Monthly Archives: July 2017

Naples or Venice?

Posted on July 16, 2017

EasyJet are launching regular flights from Tel Aviv to Venice and to Naples. There are three flights a week to Venice, starting 31 Oct and two flights a week to Naples, starting 4 Nov. These routes bring to eleven the … Continue reading →

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Ben Gurion is world’s 8th best Airport

Posted on July 16, 2017

The readers of Travel + Leisure magazine voted Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport as the 8th best airport in the world. Rankings were based on travelers’ experiences of access, check-in, security, food, shopping and design. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israels-Ben-Gurion-Airport-8th-best-airport-in-world-499490

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If dark matter exists, Israelis will find it

Posted on July 16, 2017

Dark matter is hypothesized to be far more abundant than ordinary matter but no-one has detected any – until now. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is to develop Israel’s first dark matter detector.  It utilizes atomic spectroscopy, magnetic sensors, lasers … Continue reading →

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Efficient delivery of your products

Posted on July 16, 2017

Israel’s Bringg is the leading on-demand delivery platform for enterprises. It has clients in over 50 countries – the latest being the Panera Bread network of bakery-cafes. The system dispatches and tracks orders and customers see the location of the … Continue reading →

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An Israeli startup walked into a bar

Posted on July 16, 2017

I reported previously (July 2013) on Israel’s Weissbeerger and its technology to monitor beer taps in a bar. This new video shows how the data produced is used by the brewery to identify consumption patterns and ensure top quality beer … Continue reading →

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Keeping traffic moving in Nevada

Posted on July 16, 2017

The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada and Israeli startup WayCare, are launching a pilot program to help predict and prevent crashes and subsequent traffic jams.  WayCare will use real-time and historic data to alert the RTC to send … Continue reading →

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Double security award

Posted on July 16, 2017

Israel’s Dome9 Security (mentioned here in Jan 2012) has won “Best Cloud Security Product” in the 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards.  It was also Editor’s Choice for Cloud Security Solutions in the 2017 Cyber Defense Magazine Awards. Dome9 just received $16.5 … Continue reading →

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NYT discovers Israel-Arab research project

Posted on July 16, 2017

I reported previously (Dec 2012) that the BBC reported on the Middle East SESAME synchrotron project without mentioning Israel’s involvement. Over 4 years later, the New York Times reports on the project and amazingly (for the NYT) does mention Israel. … Continue reading →

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First state visit from Central African Republic

Posted on July 16, 2017

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra made the first-ever visit to Israel by the head of state of the Central African Republic (CAR).  He said to Israeli President Rivlin “we have come to Israel in order to learn – your country is a … Continue reading →

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Training to save lives together

Posted on July 16, 2017

Israeli Emergency Services and the Palestinian Authority Civil Defense Forces (PCD) held a joint drill to enhance their skills and improve their response to real events. Participants included Israel’s Magen David Adom, the PA’s Red Crescent and fire-fighters from both … Continue reading →

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