Among the attacks prevented by the Shin Bet security agency were "10 suicide bombings, four abduction attempts and over 300 shooting attacks," says agency chief Nadav Argaman.

"The implication is that these platforms will provide a complete digital value chain for investors, from the underwriting stage to settlement and custodial services," Israel Securities Authority chief says.

"It is troubling to see, in many parts of the world, an increase in selfishness and indifference, lack of concern for others and the attitude that says life is good as long as it is good for me, and when things go wrong, anger and malice are unleashed," Pope Francis tells delegation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

“The threat of effective BDS right now is minimal, but if its message persuades a new generation of activists who will become social and political leaders, the movement could have a lot more bite,” says research analyst David May.