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INNOVATION: High technology

Innovations in Israeli cannabis farming could lead to global solutions to feed the world

04/03/2015
Israel Hayom newspaper

Judge rules 'Israel Hayom' not an election campaign

Ben-Meir's petition called to to avoid printing “election propaganda that it has been publishing for many years, for the candidate for the 20th Knesset Netanyahu, as it is illegal campaigning.

Taiba

Political parties spare no effort to woo first time voters

On March 17th, thousands of twelfth graders will be eligible to cast their ballot, and the political parties are hard at work wooing these first time voters through panels and mock elections.

Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein

Weinstein to decide on criminal investigation of PM this week

Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein will make a decision by the end of the week on whether to open a criminal investigation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of public funds.

By Gil Stern Stern HOFFMAN
22/02/2015
Yahad Ha’am Itanu

Marzel says might not vote for Yahad if not allowed to run for Knesset

An appeal hearing in the Supreme Court against Marzel’s ban is scheduled for Tuesday this week.

Oil

Akunis: EAPC must meet strict conditions before oil flow resumes through Arava pipeline

When an EAPC pipeline burst on December 3, some 5 million liters of crude oil gushed into the Arava Desert, causing particularly damaging impact on the Evrona Nature Reserve in the area.

Television news anchor Brian Williams

Did Brian Williams exaggerate claims of nearly being hit by Hezbollah rocket?

According to "The Washington Post," Williams “gave varying accounts” of his wartime coverage, at times suggesting that he was in danger while in other instances omitting mention completely.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
09/02/2015
Bromine

850 bromine workers strike over planned lay-offs

Israel Chemicals (ICL) sent letters for dismissal hearings to some 140 workers Monday, part of a planned restructuring of the company.

02/02/2015
mosque

History made as possible first all-female mosque opens up in US

Male imams traditionally lead prayers and Quran teachings but the Women's Mosque of America aims to present an alternative by creating an alternative by creating an all-female space for prayer.

By REUTERS
31/01/2015
human skull

Oldest human skull in Middle East found in northern Israel

55,000-year-old ‘Manot Skull’ proves modern humans migrated from Africa to Europe and Asia

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