Monthly Archives: August 2012

The road to Peace – watermelon?

Posted on August 12, 2012

It has as much chance as anything the PA leadership is doing. Watermelon and Israeli cheeses brought together Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem’s Musrara neighbourhood as part of the first annual “Between Green and Red” festival. It revives the atmosphere … Continue reading →

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IDF prevents mega-terror attack from Sinai

Posted on August 12, 2012

The incident is all over the news and worth recording here. http://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-received-warning-of-kerem-shalom-attack-on-friday/

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Free Wi-Fi throughout Israel

Posted on August 12, 2012

Just a couple of catches. Firstly, you must be a Bezeq customer (I am) and secondly, you donate 1-2 Mb of your home wi-fi bandwidth to the service accessed by others. Your home effectively becomes a hotspot. 10,000 have already … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv – city of architecture

Posted on August 12, 2012

(Thanks to Israel21c) International travel magazine Conde Nast has included Tel Aviv as number 3 in its list of cities every architecture lover must visit. “Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tel Aviv’s ‘White City’ contains 4,000 International Style … Continue reading →

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From terror victim to policewoman

Posted on August 12, 2012

Ten years after being seriously wounded in a bombing attack in Karnei Shomron, Shira Chazan completed the first portion of Israel Police training academy. With a degree in criminology and following a long and painful rehabilitation process, Shira is getting … Continue reading →

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Israeli firms expand overseas

Posted on August 12, 2012

Israeli industrial companies have taken advantage of the global slowdown in the first half of 2012 to buy 40 small and medium-sized companies in Europe and India. In all of 2011 there were only 20 such acquisitions by Israeli industrial … Continue reading →

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Israeli news in Urdu

Posted on August 12, 2012

Tazpit News Agency is the first Israeli media company to collaborate with a Pakistani media group. Toronto based Weekly Press Pakistan (WPP) will carry Tazpit’s stories in Urdu. Tazpit director Amotz Eyal said that the link-up has “exposed millions to … Continue reading →

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Investors flood in for Israeli clean water company

Posted on August 12, 2012

Israeli wastewater treatment solutions provider Aqwise has raised $4.5 million to expand its projects, especially in India. Aqwise is one of Deloitte’s Israeli Fast 50 Technology companies and also on the “Global Cleantech 100”. http://www.israelnewtech.com/2012/08/aqwise-recieves-4-5-million-growth-capital-from-strategic-investors/

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Israel system to monitor Chinese agricultural products

Posted on August 12, 2012

The Anhui province of China has selected the Israeli company Agricultural Knowledge Online (AKOL) to supply agricultural survey and monitoring systems. China is ramping up its agriculture production using Israel’s advanced computerized technology. http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=279476

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Israel’s gas is worth $240 billion

Posted on August 12, 2012

A Bloomberg News report estimates that Israel has enough natural gas to last for 150 years. So it must decide what it is going to do with it. (A great situation to be in.) http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-02/israel-finds-240-billion-gas-hoard-stranded-by-politics-energy.html

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