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Prehistoric Humans Recycled Old Tools, Possibly To Honor Ancestors

Study finds that humans 500,000 years ago in what is now southern Israel reshaped and reused tools rather than make new ones.

Zenger · Mar 17, 2022

Israel Has The Lowest Work Absence Rate Among 28 Countries

Israelis took the fewest sick days, but they have lower salaries than Europeans. Germany has the highest work absence rate.

Zenger · Mar 17, 2022

US Company Sues Israeli Army for ‘Stealing’ Military Technology Secrets

A US company that produces military technology filed a lawsuit at the Tel Aviv District Court against the Israeli Ministry of Defense and a brigadier general, claiming they stole technology secrets and used them in military training of combat units without permission. Conflict Kinetics (CK) filed a suit claiming the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2022

Palestinians With Ukraine Ties Empathize With Victims of War

The al-Astal family in the Gaza Strip is once again confronting the horrors of war — air raids, food shortages, power cuts, frantic phone calls. But this time, they are on the outside looking in. They are among dozens of Palestinian-Ukrainian families in the isolated territory who have experienced several…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2022

Palestinians with Ukraine ties empathize with victims of war

Gaza's al-Astal family is watching the war in Ukraine with special interest

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

Israel to Start Direct Flights to Egypt's Sharm In April

Israel is to launch direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh on Egypt's Red Sea coast next month, in an expansion of air links between the two countries, officials said Wednesday. "The route from Ben Gurion International Airport to Sharm el-Sheikh will open soon.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2022

Second COVID-19 booster shot does little to stop omicron, study finds

Israeli health care workers who were boosted with a fourth shot of COVID-19 vaccine at the height of the omicron wave were only marginally more protected against reinfection than their peers who had received three jabs of vaccine, researchers reported Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 17, 2022

Israel's Bennett emerges as a mediator in Russia-Ukraine war

Just a year ago, Naftali Bennett was struggling for political survival

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022

His software sang the words of God. Then it went silent.

Who was Thomas Buchler, the late creator of beloved Torah program 'TropeTrainer'? And can anything be done to revive his life’s work?

Input · Mar 16, 2022

Israel to Receive 3,000 Ethiopian Jews after Accusations of Discrimination

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett decided on Tuesday to allow the immigration of 3,000 Jews from war-torn Ethiopia. The decision came following a tumultuous Israeli government session, which saw accusations that the authorities were privileging immigrants from Ukraine over those coming from Ethiopia. A spokesman said this would be a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2022