Biometric Database Authority reportedly did not alert Knesset oversight committee to two information security incidents in 2017 and 2018. BDA maintains citizens’ privacy was not compromised by the incidents, extensively investigated by the Israel National Cyber Directorate.
Under the agreement, Egypt will pay the amount across 8.5 years in exchange for the IEC dropping all other claims resulting from a 2015 arbitration decision. The deal to export gas to Israel via pipeline collapsed in 2012 after attacks by terrorists in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula.
Palestinian media says Hamas opens fire on IDF soldiers operating in southern Gaza, forces troops to withdraw. The report has not been confirmed by any Israeli source. Qatari funds are earmarked for the salaries of public servants in Gaza and welfare subsidies.
"Ignite" project aims to assist Israeli companies develop technologies in artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. Intel is one of the biggest employers and exporters in Israel, where many of its new technologies are developed, and plans to invest $11 billion in 2019 to expand its manufacturing operations in the Jewish state.
Asked if he agrees with US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman's comments last week that Israel has the right to annex parts of the West Bank, US President Donald Trump's special envoy to the region, Jason Greenblatt, tells Jerusalem Post conference in New York: I support his comment. I will let David’s comment stand for itself.
