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Israeli Company AeroScout Sells for $240 Million
Rehovot, Israel-based AeroScout will be sold to an international buyer for $240 million. The company manufactures chips that track objects, animals and human beings...
Israel #1 in Startups Per Capita, #3 Globally in Patents
In the six-plus decades of Israel's existence, the nation has proven to be a global pacesetter in innovation and the development technology start-ups. According to recent story in the online magazine ISRAEL21c, Israel has...
26 Year Old Jewish Tech VC Pioneer Wins Big With Instagram
When he heard that his investment in the technology company Instagram was about to pay a hefty return, 26 year old Joshua Kushner was on a Passover trip with his family in Mexico, according to...
CafePress Removes “Hate Israel” T-Shirt From Site
CafePress, the website that allows its customers to choose from a wide variety of customizable apparel, has decided to remove a t-shirt that reads "I Love Jews but Hate Israel". The Simon Wiesenthal Center sent a...
China, Hong Kong, and Israel Top 3 Fastest Growing Housing Markets in the World
Israeli housing prices have increased by 54.5 percent since late 2006, the third-largest gain...
50% of New “Giving Pledge” Donors are Jewish
6 of the 12 individuals and families who just recently signed on to be part...
Israeli Startup Could be ‘The Next Instagram’
Forbes Magazine has chosen 12 companies that could become the "the next Instagram" by...
Israeli Airline Banned From Sweden for Security Inspections
Israeli airline company Arkia will no longer fly to Stockholm unless Swedish authorities renege...
Switzerland Changes Course on Iran Sanctions
JPost/Reuters - Switzerland has extended financial sanctions against Iran but stopped short of freezing the...
Israeli Company AeroScout Sells for $240 Million
Rehovot, Israel-based AeroScout will be sold to an international buyer for $240 million. The company manufactures chips that track objects, animals and human beings via...
Israel #1 in Startups Per Capita, #3 Globally in Patents
In the six-plus decades of Israel's existence, the nation has proven to be a global pacesetter in innovation and the development technology start-ups....
26 Year Old Jewish Tech VC Pioneer Wins Big With Instagram
When he heard that his investment in the technology company Instagram was about to pay a hefty return, 26 year old Joshua Kushner was on...
CafePress Removes “Hate Israel” T-Shirt From Site
CafePress, the website that allows its customers to choose from a wide variety of customizable apparel, has decided to remove a t-shirt that reads "I...
China, Hong Kong, and Israel Top 3 Fastest Growing Housing Markets in the World
Israeli housing prices have increased by 54.5 percent since late 2006, the third-largest gain by any other country over the same period, the...
50% of New “Giving Pledge” Donors are Jewish
6 of the 12 individuals and families who just recently signed on to be part of "The Giving Pledge" are Jewish. "The Giving Pledge" is a...
Israeli Startup Could be ‘The Next Instagram’
Forbes Magazine has chosen 12 companies that could become the "the next Instagram" by selling for $1 billion or more. One of these ...
Israeli Airline Banned From Sweden for Security Inspections
Israeli airline company Arkia will no longer fly to Stockholm unless Swedish authorities renege on their sudden refusal to allow Israeli methods of...
Switzerland Changes Course on Iran Sanctions
JPost/Reuters - Switzerland has extended financial sanctions against Iran but stopped short of freezing the assets of Iran's central bank and imposing an oil embargo,...
Microsoft Takes Israeli Startups Under its Wing
Microsoft is not only opening a new technology accelerator in Tel Aviv, but it is also initiating a new technology center (called MTC) in...
U.S Funds “Flu Shot” for Plants Undertaken by Israeli Company
The U.S. government is co-funding Israeli trials testing a new way to immunize plants and make them less susceptible to disease. "When you get a flu...
Hapoalim Sues Bank of America
Bank of America Tower. Photo: Jleon. Globes - "Bloomberg" reports that Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI) has filed a $721 million lawsuit against Bank of America...
Iran Cuts Oil Supplies to Germany
Ynet - Iran's official Press TV said the country has halted oil exports to Germany, a day after Tehran stopped crude exports to Spain and...
Condoleezza Rice to Visit Israel with Motorola Executives
Ynet - Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to visit Israel soon, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Tuesday. Rice currently heads a private consulting firm that works...
