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Electronic nose” (eNose) technology, developed at Haifa's Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, can detect tiny molecular changes in a patient's blood. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH A simple and quick breath test using the “electronic nose” (eNose) technology developed at Haifa’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has proved effective in verifying...

In the wake of Operation Breaking Dawn, many journalists and academics in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain condemned the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group for firing on Israel, saying that PIJ is simply a tool of Iran. According to a number...

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said people no longer...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates soared this week in a continued volatile market as the key 30-year loan rate jumped back over 5%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the 30-year rate rose to 5.22% from 4.99% last week. By contrast, the...

Conservative leadership candidate also promises action to ensure Iran does not get nuclear weapon. British Conservative Party leadership candidate Liz Truss pledged to “eradicate the scourge of antisemitism” in a recent visit to a synagogue near Manchester, England. She also promised that if she becomes prime...

El Al and smaller Israeli rival Arkia later said they had applied for permission to fly over both Saudi Arabia and Oman. By REUTERS Permission for flag carrier El Al Israel Airlines to fly over Oman is expected in "a matter of days", chief executive Dina Ben-Tal said on...

TAIPEI (Reuters) – The threat of force from China has not decreased but Taiwan will not escalate conflict or provoke disputes, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Thursday, as a source told Reuters the number of warships in the Taiwan Strait was “greatly reduced.” Furious about a...

Travelers got some welcome news in Wednesday’s inflation report from the government: Airfares are coming down, and at a faster clip. The price of the average airline ticket dropped 7.8% in July, to $311, after a 1.8% dip in June, the government said Wednesday. Lower prices...

RIGA, Latvia – Russia confirmed today for the first time that negotiations between Washington and Moscow on a prisoner exchange were underway, after the United States proposed a deal to release Whitney Griner and another American prisoner Paul Whelan. The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed negotiations...

Hate-filled fliers from an anti-Semitic group were again left outside of homes in the Houston area. According to the Houston Chronicle, the fliers, which said either “Let’s Go Brandon,” a slogan used to mock U.S. President Joe Biden, or “Every aspect of the Biden administration...

By Aryeh Savir/TPS • 11 August, 2022 Jerusalem, 11 August, 2022 (TPS) -- The IDF, Israel Police, and other Israeli security forces conducted counterterrorism activities on Wednesday night in a number of locations in Judea and Samaria, during which they captured an armed Arab who had an...

Operation Inspiration Those of you who know I publish several weekly Parsha sheets may also know that they are very near and dear to my heart. The reason is not because of the fame and fortune (yeah, right) but because if someone picks one up...

Buried among the epic passages in Va’etchanan – among them the Shema and the Ten Commandments – is a brief passage with large implications for the moral life in Judaism. Here it is together with the preceding verse: Be very vigilant to keep the commandments...

Celebrity singer Justin Bieber was seen making the 'Heil Hitler' command in front of 20,000 spectators. European Jewry looking for answers. Singer Justin Bieber performed yesterday in Helsinki, Finland, in front of 20,000 spectators, as part of a concert tour in which he is also...

Former President Donald Trump said this morning that he refused to answer questions from New York prosecutors — led by State Attorney General Letitia James — about his resort and real estate businesses, the NY Post reports. “I declined to answer the questions under the...

NEW YORK (AP) – Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of shares in Tesla as the billionaire gets his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter. Musk disclosed in series of regulatory filings that he unloaded about 8 million shares...

Ukraine’s air force said Wednesday that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in massive explosions at an air base in Crimea amid speculation they were the result of a Ukrainian attack that would represent a significant escalation in the war. Russia denied any aircraft were damaged...

It highlighted five top issues of concern for Jewish students, as well as addressed faculty members and university administrations. (August 9, 2022 / JNS) The pro-Israel nonprofit StandWithUs kickstarted its second national letter campaign last week, writing to roughly 3,000 universities across the United States about major issues...

The Washington Post reported that U.S. officials are concerned “Khayyam” will allow Tehran to monitor sensitive sites and potential targets in Israel and the broader Middle East, in addition to helping Moscow wage war against Ukraine. (August 10, 2022 / JNS) Russian authorities on Tuesday oversaw the launch...