Monthly Archives: April 2018

Uncovering the site of the Tabernacle (Mishkan)

Posted on April 8, 2018

Shiloh was the capital for the Jewish Kingdom for 369 years before King David made Jerusalem Israel’s capital and Solomon built the first Temple. Archaeologists are currently working on this 3,300-year-old site and making some astounding discoveries. https://israelunwired.com/ancient-shiloh-discoveries-prove-where-the-tabernacle-stood-3000-years-ago/ https://www.youtube.com/embed/7HHIJJVlWbI?rel=0

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Freedom coins discovered from Jewish revolt

Posted on April 8, 2018

Just before Passover, Hebrew University archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar discovered coins from 1st century AD during renewed excavations below Jerusalem Temple Mount’s southern wall. They were inscribed “For the Freedom of Zion” and “For the Redemption of Zion”. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/243632 http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Coins-symbolically-discovered-from-great-revolt-before-Passover-547128

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100,000 at the Western Wall

Posted on April 8, 2018

Around 100,000 men and women gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City for Birkat HaKohanim, the priestly blessings, that takes place on Passover and Tabernacles. One of the kohanim (priests) was David Friedman – the US Ambassador to … Continue reading →

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70 years in 3 minutes

Posted on April 8, 2018

In advance of Israel’s 70th Anniversary on 18th April, this short video highlights one major news story in each of modern Israel’s exciting 70 years. https://www.youtube.com/embed/auB4oTQnQag?rel=0

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Akko hotel wins honors

Posted on April 8, 2018

I reported previously (Sep 2013) about the Efendi hotel in Akko (Acre) reconstructed from an abandoned Ottoman palace. The hotel was recently honored in five categories by the US-based TripAdvisor travel site, including being named among the top small hotels … Continue reading →

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A $3.4 billion exit

Posted on April 8, 2018

I’ve reported previously (see here) about Israel’s Orbotech, whose systems produce almost every electronic device in the world.  Orbotech has just been taken over by US giant KLA-Tencor for a massive $3.4 billion. Orbotech will continue to operate under the … Continue reading →

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First Israeli flight over Saudi Arabia

Posted on April 8, 2018

India’s national airline, Air India, has completed its first flight between New Delhi and Tel Aviv flying through Saudi Arabian airspace. Recent Saudi government permission for the service has cut flight time to just five hours instead of the seven … Continue reading →

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Food prices drop; salaries rise

Posted on April 8, 2018

The price of food in Israel has dropped 5% in the past two years, the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) reports. Reasons include a 1% cut in VAT, 3.5% cut in corporate taxes and higher caps for food … Continue reading →

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Growing market for Israeli microalgae

Posted on April 8, 2018

Kibbutz Ketura-based (UK-owned) Algatech has acquired New Zealand’s Supreme Health which, like Algatech, produces the algae anti-oxidant product astaxanthin. Algatech can now use Supreme’s client base to target Asia and especially the Chinese market. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3735465,00.html

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Israeli wheel to go into mass production

Posted on April 8, 2018

Regular readers will have read several previous articles about the revolutionary new wheel developed by Israel’s SoftWheel. Now Canadian auto parts maker Linamar is investing “millions of dollars” in a production line that will manufacture hundreds of thousands of these … Continue reading →

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