The chip, developed at its development facility in Haifa, in northern Israel, is known as Nervana NNP-I or Springhill and is based on a 10 nanometer Ice Lake processor that will allow it to cope with high workloads using minimal amounts of energy. Intel says its first AI product comes after it has invested more than $120 million in three AI startups in Israel.

"If the Trump administration's peace plan contains elements that run counter to Israel's interests, Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu won't hesitate to oppose them," a senior Israeli official tells Israel Hayom. Israel will also demand full security control over Judea and Samaria, insist on a united Jerusalem, and won‎'t accept the "return of even a single Palestinian refugee to its territory," the official says.

A project that took a year and a half and spanned several countries ended with a touching family reunion at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday night.

Both Left and Right are uneasy about growing violence from the border, but anyone accusing Prime Minister Netanyahu of “having no policy” is either in denial or just dead wrong.

In wake of Israel row involving Democratic Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, US president goes on the attack, saying: “Five years, the concept of even talking about this, even three years ago, of cutting off aid to Israel because of two people that hate Israel and hate Jewish people, I can’t believe we’re even having this conversation. Where has the Democratic Party gone?"