Maj. Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky, the fifth commander of the Israeli Air Force and later a key figure in the development of Israel’s high-tech and venture capital sectors, died overnight in his home in Tel Aviv at the age of 104.
Tolkowsky,…
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Dan Tolkowsky, former air force commander and Israeli tech pioneer, dies at 104
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‘We’re Stepping Out Of Our Silos’
Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo have joined forces to take on a pressing environmental problem by using synthetic biology to turn plastic waste into valuable resources.
The multidisciplinary group is…
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What the 1945 JNF map reveals about the Israel partition plan
There is a common narrative that shows up in classrooms, on social media, and in graphic “partition maps” that Jews illegally moved into Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine as outsiders, seized land they didn’t own, kicked the…
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Apple and nine more tech companies that have treated their shareholders like gold
By Philip van Doorn and Emily Bary
The iPhone maker leads the way for the sector in terms of dollars spent on stock buybacks. But other tech companies have reduced their share counts significantly, as well.
Under the leadership…
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Bok Women’s Sevens ‘A’ off to good start in Dubai
In their first match of the day, the South Africans beat the LV Hammerheads by 12-10 before dismantling Sweden 20-0 in their second clash. They will face Poland and Ireland Invitational on Saturday.
It was a…
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Asda hits out at government for ‘killing confidence’ among consumers | Asda
Asda has criticised the government for “killing confidence” among consumers but blamed “self-inflicted” problems that left gaps on shelves for a big reverse in sales.
Total sales at the UK’s third-largest supermarket fell 3.8% to £5.1bn…
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Bismuth’s ‘conscription’ law is a corrupt load of crock meant to keep Haredim out of the army
In the middle of a war and amid plans to keep calling up reservists for long rounds of service next year, Israel is going to draft Haredi men with its hands tied.
On Thursday, Likud MK Boaz Bismuth, the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense…
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Big dreams for Palestinian teens at Singapore robot fest
Palestinian student Razan Shawar has travelled for 24 hours to showcase her team’s AI-powered invention at World Robot Olympiad in Singapore, telling AFP innovation — not war — should be why people hear about her country.
The 15-year-old high…
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התפתחות בפרשת חטיפת ילדי משפחת בלוק: שני ישראלים מעידים במשטרה
על פי החשד, מומחי ביטחון ישראלים עמדו מאחורי החטיפה של קלרה (13) ותאודור הנזל (10), ילדיה של יורשת המיליונים כריסטינה בלוק. הרשויות…
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Video shows Israeli forces killing two Palestinian men after apparent surrender
Video has emerged showing Israeli forces killing two Palestinian men after they appeared to surrender.
The incident occurred on Thursday in the West Bank city of Jenin, where the Israeli military has carried out extensive operations since…
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