Cameroon apologizes after official says ‘arrogant’ Jews brought on Holocaust

Cameroon apologizes after official says ‘arrogant’ Jews brought on Holocaust

Three young Israeli scientists win $100,000 research prize

A new understanding of the workings of the human retina, microfluids that could help early disease diagnosis, and research toward quantum computing win Blavatnik Award

Trump: U.S. Will Retain Some Troops in Syria for Now to ‘Protect Israel’

Trump also suggested the continued U.S. presence in Iraq would be a bulwark against Iran’s influence in the region

We Share Responsibility for Holocaust, Austrian President Tells Israel

Ahead of Alexander Van der Bellen’s visit, Israel reiterates that foreign minister Karin Kneissl, who belongs to the far-right Freedom Party, is unwelcome

Industrial AI Startup Aquant Raises $10 Million

Aquant develops and markets machine learning software that mines historical data for insights that can shorten machinery downtime

Israeli Defense Contractor IAI Builds Laser Cannon

Israel planned to use a laser technology to defend against long and short-range threats, but a development project was stopped in its tracks over a decade ago, and the Iron Dome was developed instead

Portugal and Spain gave 10,000 passports to Sephardic new citizens since 2015

Largest group of applicants came from Turkey, followed by Latin America and Israel; Spain extends window for application until October 2019

Russia offers to mediate between Israel and the Palestinians

Lavrov says no stability in the region until Palestinian issue resolved; offer comes as sides wait for long-expected launch of Trump peace plan

Arab world prefers stability in Israel

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/arab-world-prefers-stability-in-israel/

Bennett drops ultimatum despite cold shoulder from PM, keeping coalition afloat

In about-face, Jewish Home leader heaps criticism on Netanyahu’s defense policies but says he will nevertheless ‘stand by his side’