest natural gas fields. Antitrust Commissioner ...

2014-12-27 Israel World

Irish Independent   

Pakistani troops gun down school massacre mastermind   
Irish Independent
Pakistani troops have killed the Taliban leader who planned the massacre of 132 children at a Peshawar school earlier this month, a senior government official claimed. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Saddam Jan, the ...

2014-12-27 Israel Middle East

Washington Post   

US-led coalition launches 39 airstrikes on ISIS in Syria, Iraq   
RT
The US-led coalition forces said they launched 39 airstrikes against Islamic State (IS, ISIS) militants in Syria and Iraq over the past two days. The Combined Joint Task Force on Friday said it ordered bombers and remotely controlled aircraft to hit 19 targets in ...