Trump Campaign Launches in Israel - Israel Today Staff

Trump Campaign Launches in Israel

Tuesday, August 16, 2016 |  Israel Today Staff

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Israel continues to be such a pivotal issue in the run-up to the US presidential election that Republican candidate Donald Trump now has an official campaign in the Jewish state.

The Trump campaign in Israel launched officially on Monday at a shopping mall in the central city of Modi’in.

Speaking under large banners reading “Trump - The Israeli Interest” in Hebrew, Marc Zell, chairman of Republicans Abroad – Israel, urged the handful of shoppers and journalists who showed up to get out and vote, if they are American citizens.

Zell noted that there are hundreds of thousands of potential American voters in Israel, enough to have a significant impact on a presidential election.

But it’s not just American immigrants that the Republicans are targeting. It’s their children, hence the Hebrew-language campaign material.

“The second and third generation here have American passports but they don’t see the importance of voting in the United States,” Zell explained to reporters.

PHOTO: Marc Zell, chairman of the Israel branch of Republicans Abroad, at the launch of the official Trump campaign in Israel. (Flash90)

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IDF Home Front Launches New App - Israel Today

IDF Home Front Launches New App

Sunday, February 21, 2016 |  Israel Today Staff

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After years of testing and millions of shekels invested, the Israeli army has finally replaced the outdated method of sending phone and text messages with a state-of-the-art mobile application to alert citizens of impending threats.

The new Israel Home Front app provides accurate and up-to-the-minute alerts, for instance when rockets are being fired from Gaza. The app can also be personalized to only provide alerts relevant to the area in which the user lives or his/her current location.

The new app is also faster and more precise because it is directly linked to the updates flowing through the IDF’s digital infrastructure. In fact, alerts should reach app users even before air raid sirens are sounded.

Following an alert, the app provides specific and detailed instructions regarding what those in danger should do next. And its not restricted to acts of terror. The Home Front Command is also responsible for public safety during natural disasters and other public emergencies.

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