SpaceIL: Beresheet #2 is on its Way to the Moon
Morris Khan, Beresheet’s largest funder and president of SpaceIL, announced on Saturday night that he is establishing Beresheet 2 to complete the mission of an Israeli spacecraft landing on the moon.
$1 Million ‘Moonshot’ Prize Awarded to SpaceIL for Moon Landing Attempt
Despite not landing properly on the moon, Beresheets’ successful lunar orbit and attempted landing on the moon still made history as the first privately funded spacecraft to achieve those milestones. XPRIZE is recognizing those historical achievements by granting a $1 million Moonshot Award to SpaceIL, the nonprofit organization behind Beresheet.
The last image Beresheet sent before crashing
Beresheet Fails to Land on the Moon
The Beresheet spacecraft failed to land on the moon Thursday evening after its main engine failed. The landing process started at 10:05 PM Israeli time. The craft was supposed to touch down on the lunar surface approximately 20 minutes later, but appears to have crashed.
LIVE at 2:45pm: Beresheet, Israels Moon Lander Touching Down on the Moon
Watch live at 2:45pm as Beresheet, Israels moon lander, makes its touchdown on the moon. The 1,290-pound (585-kilogram), dishwasher-sized lander was built by Israeli nonprofit space venture SpaceIL and state-owned defense contractor Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) with $100 million furnished almost entirely by private donors.
Picture of the Day
As the Beresheet – Israels moon lander – nears the landing phase of its journey to the moon, it took its place on the list of arriving flights throughout the world.
Attempted Stabbing Leads to Dramatic Take Down
An Arab woman from Tulkarm attacked a security guard with a knife as he was checking the bus she traveled on Wednesday afternoon at the A-Za’ayyim checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim.
Israeli Elections Results: Likud Tied With Blue and White, But Right-Wing Bloc Remains Larger, Handing Netanyahu the Victory
According to the near-final results of Tuesday’s general election in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a narrow but decisive victory. Netanyahu’s Likud party and former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party have tied for first place in the voting, but the right-wing bloc that will likely recommend Netanyahu as prime minister remains comfortably larger.
Airbnb to Cancel West Bank Ban
In a reversal of a 2018 policy announcement, Airbnb will not remove listings in Israeli towns in Judea and Samaria from its website. The policy change came in a court settlement Monday between the vacation rental company and a dozen American Jewish plaintiffs who had sued the company, organized by Shurat Hadin-Israel Law Center, a pro-Israel law organization.
Israel Exit Polls Show Dead Heat Between Netanyahu and Main Challenger Benny Gantz
Israeli media exit polls on Tuesday night following the close of voting in the 2019 general elections at 10 pm Israel time showed, with a few variations, a dead heat between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and his primary opponent, former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party.
Terror Attack Averted in Jerusalem, Machine Guns and Hundreds of Ammunition Found
A possible terror attack was averted near Jerusalem when a checkpoint search discovered machine guns with hundreds of rounds of ammunition in an Arab car.
(Shard of Lamp with A Menorah Depicted on it)
2,000-Year-Old Jewish Settlement Uncovered in Beer Sheva
For the first time, the remains of a Jewish settlement of the Second Temple period have been discovered in Beer Sheva. The archaeological excavation carried out to facilitate a new neighborhood near the northern entrance to Beer Sheba has revealed evidence of Jewish day-to-day life there, including part of an oil lamp decorated with a nine-branched menorah – one of the earliest yet discovered by researchers – as well as limestone vessels used by Jews for reasons of ritual purity, a watchtower and more.
Putin Gives Netanyahu Zachary Baumel’s Belongings
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended an official ceremony of the Russian Ministry of Defense on Thursday afternoon, during which the remaining items belonging to the late Zachary Baumel were handed over to the prime minister.
After 37 Years, Body of IDF Soldier Returned to Israel
Thirty-seven years after the Battle of Sultan Yaqub during the Lebanon War, the body of Sergeant Zachary Baumel, one of the MIA IDF soldiers has been returned to Israel.
UN Amends Resolution to Condemns Anti-Semitism
The UN General Assembly convened a special session on Tuesday to adopt a resolution condemning hate crimes. In its original version, the proposal only referred to Islamophobia, but after a diplomatic effort led by Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, with many UN states, the proposal was changed and condemned anti-Semitism as well.
Brazil Opens Israel Trade Mission in Jerusalem, Short of Full Embassy Move
Brazil opened a new trade mission to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, appearing to edge back from earlier signals it would follow the United States by moving its full embassy to the contested city.
(Photo Courtesy of the IDF Spokesman Unit)
New Tool for Dispersing Riots: ‘The Roar’
The IDF used a new system, the “Sha’aga” (“Roar”) to disperse violent demonstrators that took part in riots at the Gaza Strip border over the weekend. The rioters numbered in the tens of thousands, ending with four people dead, and hundreds injured.
Two Children Infiltrate Israel, Armed With a Knife
On Saturday morning, IDF troops apprehended two children near the security fence in the southern Gaza Strip. The children were carrying a knife. Following an initial inquiry by IDF troops in the field, the children explained that they had intended to infiltrate into Israel with a knife so that they would be apprehended and sent to prison.
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