Monthly Archives: January 2012

Israeli app voted “best of 2011”

Posted on January 22, 2012

The prestigious Techcrunch voted Israel’s Any.DO the best android app of the year. Over 500,000 people downloaded the software in the first 30 days following its launch. http://www.jpost.com/LifeStyle/Article.aspx?id=254003

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3+ million tourists in 2011

Posted on January 15, 2012

Israel’s revenue from tourism in 2011 rose 2% to a record $9.1 billion. Tourism minister Stas Misezhnikov predicts that a record 4 million tourists will visit the Jewish State in 2012. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=2598

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Life in the fast lane

Posted on January 15, 2012

Tel Aviv’s “Fast Lane” was opened in early 2011 and is a big success in reducing traffic flow from super-congested Highway 1. Hundreds of users pay tolls ranging from about $5 to $15 US depending on the time of day. … Continue reading →

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Giving back to the IDF

Posted on January 15, 2012

Sar-El, the National Project for Volunteers for Israel, brings approximately 4,000 Jews and non-Jews from 30 countries to Israel. Volunteering in the IDF for several weeks, Sar-El volunteers save the IDF hundreds of thousands of hours in manpower. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu4eYgiAr70&feature=player_embedded

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1500 years of kosher bread

Posted on January 15, 2012

A ceramic stamp from the Byzantine period (6th century CE) was uncovered in excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority at Horbat Uza, east of Akko. The stamp has a seven-branch menorah and was used to identify baked products, according to … Continue reading →

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Record number of Birthright arrivals

Posted on January 15, 2012

Twenty-four groups, containing over 1200 Jews aged 18-26 participating in the Taglit (Birthright) program, landed at Ben Gurion airport on Monday 9th January – the highest number ever in a single day. They begin a free 10-day tour of the … Continue reading →

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“Spicy Way” is on the way to Germany

Posted on January 15, 2012

The Israeli spices from Bet Lechem have already been successful in the UK (see video clip). Now Spicy Way has opened its first German store in the city of Dusseldorf. Germany’s Kaufhof department store chain plans to open another 26 … Continue reading →

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Screening for cancer in Taiwan

Posted on January 15, 2012

Israel’s BioView has sold its first Circulating Tumor Cells (CTC) screening device to Taiwan Academia Sinica for NIS 600,000. BioView’s system distinguishes healthy cells from tumour cells and can diagnose tumours from very small samples. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000714359&fid=1725

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Bought in a Flash

Posted on January 15, 2012

US computer company OCT Technology has bought Israel’s flash caching and virtualization software and hardware developer Sanrad Inc. for $15 million. Sanrad CEO Ilan Oded said that the company’s staff would join the OCZ development team and establish its design … Continue reading →

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Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink

Posted on January 15, 2012

Torrential storms that hit El Salvador in October contaminated the water supply, causing intestinal diseases. The Israeli Government has provided public water purifiers 22 schools and health centres, each with a capacity to purify up to 45,000 litres of water. … Continue reading →

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