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New on Broader View: May 2016
- Antisemitism: Liberal Values Need Not Apply by Leora Eisenberg, Times of Israel, May 26
- Europe: Not lost by Larry Hochberg, Jewish Journal, May 5
- Gaza: In Whose Name? by Jonathan Tobin, Commentary, May 5
- IDF: A salute to the soul of the IDF by Yossi Klein Halevi, Times of Israel, May 10
- Liberals: The Silent Left by Jay Michaelson, The Forward, May 13
- Political Process: French Gymnastics by Shoshana Bryen, Gatestone Institute, May 24
More at BDS, Churches, Colleges & Universities, Hamas, Israelis, Law, NGOs, Palestinians, Polls, Refugees, Syria, Terrorism, UN, U.S.-Israel Relationship, and Zionism.
- PM Netanyahu reshuffles cabinet, replaces Ya’alon with Avigdor Lieberman as Defense Minister
- Israel intercepts Gaza-bound drones, rocket-making chemicals, 60,000 grenade springs, and other weapons-making materials
- Chinese giant launches $300M international innovation fund based in Israel, invests $20M in Israeli gesture-recognition company EyeSight Technologies; VW invests $300M in Israeli taxi-hailing company Gett; cancer treatment company Biocancell raises $6M
- Alabama passes anti-BDS legislation; Israel boycott rejected by Methodist Church, the Canadian province of Ontario, Stanford University and Vassar College students, and a Spanish court, but endorsed by Univ. of Chile’s law students and Alliance of Baptists
- Israeli innovations show promise in treating menstrual cramps and depression, diagnosing cervical cancer, integrating dental implants, non-pharmacological sleep aid, computer-assisted x-ray diagnostics, and a DNA blood test for early detection of multiple diseases
- Israel strengthens ties with China, Greece, France, Egypt, Jordan, the EU, NATO, Ontario (Canada), and New South Wales (Australia)
- Israelis win international awards and honors in judo (again), karate, swimming, golf, women’s wrestling, water technology, films, cyber-security, smartphone apps (also for Android), high-school robotics, analytics software, and ophthalmology
- Recent visitors to Israel include the French prime minister and foreign minister, Ontario Premier, Martin Luther King III, presidents and chancellors from top U.S. universities, a New Zealand trade mission, Dell CEO Michael Dell, Australian security experts, Yeshiva U. social-work students , singer Elton John, actor Alan Cumming, and 18 Eurovision stars
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