Monthly Archives: June 2017

Connecting tourists to tour guides

Posted on June 25, 2017

Dani Gadayev, co-founder and CEO of Israeli start-up TopGuides, describes the company’s online platform to connect tourists with tour guides, eliminating the need to pay commission to an agency. https://www.youtube.com/embed/pXy-tS6tuQc?rel=0 https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-israeli-app-removes-need-for-middleman-in-hiring-tour-guide/ http://www.ourtopguides.com/home  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH9q7TTk_f0

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Bringing Israeli startups to China

Posted on June 25, 2017

Israel’s Bank Leumi and Ping An, China’s largest insurance group, agreed to promote and integrate Israeli hi-tech companies into the Chinese market.  The agreement was signed as part of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to China. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=41227

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Innovating diamond technology

Posted on June 25, 2017

The Ramat Gan Diamond Exchange has applied to establish a technology innovation center, to be called Diamond Tech. Its aim is to nurture Israeli and foreign startups in the early stages of the development of technology to be used primarily … Continue reading →

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Beit Shemesh to double in size

Posted on June 25, 2017

The city of Beit Shemesh is expected to double in size in the coming years. Approval has been given for 17,000 new apartments plus 530 dunams of land for businesses, companies, and hotels. In addition, the city will construct infrastructure … Continue reading →

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Israel to join World bond index

Posted on June 25, 2017

Israeli Government bonds will be even more highly desirable shortly, when Israeli bonds are included in the Citigroup World Government Bond Index (WGBI). Financial institutions will then be required to buy Israeli bonds to track the WGBI for their customers. … Continue reading →

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Producing water from Miami air

Posted on June 25, 2017

Much was reported about Israel’s Water-Gen, demonstrated by Professor Alan Dershowitz at AIPAC (see Apr 30). Now the Florida suburb of Miami Gardens is partnering with Water-Gen in a pilot project to extract water from airborne humidity and dispense clean … Continue reading →

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Trees interact with each other

Posted on June 25, 2017

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have proved that mature spruce trees take up carbon molecules in their top branches and pass them down through the soil to nearby beech, larch and pine trees. These travel through underground highways formed by … Continue reading →

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How jellyfish sting

Posted on June 25, 2017

Researchers at Israel’s Technion and the University of Haifa have explained for the first time the unique mechanism by which the most common jellyfish attack their enemies.  They inject toxic material from thousands of microscopic syringes, resembling poisoned arrows, located … Continue reading →

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Hold back the desert

Posted on June 25, 2017

To mark United Nations’ World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on June 17, here is a video showing how Israel is one of the leading countries fighting desertification, that threatens global hunger, disease, and poverty. https://www.youtube.com/embed/NdNCUwUaLfg?rel=0

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Terminal 1 renovated

Posted on June 25, 2017

My son was one of the first passengers using the refurbished Terminal 1 at Ben Gurion airport.  Passengers of low-cost airlines now check-in, shop for duty free and board planes all from Terminal 1 without being bused to Terminal 3.  … Continue reading →

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