Americans in Beit Shemesh Present the Better Side of Haredim

Posted on: March 10th, 2014

Sexist and often violent, corrupt and even anti-Zionist Haredim in Beit Shemesh create a false image of the city.

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Larry Ellison Still World’s Wealthiest Jew

Posted on: March 4th, 2014

Oracle’s Larry Ellison remains the world’s wealthiest Jew, placing fifth on Forbes magazine’s annual world billionaires list for 2014. Meanwhile, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg (ranked at No. 21) was the “biggest dollar gainer” on the list, with his fortune jumping $15.2 billion, to $28.5 billion. Ellison (with a net worth of $48 billion) and casino mogul […]

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In Time for Obama Meeting, CBS Shows 123% Rise in Settlement Housing

Posted on: March 3rd, 2014

The same data shows a 19 percent drop in housing starts in the Tel Aviv area.

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Modi’in: the Next Big Thing in Israel Housing

Posted on: March 2nd, 2014

Government plans to market 12,000 new apartments in Modi'in, where prices haven't stopped rising in recent years.

Harvard Students Match MBA Interns with Israeli Companies

Posted on: February 28th, 2014

The two Harvard MBA students are the perfect matchmakers for quality MBA students and Israeli companies

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‘Mein Kampf’ Signed by Adolf Hitler in LA Auction

Posted on: February 27th, 2014

Two rare early editions of “Mein Kampf” signed by Adolf Hitler may for more than $20,000 at an online auction on Thursday, AP reports. Nate Sanders, owner of Nate D. Sanders Auctions in Los Angeles, expects criticism for auctioning the 1925 and 1926 books up for bid. But he says that it’s a piece of […]

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Bennett Slashes Import Duties on Dairy Products

Posted on: February 26th, 2014

Custom duties on imported butter, yogurt and other dairy products will be drastically slashed in a move by Economy Minister Naftali Bennett to increase competition and lower prices. Import taxes on some dairy prices account for as much as 100 percent of the final cost, according to Bennett, who also is chairman of the Jewish […]

IKEA to Open Third Store in Israel in March

Posted on: February 25th, 2014

IKEA will open its third store in Israel on March 11, when it opens the doors to its Kiryat Ata branch near Haifa. The company paid $110 million to build the store, which will have 51 showrooms and three houses with designed rooms. “IKEA’s entry to the north is the implementation of another step in […]

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German Paper’s Caricature of Hook-Nosed Zuckerberg ‘Anti-Semitic’

Posted on: February 25th, 2014

Which is more disgusting – an anti-Semitic caricature of Zuckerberg or his throwing away Judaism for atheism?

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Israel Discriminates ‘against’ PA by Charging Less for Electricity

Posted on: February 25th, 2014

The Israel Electric Corp. shuts off power to those who don’t pay – unless the debtor is the Palestinian Authority.

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HASC Marathon Overcomes Massive Snowstorm with Assistance from JetBlue

Posted on: February 25th, 2014

Camp HASC’s annual Fort Lauderdale marathon is a crucial fundraising event for the special needs children camp based in upstate New York. However this year’s event faced a unique challenge due to the massive blizzard that struck the area over the weekend. The entire team of 109 runners and staff members were on the verge […]

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Canadian Jews Buys Tel Aviv Penthouse for $31 Million

Posted on: February 24th, 2014

You missed the boat if you wanted to pick up a nice little penthouse in Tel Aviv. An unidentified Canadian real estate tycoon picked up a seafront penthouse, stull under construction, for a paltry $31 million, Globes reported. The apartment is on the 20th and 21st floors and the balconies cover an area of 3,000 […]

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With Olive Oil, Olim Spread the Light of Torah

Posted on: February 24th, 2014

Shemen LaMeor will create jobs and reinvigorate the region’s agriculture while preserving its unique character.

Can of Coke Costs Up to Six Times more in Israel than in US

Posted on: February 20th, 2014

Next time you drink a can of Coca Cola in Israel at a kiosk or tourist spot, take into consideration you are swallowing six times more money than you would if you had bought it at an American outlet, such as Walmart, according to a survey conducted by the Globes newspaper. Americans pay on average […]

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Adelson Casino Website Back after Hack

Posted on: February 20th, 2014

The websites of the casino operation owned by Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson went back online, a week after they were hacked by unidentified vandals who criticized his support for Israel. The hackers on Feb. 11 took over the home page of websites run by the Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world’s largest casino operator, which […]

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Bank of Israel May Pop the Bitcoin Bubble

Posted on: February 19th, 2014

Economics 101 teaches that “money is money because it is money,” but a bitcoin may not always be a bitcoin.

Israeli Cardiac GPS App Offered Free in February

Posted on: February 19th, 2014

Cathmaps+ emailed us this announcement via their PR firm: Following the release we sent to you last week about Cathmaps+, the Israeli company that created the world’s first mobile app to help cardiac patients manage elevated risk, we wanted to updated you that in celebration of its launch last week in the United States and […]

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Israel’s Rafael Unveils ‘Star Wars’ Like Missile Defense System

Posted on: February 16th, 2014

Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveiled its latest missile defense system, called Iron Beam, which uses lasers to destroy incoming rockets and mortars. “It’s exactly like what you see in ‘Star Wars,’” Rafael spokesman Amit Zimmer said at the Singapore Airshow, the Associated Press reported. “You see the lasers go up so quickly like a […]

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Israeli-Founded Viber Chat Startup Fetches $900m

Posted on: February 15th, 2014

A Japanese e-commerce firm said it will buy the Israeli-founded Viber chat startup for $900 million. Rakuten Inc announced its planned purchase of Viber Media Inc. on Friday. Viber, run by the Israeli entrepreneur Talmon Marco, will add 300 million users to Rakuten’s existing 200 million users, Rakuten’s CEO, Hiroshi Mikitani, told reporters in Tokyo. […]

Chinese Negotiating to Buy Dairy and Agriculture Giant Tnuva

Posted on: February 11th, 2014

If the deal goes through it would be for between $2.4 and $2.7 billion.

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