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Jun 05 2020

Israeli platform OurCrowd launches $100m Pandemic Innovation Fund

June 05 2020, 14:43

Israeli crowdfunded-venture investment platform OurCrowd this week announced the launch of its Pandemic Innovation Fund. The fund plans to raise $100 million for investment in urgent technological solutions for the... Read more

Jun 05 2020

Gaza’s garment industry boosted by coronavirus and demand from Israel

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June 05 2020, 13:37

Gaza’s garment industry, which has been mostly dormant for more than a decade, has received a boost in recent months due to the Covid-19 pandemic and demand for protective equipment like... Read more

Jun 05 2020

Norway withholds funding to Palestinian Authority over textbooks inciting violence

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June 05 2020, 13:15

This week, Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide confirmed that Norway has withheld over half a year’s funding to the Palestinian Authority (PA) due to concerns over textbooks promoting hatred... Read more

Jun 05 2020

UK Embassy in Tel Aviv to release up to £80K for Covid-19 response work

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June 05 2020, 11:48

The British Embassy in Tel Aviv has said it will release up to £80,000 to fund urgent Covid-19 response work in Israel. The British Embassy announced its intention to finance... Read more

Jun 05 2020

Lord Pickles addresses World Jewish Congress Zoom conference on Antisemitism during Covid-19

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June 05 2020, 10:29

This week, CFI’s Parliamentary Chairman in the House of Lords Rt. Hon. The Lord Pickles was one of the principal speakers at an international meeting for special envoys and coordinators... Read more

Jun 04 2020

Israel’s Magen David Adom helps Congo establish drive-thru testing facility

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June 04 2020, 18:25

With the help of Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s emergency medical service, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has established the first ‘drive-thru’ testing facility for COVID-19 in the country.... Read more

May 28 2020

Hospital ‘ICU of the future’ prepares Israel for second coronavirus wave

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May 28 2020, 14:45

This week, a high-tech ICU 'room of the future', was unveiled in a Zoom webinar from Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan. The ICU, HealthSpace 2030, uses 11 technologies integrate sensing, monitoring, AI,... Read more

May 28 2020

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s corruption trial begins

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May 28 2020, 14:36

On Sunday, the trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges opened in Jerusalem, days after he began a new term in office. Prime Minister Netanyahu is the... Read more

May 28 2020

Report: Coronavirus aid for Palestinians sent to terror-linked groups

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May 28 2020, 13:53

A new report has found that millions of dollars of international aid intended to support coronavirus relief efforts in the West Bank and Gaza has been sent to organisations with... Read more