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New on Broader View: October 2016
- American Jews: Frustrated by Gary Rosenblatt, Jewish Week, October 13
- Antisemitism: A hate apart by Howard Jacobson, The Guardian, October 22
- Europe: From BDS to Murder by Noam Ohana, Times of Israel, October 19
- Political Process: What could be done by Michael Herzog, Fathom, Autumn
- UN: Sacrificing the Temple Mount by Michael Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, October 6
More at BDS, Colleges & Universities, Gaza, Hamas, Israeli People & Politics, Jerusalem, Law & Lawfare, NGOs, Polls, U.S.-Israel Relationship, Water
- Hamas-affiliated gunman kills two in Jerusalem
- UNESCO passes resolutions denying Jewish & Christian ties to Temple Mount
- U.S. condemns construction in Shilo for evacuees from illegal Amona settlement
- UK freezes aid to Palestinian Authority over terrorism funding
- Israeli digital payments company Payoneer raises $180 million, Boston Scientific buys EndoChoice for $210M, eBay buys Israeli visual-search startup Corrigon for an estimated $30M, Pluristem Therapeutics raises $30M from Chinese firm, and a dozen other startups raise over $220M in new venture investments; in 3rd quarter, Israeli high-tech companies raised a total of $1.2 billion
- Israel strengthens ties with China, India, Britain, Kenya and other African nations
- Israelis win international awards and honors in mobile-ad technology, wildlife law enforcement, innovative countries, and travel destinations
- Recent visitors to Israel include the prime minister of Luxembourg, International Criminal Court officials, 15 parliamentarians from 3 continents, water experts from Panama, entrepreneurs from Miami, science fiction authors and fans, cyclist Lance Armstrong, thousands of Christian pilgrims, 30,000 Birthright participants, and the President of Fiji on an emergency landing.
(Lots more at http://www.BroaderView.org/News) |
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