Prologue Journal

Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Man wounded in Tekoa shooting attack released from hospital

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-752124

Likud rejects Histadrut judicial reform compromise proposal

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-752120

Netanyahu is Israel’s biggest threat – Washington Post defense analyst

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-752116

Ben-Gurion U. develops AI system to identify social norm violations

Jerusalem Post Prof. Yair Neuman and his engineer Yochai Cohen built the system using GPT-3, zero-shot text classification and automatic rule discovery. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-752115

US NHC sees 30% chance of cyclone formation over Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-752111

Japanese insurance giant Sompo expands tech footprint in Israel

Jerusalem Post Sompo will establish a cybersecurity center and software development group to foster innovation and address cyber threats in Israel. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-752109

At least four dead in attack in Iran’s Zahedan – Tasnim

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-752108

Scenes from the street: Protests heat up as gov’t prepares for judicial reform vote

Jerusalem Post Take a look at some of the best snapshots from across Israel as the government prepares to pass the first piece of judicial reform legislation. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-752103

Jerusalem hi-tech center inauguration complicated by politics, protests

Jerusalem Post EasTech is a hi-tech complex on Saleh a-Din Street that will host hi-tech companies for free in exchange for hiring programmers from east Jerusalem. Israeli politicians’ arrivals complicated things. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-751772

IDF chief calls on reservists who quit over judicial reform to come back

Jerusalem Post The IDF had threatened sanctions on reservists who refused to serve in protest over judicial reform and the reasonableness standard bill. Now, the IDF chief appeared to offer amnesty. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-752095