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BRIEFS Center survey. ISRAELI DELEGATIONS ISRAEL ELECTRIC
When asked to describe the Holo-
HAVE BEEN QUIETLY
TO HELP SAFEGUARD
caust, 84% mentioned the attempted
annihilation of the Jewish people or VISITING SAUDI ARABIA TOKYO OLYMPICS
continued from previous page concentration-death camps, Hitler or Saudi Minister of State Adel al-Jubeir FROM CYBERATTACK
does not require line-of-sight. the Nazis. 63% knew about Nazi-cre- insists that “we have no ties of any kind The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC)
The company has been working ated ghettos where Jews were forced to with Israel.” has signed an agreement with a lead-
for the past two years with the U.S. live. The truth is that Israeli delegations ing energy utility in Japan to help it se-
Department of Defense to co-develop 43% knew that Adolf Hitler be- have been quietly visiting Saudi Arabia cure infrastructure against cyberattacks
the system’s capabilities. came chancellor of Germany through for the past two years. during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, IEC
During 2019, EnforceAir was suc- a democratic political process. (Pew Some were accompanied by senior chairman Yiftah Ron-Tal said at the
cessfully deployed by more than 20 Research Center) members of the security community, Cybertech 2020 conference in Tel Aviv.
U.S. agencies including U.S. Special some by businessmen. IEC has similar cooperation agree-
Operations Forces, U.S. Army, FBI, 500 COLLEGE STUDENTS Most – although not all – hold ments with an electricity producer in
Customs and Border Patrol, and the COME TO ISRAEL FOR passports from other countries, but it Canada and a European utility.
U.S. Marshal Service. (Anna Ahron- “CHRISTIAN BIRTHRIGHT” is clear to their Saudi hosts who they IEC was subject to an average
heim, Jerusalem Post) Passages, a “Christian version of Birth- really are and where they really came 11,000 cyber events per second in
from. (Smadar Perry, Ynet News)
STUDY: 80 PERCENT right” for college students, brought 2019, and is one of the most targeted
organizations in the world.
OF U.S. JEWS SAY THEY 500 participants from the U.S. to Israel POLL: ISRAELIS RATE This huge exposure to cyberattacks
recently where they were welcomed
ARE PRO-ISRAEL by U.S. Ambassador to Israel David NATIONAL SECURITY has led IEC to develop its cybersecu-
80% of American Jews describe them- Friedman. THREATS rity tools and market them globally.
selves as pro-Israel and more than 70% Passages plans to bring 10,000 31% of the Israeli public believes the (Shoshanna Solomon, Times of Israel)
say their personal attachment to Isra- Christian college students to Israel this northern sector, including Lebanon and ISRAELIS WIN GOLD
el is as strong or stronger than it was year, introducing them to the roots of Syria, poses the greatest threat to na-

five years ago, according to a new poll their biblical faith and building bridges tional security; while 26% think Iran’s AT WORLD DEBATE Google lists Tel Aviv as
conducted for the Ruderman Family between Israel and the U.S. (Jerusalem nuclear program is the central threat, a CHAMPIONSHIP
Israeli students Hadar Goldberg and
Foundation by the Mellman Group on Post) new study by the Institute for National Maya Saveliev won a gold medal at the #5 top travel destination
a sample of 2,500 U.S. Jews. Security Studies at Tel Aviv University
th
67% said they were “attached” or ISRAELI TECHNOLOGY has found. 40 World Universities Debate Cham- in 2020
“very attached” to Israel on an emo- HELPS WOUNDED 14% view the Israeli-Palestinian pionship in Thailand on Friday, Janu-

tional level. At the same time, 57% CANADIAN SOLDIER conflict as the most serious security ary 3, in the category of debaters who By Naama Barak, ISRAEL21c

identified as “pro-Israel but also criti- TO WALK problem, while 14% view Hamas in speak English as a second language. el Aviv is a fabulous travel des-
cal of Israeli policy.” Gaza as a primary threat. The two Israeli women, compet- tination, and certainly one on
“It appears doomsday talks about In 2006, Capt. Trevor Greene was serv- 82% agree with the statement that ing on behalf of the Open University of Tpeople’s mind. Internet giant
an irreversible chasm between Israel ing with the Canadian infantry in Af- “Israel can rely only on itself” in a war. Israel, defeated 384 groups, which in- Google recently shared that Tel Aviv
and the American Jewish community ghanistan when an Afghan plunged an (Yoav Limor, Israel Hayom) cluded 750 speakers. (Jerusalem Post) was the fifth trending destination for

were mistaken,” said Jay Ruderman, axe into the back of his head at a meet- the upcoming year.
president of the Ruderman Family ing with local tribal elders. STAY CONNECTED STAY CONNECTED Revealing the top 10 trending des-
Foundation. (Jeremy Sharon, Jerusa- The attack left him unable to walk tinations in 2020, Google listed Da
lem Post) until a Canadian neuroscientist con-

nected him with an Israeli-made wear- Nang in Vietnam in first place, fol-
POLL: WHAT AMERICANS able exoskeleton that does the walking lowed by Sao Paolo, Seoul, Tokyo and
KNOW ABOUT THE for him. Tel Aviv. The second half of the list
was comprised of Marseille, Vienna,
Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Terry
HOLOCAUST Hannigan Vereline also uses the device. Bangkok, Dubai and Perth.
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