Monthly Archives: April 2013

He must be keen (or daft!)

Posted on April 28, 2013

39-year-old Jorgen Nilsson left his home in Sweden six months ago on a 4,500-kilometer (2,800-mile) pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Jorgen, a knight in the Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus, arrived just in time for the first International Jerusalem Symposium on Green … Continue reading →

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The word “Jew” comes from “Judea”

Posted on April 28, 2013

This is the video “The Spring of Judea and Samaria”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l1Hri4fdwf8

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Israel marks Earth Day

Posted on April 28, 2013

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel celebrated Earth Day with the world’s first full-length movie screening, powered by solar energy, sponsored by Energiya Global. In Jerusalem the lights were turned off, to highlight the need to save energy – but not until … Continue reading →

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New home for lone soldiers

Posted on April 28, 2013

A new home for Lone Soldiers in Israel was opened in Ramat Gan with a special ceremony. It marks the conclusion of the $5 million project launched by the American Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/american-friends-of-idf-open-up-new-home-for-lone-soldiers/2013/04/22/ http://www.fidf.org/page.aspx?pid=409

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Walkathon for Benji

Posted on April 28, 2013

Every year, hundreds of Israelis walk to raise funds for Ra’anana’s home for lone soldiers. Benji Hillman made Aliya from London in 1983 but was killed in Lebanon in 2006. As divisional commander he always watched over lone soldiers and … Continue reading →

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Moskowitz Prize for Zionism

Posted on April 28, 2013

Sadly, I missed out for the second year running. But the well-deserved winners were Chancellor Yigal Cohen-Orgad of Ariel University, Rabbi Moshe Levinger of Hebron, and Zionist education expert Dr. Zvi Zameret. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/266706

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US companies drool over Israeli start-ups

Posted on April 28, 2013

Israel has 4,800 start-ups. Only the USA has more. Almost every U.S. Venture Capital fund has at least one Israeli startup in its portfolio. Israel is a nation of people who can create hardware, gadgets and apps and who have … Continue reading →

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What Israel did for IBM (and vice versa)

Posted on April 28, 2013

Meir Nissensohn, former general manager of IBM in Israel, explains why IBM came to Israel, what investment opportunities Israel offers to large, multinational companies and what these companies can give to Israel in return. (Interview on Doug Goldstein’s radio program). … Continue reading →

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13 Israeli start-ups graduate from Microsoft incubator

Posted on April 28, 2013

Microsoft celebrated the graduation of its second Israeli class of Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure after a four-month intensive program in Herzliya. 12 of the start-ups are launching products on May 7th and eight have already received over $4 million … Continue reading →

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Israeli biotech goes to USA for $480 million

Posted on April 28, 2013

Miami-based Opko Health has just taken over Israel’s Prolor Biotech. Prolor develops long-lasting medicines including a human growth hormone, a clotting factor for hemophilia and treatments for diabetes and obesity. The CEO of Opko is also the Chairman of Israel’s … Continue reading →

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