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Arab states have reportedly hand-picked Palestinian leader to succeed Abbas
The United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan are reportedly planning to have former Gaza strongman Mohammed Dahlan replace Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Netanyahu’s government may be near collapse, report says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government may be on the verge of collapse according to Israel’s Channel 10.
US health firms, Haifa hospital team up to ‘incubate’ digital medicine start-ups
IBM Watson Health and Medtronics are teaming up with an Israeli hospital to create a high-tech “incubator” to encourage innovations in digital medicine.
Second Israeli cabinet minister quits in protest of Netanyahu policies
Israel’s environmental protection minister resigned, citing the recent dismissal of former Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon and disagreements on policy with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
On Lag B’Omer in Israel, hundreds injured, forest fires rage and cats are threatened
Bonfires lit up Israel during the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, resulting in hundreds of injuries and possibly igniting a blaze in Jerusalem that forced the evacuation of dozens of residents.