Monthly Archives: October 2012

Where inventors met investors

Posted on October 14, 2012

The Israeli Patents Exhibition in September was the ideal place for creative minds to market their innovative ideas and get their products off the drawing board and into production. Israel Solodoch, founder of Nufar Natural Products (and a renowned inventor … Continue reading →

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Thousands march to support Israel

Posted on October 7, 2012

Christians from over sixty countries paraded down the streets of Israel’s capital, Jerusalem, to show their support for the Jewish State. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/160552

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An observant reporter in New York

Posted on October 7, 2012

Last week I included an amusing article about the Israeli press on the way to report on PM Netanyahu’s speech at the UN. The same reporter describes the lengths he went to in order to keep the Sabbath during the … Continue reading →

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On your bike

Posted on October 7, 2012

There’s been a huge jump in Tel Avivians riding on two wheels in the last decade. About fourteen percent of all Tel Aviv residents use their bikes as the main form of transport to work or school. http://www.greenprophet.com/2012/09/tel-aviv-cycling-work-school/

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Israeli fashion at the New York trade show

Posted on October 7, 2012

Three Israeli designers showed their collections at the recent New York trade show. Frau Blau, Kedem Sasson, and Ronen Chen participated in this year’s Coterie, the biannual trade show in which taking part is a sure sign of a designer’s … Continue reading →

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Building roads in Nigeria

Posted on October 7, 2012

Israel’s Solel Boneh has won a $390 million contract from the Nigerian government to build a road in the Shgamu-Benin area of Nigeria. The project will take three years to carry out http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000787392&fid=1725

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Israeli exports up 6%

Posted on October 7, 2012

Israel’s exports, excluding diamonds, increased by 6% in July and August, compared to the two previous months. Pharmaceutical products led the way (up 26%) followed by agricultural products (up 19%). http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4284556,00.html

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Record tourist numbers in August

Posted on October 7, 2012

Throughout last month, 248,000 tourists entered the country – a 10% increase as compared with August 2011. A record number of 2.3 million visitors arrived between January-August 2012, a 7% increase as compared with last year and 5% more than … Continue reading →

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UNICEF use Israeli water tablets in Syria

Posted on October 7, 2012

Israel’s Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz authorised the sale of “AquaTabs” water purification tablets from Israel Chemicals for use in the UNICEF’s relief mission in Syria. Syria’s water sources, have suffered significant damage during the 18-months revolt against President Assad. http://www.israelandstuff.com/unicef-uses-israel-made-water-purification-tablets-in-syria

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4 Gaza children get Israeli kidney treatment

Posted on October 7, 2012

The four kids, nephrology patients suffering from kidney insufficiency, have been hospitalized for several months in the Children’s Hospital at Rambam Health Care Campus, where they have been receiving lifesaving therapy while awaiting kidney transplants. http://www.haifadiarist.blogspot.co.il/2012/09/saving-children-from-gaza.html

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