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Israeli soccer giant dies of injuries

Avi Cohen, Israel’s first international soccer star to play in England’s top flight league, passed away in a Tel Aviv hospital yesterday, after succumbing to

Full strawberry genome produced

In a collaborative effort involving 74 researchers from 38 research institutes, scientists from Israel’s Weizmann Institute have produced the full genome of a wild strawberry

Israeli tech is new Hollywood hero

Mimicking techniques used to map human DNA, researchers in Israel have developed a method that detects pirated clips. The discovery could help to stem the

Leviev leases space in Times Square

AFI USA, a unit of Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev’s-controlled Africa-Israel Investments last week leased 28,000 square feet in the old New York Times Building to

Bar Refaeli buried in coal

Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli as well as singers, athletes and former government ministers covered themselves in coal to promote alternative energy sources with Greenpeace. Greenpeace

Denzel Washington visits Israel

Critically-acclaimed American actor Denzel Washington arrived in Israel last Tuesday for a private visit with his actress wife Pauletta. The two toured Jerusalem, where Pauletta

1,200 new sea creatures revealed

Some 1,200 species and varieties of sea creatures newly discovered during the just-concluded first world “census” of marine life will be presented today in Jerusalem.

High-tech options for Israel’s Druze

The “Creating Career Opportunities in Hi-Tech for Druze” conference to showcase career opportunities for Israeli minorities in the high-tech industry will be held in the

Roman statue washes up on the beach

Photo taken by Amir Cohen / Reuters Violent storms across the region last week wreaked havoc with scores of archaeological sites along Israel’s coast, but

90,000 tourists expected for Christmas

Israel’s Tourism Ministry is preparing for the expected arrival of 90,000 tourists for Christmas, about one third of them pilgrims. Christmas in Israel is celebrated

Israeli security device wins top award

Israel’s Briefcam recently won the 2010 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award in the area of physical security for its invention, which offers an innovative

Israel aids Colombia flood victims

Yesterday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Ministry of Defense sent a humanitarian aid delegation to provide medical care and services to victims of