Monthly Archives: December 2019

Expanding crop analytics to Central America

Posted on December 22, 2019

Israel’s CropX (reported here previously) is partnering with FarmAgro of Costa Rica to bring CropX’s agri-tech solutions and tools to farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean. CropX’s FarmAgro helps analyze the impact of climatic variations and improve agriculture yields. … Continue reading →

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More Israeli internships

Posted on December 22, 2019

This newsletter has included several articles recently (see here) about opportunities for young people from overseas to have an internship with an Israeli organization. You can download information on many more from the 1st linked site below.  The 2nd link … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem – the world’s fastest growing tourist destination

Posted on December 22, 2019

UK business intelligence company Euromonitor International shows Jerusalem as the world’s fastest growing destination. Its 3.93 million overseas tourists in 2018 was up 12% from 2017 and the projected 4.8 million visitors in 2019 is another huge increase. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-jerusalem-ranked-worlds-fastest-growing-tourist-destination-1001310945

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Non-stop to Australia

Posted on December 22, 2019

Israeli airline El Al is to trial commercial flights from Tel Aviv to Melbourne Australia from April 2020. It will initially offer three flights each way, aimed to gauge interest in the potential of launching such a route permanently. Flight … Continue reading →

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On the right track

Posted on December 22, 2019

The long-awaited 57-kilometer electric train route connecting Jerusalem’s Yitzhak Navon station and Tel Aviv’s HaHaganah station has opened to the public. Travel time is around 33 minutes, including a stop at Ben Gurion airport. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/First-direct-trains-between-Jerusalem-and-Tel-Aviv-commence-operations-611698 http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/273335

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Israel is financially stable

Posted on December 22, 2019

The latest Bank of Israel’s Financial Stability Report has just been published. Its summary: “The analysis of the environment in which the domestic financial system operates, and the periodic assessments of its resilience during the first half of the year, … Continue reading →

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Israeli VC speaks at Abu Dhabi conference

Posted on December 22, 2019

Israeli Venture Capitalist Jon Medved spoke at the SALT (SkyBridge ALTernatives) conference in Abu Dhabi. He is probably one of the first Israeli VCs to speak openly in an investor conference in the Gulf. See also the positive message from … Continue reading →

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Student-built satellite launched

Posted on December 22, 2019

Israeli micro-satellite Duchifat-3 was successfully launched from India’s Space Research Organization’s Sriharikota launch site. It was developed for ecological research imaging by high-school students at the Space Lab of the Herzliya Science Center and the Sha’ar HaNegev school. https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/israeli-student-built-satellite-launched-into-space/2019/12/11/

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Save the bees and crops

Posted on December 22, 2019

Israel has developed many solutions to stop the decline in the global bee population, (see here) but are too late for some countries. So, Israel’s Edete Precision Technologies’ unique pollen-harvesting and mechanical pollination system could be just what the Californian … Continue reading →

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A Swiss intern in hi-tech Israel

Posted on December 22, 2019

A personal account about one of the thousands of international students who have come to Israel to experience Israel’s hi-tech ecosystem. Benjamin applied through MASA’s Destination Israel program and joined Israeli startup City Transformer, producer of foldable electric cars. http://israelbetweenthelines.com/2019/12/12/interning-with-hi-tech-israeli-mentality/

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