Monthly Archives: December 2013

UK adtech delegation visits Israel

Posted on December 22, 2013

A delegation of advertising and marketing executives from Britain came to Israel to encourage tech partnerships between the two countries. They were shown Israeli cutting-edge technologies in the areas of visual search and exposure, social media, interactive video platforms, big … Continue reading →

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Israel attends WTO conference in Indonesia

Posted on December 22, 2013

Naftali Bennett was the first Israeli minister to visit Indonesia for 13 years when he attended the World Trade Organization conference in Bali. He made a speech to 157 economic leaders and signed a trade agreement designed to inject a … Continue reading →

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Inflation falls

Posted on December 22, 2013

An 8.1% drop in the prices of fresh vegetables means that Israel’s annual inflation is now running at 1.9%, just below the middle of the government’s target. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000901877&fid=1725

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Invest in Israel

Posted on December 22, 2013

Another brilliant video, features the leaders of some of the world’s top companies extolling Israel’s cutting-edge technology and the major breakthroughs that are driving Israel’s economic miracle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn7kRXpWGOQ&NR=1

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Wifi equipment to the Philippines

Posted on December 22, 2013

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israeli company RADWIN has donated its point-to-point equipment to help re-establish communications networks in areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). The network infrastructure is essential to the recovery process in order to facilitate relief efforts. http://www.radwin.com/philippines-haiyan-relief.html

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IDF medical team saves Palestinian Arab boy

Posted on December 22, 2013

An IDF emergency medical team rescued a 10-year-old Palestinian Arab boy whose head was cut open following a car accident and airlifted him to hospital. The team also treated the boy’s mother, who suffered from shock after the accident. http://web.archive.org/web/20131224174006/http://www.idfblog.com:80/2013/12/19/idf-medical-team-saves-palestinian-boy-airlifts-hospital/

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Defense minister pulls his sleeves up

Posted on December 22, 2013

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon rescued a woman, whose car was stuck on one of Jerusalem’s snow-covered streets. Yaalon and his staff, saw the woman in distress, stopped their vehicle, rolled up their sleeves and pushed the car out of … Continue reading →

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Happy ending

Posted on December 22, 2013

Palestinian Arabs stole an Israeli woman’s car with her baby daughter asleep in the back seat. Another Arab then gave the woman his phone so she could call her husband and the police. The husband drove to a nearby Arab … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurial solutions for people with disabilities

Posted on December 22, 2013

PresenTense Israel, the Ruderman Family Foundation and Beit Issie Shapiro are launching Accelerating Inclusion in Israel (A3i) – the first start-up accelerator for hi-tech and social ventures that helps people with disabilities become entrepreneurs. http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2013/12/9/new-venture-seeks-entrepreneurial-solutions-for-people-with-disabilities-in-israel

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Get your skis on

Posted on December 22, 2013

More than 1,600 visitors crowded Mount Hermon to enjoy the snow after the ski site opened on Monday. The snow depth at the site ranged from 24 inches in the lower areas to more than 40 inches in the higher … Continue reading →

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