Boxee raises $16.5m in funding
Israeli start-up Boxee recently closed a $16.5 million round of financing led by new investors Pitango and Softbank, as well as prior investors General Catalyst,
Israeli start-up Boxee recently closed a $16.5 million round of financing led by new investors Pitango and Softbank, as well as prior investors General Catalyst,

An amazing achievement for the Israeli peewee hockey team of 10-13 year olds: they beat out 92 other teams to take gold at an international
Israel’s Mantissa has developed a miniature radar/surveillance system the size of a personal camera. The company, which successfully completed the demo stage of the new
Israeli dancer and choreographer Yuval Pick is set to take the helm of the Centre Choregraphique National de Rillieux-la-Pape in France this summer. The 40-year-old
Dressed in white robes, the Chilean miners took part in a baptism ceremony in the Jordan River and emerged saying they felt reborn. One of

The documentary film, Strangers No More, about a Tel Aviv elementary school, took home the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject. The film follows a
Israel sends disaster aid to New Zealand in wake of earthquake.
British author Ian McEwan and Italian page-turner Umberto Eco are in Israel this week for the 25th Jerusalem International Book Fair . McEwan is this
Oscilloscope Pictures has debuted the official trailer for the indie thriller Monogamy, starring Chris Messina, Rashida Jones and Meital Dohan. The film won Best Narrative
Israeli-American start-up Outbrain, the leading content discovery platform, has announced its third round of funding of $11 million, bringing its total financing to $29 million.
Seventeen displaced American college students, who were forced to leave Egypt amid the political turmoil, are now studying at Israeli universities. The Rothberg International School
Kaltura just announced that it has secured $20 million in a round of financing led by new investors Nexus Venture Partners and Intel Capital. Existing
Israeli toy company Scotchi’s booth at Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nuremberg. Thirty-four Israeli toymakers recently showcased at the Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nuremberg, the leading
International singers regularly return to the Israeli Opera to soak up some Israeli vitality, hospitality and energy. Photo by Yossi Tzevker Soprano Michele Crider performs
Professor Danny Dolev, a leading computer scientist and engineer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has been appointed by the European Commission to the Scientific