Monthly Archives: November 2012

Israeli Arabs study Yiddish

Posted on November 18, 2012

About a quarter of the 400 students studying Yiddish at Bar Ilan are Arabs, says Ber Kotlerman, academic director of Bar Ilan’s Center for Yiddish Studies. According to Kotlerman, some of the Israeli Arabs are searching for a way to … Continue reading →

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Encouraging Israeli-Arab entrepreneurs

Posted on November 18, 2012

Start-up Weekend Nazareth was sponsored by companies including Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), Cisco and Google. “There is huge potential for creativity and innovation amongst youth from the Arab sector”, said Erel Margalit, founder and chairman of JVP. http://israel21c.org/news/startup-weekend-comes-to-nazareth/

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Israel’s Arab Bedouin soldiers

Posted on November 18, 2012

Significant numbers of Bedouin continue to join the IDF and put the age-old Bedouin tracker knowledge in the service of Israel’s national security. Kasem Juamis, of the village of Zarzir, has just completed the basic training, and was cited by … Continue reading →

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Serena Williams vacations in Eilat

Posted on November 18, 2012

The top American tennis player and World number three decided to vacation in the southern Israeli resort town of Eilat. Having just beaten Maria Sharapova in the Masters Tournament finals in Istanbul, she had some free time on her hands … Continue reading →

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Netanya’s new stadium is a winner

Posted on November 18, 2012

Our local soccer team has moved into its brand new NIS 240 million state-of-the-art stadium. The first game ended in a 2-1 victory for the home team over Hapoel Tel Aviv and was Netanya’s first victory in the new season. … Continue reading →

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Showcasing the Israeli Startups Innovation

Posted on November 18, 2012

The Keshet Media Group, the production house behind most of the TV exports to the US, is hosting the INTV Conference where it’s showcasing some of the Israeli startups innovating Web-TV. http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/08/intv/

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Israel is fashionable again

Posted on November 18, 2012

Israeli non-profit organisation Kinetis has brought five of the world’s top followers of fashion to explore Israel’s fashionable side, and share it with world. Kinetis’ founder, Joanna Landau, organized the tour to demonstrate Tel Aviv’s wealth of creativity, innovation and … Continue reading →

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Jaffa Port Street Art

Posted on November 18, 2012

Short video featuring increasingly up-market Jaffa. A special project including Designers of the Castro Fashion chain with 11 international leading street artists, who came together to bring street art into fashion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znk7WWrKlA8&feature=em-uploademail-new

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Explore Israel

Posted on November 18, 2012

(Thanks to Uri) Try out this exciting interactive video tour of the Jewish State. http://www.goisrael.com/Tourism_Eng/Pages/Discover-Israel_Interactive-Movie.aspx

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Give a standing ovation for this bed

Posted on November 18, 2012

Israel’s Vitalgo Systems’ first product is the state-of-the-art Total Lift Bed™ which is the only hospital-grade bed in the world that can elevate someone safely from a lying to a fully standing position – with zero lifting on the part … Continue reading →

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