Aristocrat, 26, whose birthday party at family’s Perthshire estate featured in Tatler magazine joined pro-Palestinian activists to spray red paint on London HQ of Israeli defence firm, court hears Doone Stormonth Darling accused of attacking Elbit Systems in London last year Stormonth Darling, and 4 others, used paint-filled fire extinguishers paint it Was in protest … Read more
A robot has heard sounds through the ear of a dead locust in a world’s first experiment that uses the Ear-on-a-Chip method to create a long-lasting sensory device. A team from Tel Aviv University announced their new ‘Ear-bot’ that replaces an electronic microphone in a bio-hybrid robot with the insect’s ear, allowing the machine to … Read more
Austria and Denmark will produce new Covid vaccines without help from the EU after the bloc’s jab roll-out descended into a slow-paced shambles. Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s prime minister, and Danish leader Mette Frederiksen announced today that they will travel to Israel to discuss development of a second generation of coronavirus vaccines with health authorities there. Israel … Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Israel was ‘striking back’ at its ‘greatest enemy’ Iran as he blamed the Islamic republic for a recent attack on an Israeli-owned ship. The Israeli PM said the blast on the MV Helios Ray which left two holes in the vessel’s side in the Gulf of Oman last week was … Read more
There is a new rule at Meir Elbaz’s synagogue near Tel Aviv. Only people who can produce a green pass, Israel’s new Covid passport, may cross the threshold. If you don’t have one of the highly-prized passes, you are relegated to the courtyard and forced to listen to prayers through the open windows. ‘It’s a … Read more
Syria ‘shoots down’ Israeli missiles over Damascus days after Iranian Navy ‘attack’ on cargo ship and US air strike on Iran-backed militias in the country Syrian air defences were activated in capital on Sunday night to repel an attack It was reported most Israeli missiles were shot down before reaching targets Syrian state media has … Read more
A stillborn foetus whose mother had coronavirus has died in the womb after being infected with the disease, Israeli doctors have said. A woman, who had been infected with Covid-19, was in her 36th week of pregnancy when she was admitted to Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, Israel, after falling ill on Saturday. Doctors … Read more
Israelis are being asked for evidence of vaccinations status before being allowed into busy locations such as bars, shopping centres and theatres. Only those with a ‘green passport’ are permitted to enter certain locations as the country tries to reopen following the Covid-19 pandemic. People who have received the required two vaccinations receive the green … Read more
A mystery explosion has struck an Israeli cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman hours after a US air strike hit Iran-backed militia forces in Syria. The Israeli-owned cargo ship was sailing out of the Middle East on Friday when it was hit by an unexplained blast, renewing concerns about ship security amid escalating tensions … Read more
Israel is banking on vaccine passports to re-open its economy with gyms, hotels, restaurants and swimming pools , bars and restaurants open to those with a ‘green pass’ who have had two doses of a jab. More than a third of Israel’s 8.6 million population has been fully vaccinated in the world’s quickest immunisation programme … Read more