Monthly Archives: March 2018

King David laser show

Posted on March 10, 2018

The Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem is launching a new multimedia exhibit – the King David Night Experience. The majestic story of David, from shepherd to king, comes to life in a new cinematic production projected onto the walls … Continue reading →

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Ju-Jitsu gold medals in Abu Dhabi

Posted on March 10, 2018

At the Abu Dhabi Ju-Jitsu World Championship Juniors and Aspirants 2018, Israel’s Meshi Rosenfeld won the U21 Under 55kg class and Nimrod Ryeder won the U21 Under 77kg class, with Amir Alroy winning bronze. Three Israelis won silver medals including … Continue reading →

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3rd place youth handball trophy in Qatar

Posted on March 10, 2018

An Israeli sports delegation consisting of two youth high school teams returned from Qatar on Thursday with a third-place trophy in the World Handball Championship for Schools, held in Doha. https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/middle-east/168900-180301-israel-youth-delegation-returns-from-qatar-with-handball-tournament-trophy

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Streaming the Beach Volleyball Major Series

Posted on March 10, 2018

Austria’s Red Bull Media House has partnered with Israel-based video broadcasting startup Pixellot to broadcast the 2018 Beach Volleyball Major Series in Florida. Pixellot broadcasts live, multi-angled, panoramic HD video without the need to deploy personnel on site. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3733189,00.html

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Jethro Tull’s tour of Israel

Posted on March 10, 2018

Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull’s vocalist, flutist and guitarist, is bringing his Jethro Tull 50th anniversary tour to Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in October. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Jethro-Tull-heading-to-Israel-543145

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A Jewish theme park in Dimona

Posted on March 10, 2018

The Negev city of Dimona is planning a “Park of Wonders” theme park, similar to Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Florida, but with Jewish and Israeli themes. Its five “worlds”, called “Oasis”, “Spirits”, “Jewish Nation”, “Society” and “Time” will each have … Continue reading →

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Lowest unemployment in 45 years

Posted on March 10, 2018

Israel’s unemployment rate at the end of Jan 2018 stands at 3.7%, down from 4% at the end of Dec 2017. The last time unemployment was this low was in the early 1970s, before the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when … Continue reading →

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HP bring 750 to see Israeli ingenuity

Posted on March 10, 2018

HP Indigo employs 3,000 in Israel with $1 billion of annual exports. It recently flew in 750 customers from 50 countries to showcase HP’s newest technologies in digital printing, all of them made in Israel. For many it was their … Continue reading →

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Stoudemire’s Israeli wines

Posted on March 10, 2018

Six-time NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire has launched a line of kosher-for-Passover Israeli wines. After 3 years of talks with the Israel Wine Producers Association Stoudemire realized the opportunity when he relocated to Israel in 2016 to play for the Israeli … Continue reading →

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Intel CEO flies to Israel to test self-driving car

Posted on March 10, 2018

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich arrived in Israel for a two-day visit. His aim was to spend one day driving around Israel in an autonomous vehicle along with Mobileye co-founder and CEO Amnon Shashua. Mobileye expects serial production of autonomous cars … Continue reading →

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