Elbit Launches Saving Fighter Pilots’ Lives Helmets
Elbit Systems (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) introduces Canary, an integrated physiological monitoring device for pilots, providing real-time alerts in case of in-flight life threatening situations.
Israel Said To Urge US To Increase Aid To Syrian Druze
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week urged Gen. Martin Dempsey to boost US aid to Syria’s increasingly embattled Druze minority, Haaretz reported Saturday night.
Michael Douglas In Israel To Receive Million Dollar Prize
Actor Michael Douglas, winner of this year’s million dollar Genesis Prize, has arrived in Israel to receive his award. The award will be presented to Douglas on June 18, in a special ceremony at the Jerusalem Theater.
Over 100,000 At Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade, Regions Biggest
Tel Aviv, Israel – Thousands of bare-chested muscular men, colorful drag queens and others are partying at Tel Aviv’s annual gay pride parade, the largest event of its kind in the Middle East.
Swiss, Austrian Prosecutors Conduct ‘Spy Virus’ Probe Over Iran Talks
Swiss prosecutors said on Thursday that they opened an espionage investigation in May amid suspicions that Swiss hotels hosting talks on Iran’s nuclear program have been targeted in a cyber-spying campaign. A state official in Vienna said Austria was also investigating the suspicions.
Switzerland – WSJ: ‘Israel Used Virus To Spy On Hotels Which Hosted Iran Nuclear Talks’
Switzerland – A computer virus was used to hack into venues linked to international talks on Iran’s nuclear program, Russian computer security company Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday.
Sex, Drugs and Gambling? MK Oren Hazan Denies Debauchery In Bulgaria
MK Oren Hazan (Likud) will not serve as deputy Knesset speaker until further notice, following a report that he managed a casino in Burgas, Bulgaria, pimping prostitutes and providing crystal meth to Israeli tourists.
US Jewish Groups Slam Administration’s ‘Hypocritical’ View on Jerusalem
WASHINGTON — A long list of major American Jewish organizations, many of which had filed amicus briefs supporting the inclusion of the word “Israel” on passports for US citizens born in Jerusalem, expressed dismay at Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that American citizens born in Jerusalem may only list their birthplace as Jerusalem, rather than as…
Israel – Deputy Knesset Speaker Pimped Prostitutes, Used Hard Drugs
MK Oren Hazan of Likud on Tuesday strongly denied a Channel 2 report that he committed crimes, decrying the “sick imaginations” of the media.
Report: CIA, Mossad Held ‘Secret’ Talks on Iran
CIA chief John Brennan made a “secret” visit to Israel last week to discuss an emerging nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Israel’s leftist Haaretz newspaper reported on Tuesday.