Monthly Archives: February 2014

The oldest Jew in the world

Posted on February 23, 2014

Rabbi Zechariah Barashi, 114, made Aliya from Kurdistan, Iraq in 1936. His great great grandchildren are currently serving in the Israel Defense Forces. He has written four books on the Torah and mysticism. He says, “I have had the fortune … Continue reading →

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Arab, Muslim and pro-Israeli

Posted on February 23, 2014

Algerian born Abdel Bioud contrasts democratic Israel with Arab dictatorships. Abdel is the Vice President of communications for McGill Students for Israel. http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/moslem-arab-and-pro-israel/

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Two top hotels

Posted on February 23, 2014

Two Israeli hotels have made it into Travel + Leisure magazine’s 2014 It List, which introduces the 70 most promising new hotels in the world: The Ritz-Carlton in Herzliya and Alma Hotel & Lounge in Tel Aviv. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4486548,00.html

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El Al goes UP in the world

Posted on February 23, 2014

The first “Up” flight has officially landed in Israel. “Up” is El Al airline’s new aviation brand offering low fare flights to destinations including Berlin, Budapest, Kiev, Prague and Larnaca. http://www.shalomlife.com/business/21786/el-als-up-aircraft-lands-in-israel/

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Jan tourism at new record level

Posted on February 23, 2014

Tourist entries (those who stay more than one night) into Israel were up 19 percent to 200,000 in January as compared with a year earlier, breaking a new record. http://www.jpost.com/Business/Business-News/January-tourism-up-19-percent-over-2014-breaking-new-record-340970

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The first foreign company to list in China

Posted on February 23, 2014

Wafer Level Chip Scale Package (WLCSP), a portfolio company of Israel’s Infinity group, became the first foreign co-founded company to go public in China when it debuted on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Israels-WLCSP-becomes-first-foreign-co-founded-company-to-go-public-in-China-340924

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Close-knit security

Posted on February 23, 2014

Israeli-founded cyber-security company Imperva has bought two Israeli security start-ups Incapsula and Skyfence. Imperva aims to sell firewall services to customers running apps over the cloud. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-imperva-buys-2-israeli-cloud-security-cos-1000915642

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What is Israel worth to the EU?

Posted on February 23, 2014

Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar presented a report on January 30 arguing that Israel is strategically vital for a secure, prosperous and influential Europe. Key areas include intelligence on terrorism threats, natural gas and 11% of European Research … Continue reading →

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Recovering 27% of abandoned purchases

Posted on February 23, 2014

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) When an on-line customer abandoned his / her shopping cart in the past, that business was lost. Now, Jerusalem-based Abandonaid recovers 27% of abandoned business by persuading the customer to re-communicate. For almost every language and currency. … Continue reading →

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Israelis to provide Arabic web content

Posted on February 23, 2014

The UK-Israel Tech Hub has organized the Go Global Program for Digital Arabic Content Entrepreneurs. The Hub hopes to spark business ties between the Israeli companies and firms that can bring that technology to the Arabic-speaking world. http://www.timesofisrael.com/from-zion-shall-go-forth-arabic-web-content/

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