For more than a year, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has attempted to bypass peace negotiations with Israel by unilaterally seeking state recognition at the United Nations. Instead of pulling him back from this cliff, this week the U.N.’s General Assembly may push him over the edge. Many countries in the Assembly are taking an approach to Palestinian statehood that is far more Pavlovian than Washingtonian. Perhaps this should not come as a surprise. For decades, the body has rubber-stamped any Palestinian whim no matter how ill-advised, ill-conceived or illogical. The time is right to break this habit. It doesn’t take an architect to recognize how poorly Palestinians have laid the foundations for statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. U.N. members considering Palestinian statehood have a duty to inspect these foundations and ask: Exactly what kind of state are we voting for? Continue

Qualcomm, operating in wireless telecom unication and chip manufacturer, has announced that it has acquired Israeli startup company EPOS which is a provider of digital solutions. EPOS technology is integrated into mobile devices such as the so-called plates, smartphones and laptops. Qualcomm recently surpassed Intel as the world’s leading chip manufacturer, according to market value.

While environmental activists throughout Israel strives to protect the nature from ground level promotes now the University of Haifa construction and cultivation of greenery from a bird’s eye view – from the University’s roof. Continue

November 21: “In a phone call I had this evening with President Obama, I agreed with him that we should give the ceasefire a chance in order to enable a lull in the situation and allow for the citizens of Israel to return to routine. Egyptian FM Mohamed Kamel Amr in joint news conference with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a ceasefire to come into effect at 9 pm on Tuesday, November 21. PM Netanyahu spoke with US President Barack Obama and acceded to his recommendation to give the Egyptian ceasefire proposal a chance and thereby give an opportunity to stabilize and calm the situation before there is a need to use greater force. The Prime Minister expressed his deep appreciation to the President for his support of Israel during the operation and for his contribution to the Iron Dome system. The Prime Minister reiterated that Israel would take all necessary steps to defend its citizens.” Continue