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  • Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem Major General Finn appointed to top UN role in Jerusalem

    18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment today of Major General Michel Finn, of Ireland, as head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the Jerusalem-based UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), the first such operation the world body set up almost 60 years ago. "Major General Finn succeeds Major General Juha Kilpia of Finland, who will ...

  • Cisco set to open new centre in Israel

    The US technology giant Cisco plans to open a new research and development center in Israel, the company's CEO John Chambers said during his meeting with Israel's Minister of Finance Yair Lapid. The new centre is expected to offer 100 jobs, to be added to about 2,000 employees already work at Cisco center in Israel, reported Xinhua. Chambers Tuesday said the new project, whose main focus is ...

  • Israel wants Iran to halt uranium enrichment

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his country would not accept anything less than the total halt of Iranian uranium enrichment. "We cannot accept anything less than a total cessation of all enrichment of nuclear materials at all levels, removal of all enriched nuclear material and a closure of Iran's illicit nuclear facilities," reported Xinhua citing Netanyahu during ...

  • Israeli army refuses to let soldier read poems on radio

    A brigade in the Israeli Defence Forces has banned a soldier from reading out his own verses on the radio over fears that it might cast aspersions on the army's "manliness", a media report said. The Independent daily said that throughout history, soldiers on the battlefield "have been inspired to write some of the world's most memorable poetry". The unnamed soldier from the Nahal Infantry ...

  • Michelle Obama visits Holocaust memorial in Berlin

    BERLIN - First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha visited the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, amid tight security.According to Uwe Neumaerker, director of the memorial, Michelle Obama and her daughters spent about half-an-hour Wednesday morning visiting the sea of 2711 steles that make up the memorial, which was designed by American-Jewish architect Peter Eisenman and opened to the ...

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Firehouse Dog [DVD]

Firehouse Dog [DVD]

You wouldn't guess it at first, but Firehouse Dog is a great example of how CGI can work terribly against an otherwise good film. Ever since computer-generated imagery began replacing conventional special effects by bringing new, previously impossible images to the big screen, ... ...

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  • New Advanced ‘Seamless’ Incision Closure Technology

    An Israeli company has come up with a way to close incisions without stitches or staples, leaving a seamless closure. The technology, IonMed Plasma Tissue Welding, uses a cold plasma biowelding device called the BioWeld1. The system is designed and engineered to be reliable and easy to use. About the size of a shoebox, the device has a relatively small footprint. Intuitive; two different modes ...

  • Dagan Political Shifts Open Door for Rare Opportunity

    Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan, attending the 2013 Presidential Conference in Jerusalem, said there are rapid shifts taking place in the political map of the Middle East. "There are dramatic changes taking place in the region," Dagan said during the conference on Wednesday, reflecting on the departure of a number of long-time Arab and Islamic leaders including Saddam Hussein and ...

  • Arab Mob Attacks Car in East Jerusalem

    JERUSALEM, Israel -- Police rescued two Jewish men just in time Wednesday morning after Israeli Arabs bombarded their car with rocks, smashing all the windows. The two men fled from the car, escaping an attempted lynching as the mob began beating them. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told CBN News police arrived on the scene within eight minutes and initiated a search for the perpetrators, ...

  • Syrian Forces Rebels Have Israel in the Crosshairs

    JERUSALEM, Israel -- President Obama announced Thursday the U.S. will increase aid to Syrian rebel forces in response to President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons. But whatever the eventual outcome of Syria's civil war, both Assad and the rebel forces have Israel in the crosshairs. Assad has promised to open a new front against Israel on the Golan Heights once the civil war is ...

  • Gaza rockets fired at Israel land in Palestinian area no injuries

    Gaza early Wednesday landed in Palestinian territory, Israeli officials said. There were no reports of damage or injuries. The officials said it was the first attack by militants in nearly two months and came while some world leaders and celebrities were in Jerusalem for ...

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