Tag: News

Shaker, NBA score All-Star slam dunk

Israeli startup Shaker teamed up with the NBA to host fans in the basketball league’s first-ever online arena. The Shaker-NBA partnership offered fans from around

Buffett praises Iscar

American business magnate Warren Buffett highlighted Iscar in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, calling the Israeli company one of “the fabulous five. ”  

Senior Indian clergy in Israel

A senior Christian delegation from India, including two cardinals, is now in Israel on a week-long pilgrimage. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Tourism Senior

Israel eyes FFTH super-fast Internet

Israel Electric Corp (IEC) has received four bids for a super-fast fiber optic Internet network aimed at upgrading the country’s telecoms landscape. A Reuters article

Benny Landa’s top secret ink

Newspaper reports and online blogs point to the upcoming drupa international trade fair as the place to be for a first look at what is

HuffPost names TLV top beach city

Tel Aviv’s beachfront has been named among the eight ‘Best Party Beaches’ in the world by The Huffington Post. Photo by Kobi Gideon/Flash90 Young people

F5 acquires Traffix for $135m.

US software developer F5 Networks has announced its purchase of Israel’s load management solutions start-up, Traffix Systems. The American leader in Application Delivery Networking reportedly

Bedouin community goes solar

The Bedouin population in Israel’s South celebrated a historical green victory earlier this month after being granted a license for a photovoltaic installation adjacent to

Ice sculptures in Jerusalem

A Chinese ice sculptor works on a chilly version of the Tower of David. Jerusalem will host its first International Ice Festival set to run

CBS buys Israeli reality format

Israeli television creators have done it again. CBS is planning an American version of Shalosh (Three) – the Israeli reality series that documented the search by three women for love.

Israel 2nd most educated country

Israel is the second most educated country in the world, according to a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Known

Haifa doctors save Gaza girl

Aya Almasal – a 12-year-old Gazan girl – has been given new life thanks to Israeli pediatricians at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa. Almasal, who