Joshua Levitt
ARTICLES BY: Joshua Levitt
Israel Defense Forces to Develop Drone Submarines, Market Expected to Reach $2 Billion
The department within Israel's Ministry of Defense, tasked with developing next generation weaponry, MAFAT, is working on developing unmanned underwater vehicles, the market for which could...
Pope Francis Appoints Israel-Friendly Archbishop Pietro Parolin as New Vatican #2
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Pietro Parolin to replace Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as secretary of state of the Vatican, the BBC reported. Francis' predecessor, Pope Benedict, had appointed...
Israel’s Insuline, Johnson & Johnson to Test Market Device for Diabetics in Germany
Israeli medical device developer Insuline Medical Ltd. will test market a tool to improve the rate of insulin absorption for diabetics, through a marketing partnership with...
House of Mendelsohn: Jon Joins Lords, Nicola Leads Facebook to Israel
This has been a big week for the Mendelsohns of London, what with Jon being introduced to the House of Lords Wednesday, and Nicola bringing...
Shin Bet Agents Warn of Israeli Arabs Being Recruited for Terrorism by Hezbollah at Mecca Hajj
Agents from Israel's Shin Bet security service warned of the rising threat posed by Israeli Arabs signing up to aid terror groups during this...
Facebook VP on Onavo Buy: ‘Amazed’ by Talent in Israel
Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook's vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said the social media company was "amazed" by the talent resources in Israel,...
Israel’s President Peres Memorializes Rabin on 18th Anniversary of Assasination
On the 18th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Israel's President Shimon Peres said Wednesday that the political leader "had the...
Amazon.com Selling Holocaust Denial, Nazi Hate Literature, Despite Being Sued in 2009
Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, has been caught selling anti-Semitic and Nazi-related hate literature, website The Kernel reported. The revelation comes after an apparent four-year...
Onavo Investors Earn 10x Profit With Facebook Buyout; Founders Make $50 Million
Investors in Israeli app maker Onavo stand to earn 10-times their initial investment with Facebook's $150 million acquisition of the mobile data compression company, Israel's...
In Hajj Message to Muslims, Khamenei Ascribes Middle East’s Ills to ‘Transgressions of the USA and Zionism’
As Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made his way to meet United Nations negotiators in Geneva, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, delivered a...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Says Lesson of Yom Kippur War is Not to Rule Out Pre-Emptive Strikes
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said one of the lessons Israel has learned is...
IDF Details Approach to Destroying ‘Terror Tunnels’ Connecting Hamas in Gaza to Israel, Sinai
After a "terror tunnel" was discovered last week and revealed by the Israel Defense Forces yesterday at 18 meters underground and extending for 1.7 kilometers,...
Israel Tourism Minister, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Meet to Discuss Pilgrimage Logistics for Eucharist Celebration to Cap Pope Benedict’s ‘Year of Faith’
In an historic first formal meeting between the Israeli government and the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, officials discussed logistic issues in handling the tens of...
To Smoke or Not to Smoke: Israeli Politicians Admit to Marijuana Use
Reuven Rivlin, former Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, told Twitter followers on Monday, "If you were wondering, I hereby declare: I have never smoked marijuana....
