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IDF & Security

IDF Launches App To Teach Soldiers Basic Arabic

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13 Sivan 5777 – June 7, 2017

The app allows soldiers to practice Arabic phrases they might need when manning checkpoints, making arrests or providing first aid.

Haredim & Hassidim

Israeli Chasidic Rebbe Permits Use of Filtered Internet, Smartphones

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4 Kislev 5777 – December 4, 2016

In the Karlin-Stoliner Rebbe's opinion, a draconian, sweeping prohibition on electronic communications creates a situation where many break the law in secret and are exposed to dangerous content.

Germany

German Aid Organization Gives Holocaust Survivors Israeli Smart Bracelets

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7 Av 5775 – July 22, 2015

“It’s powerful to see today’s Christians, especially from Germany, standing with Israel as well as taking an active role in supporting Holocaust survivors..."

IDF & Security

Combat Pilots Court-Martialed for Storing Secret Data on Phones

Jewish Press News Briefs -

5 Adar I 5774 – February 5, 2014

A military tribune has court martialed two Air Force combat pilots who were caught storing sensitive information, including operational maps, on their smartphones. The two...

IDF & Security

Motorola to Supply IDF Soldiers with Rugged Smartphones

Jewish Press News Briefs -

1 Shevat 5774 – January 1, 2014

A rugged soldier needs a rugged smartphone in today’s high-tech warfare, and the Defense Ministry is buying from Motorola $100 million of next generation...