Posts Tagged: tel aviv
Dozens Protest Convict Release, Chant ‘Jewish Blood is Not Cheap’
Ynet - Dozens of protesters rallied outside the Kirya in Tel Aviv Thursday evening against the expected release of Palestinian prisoners next week. The protesters,...
New Rail Line Connects Sderot to Tel Aviv
Sderot's first rocket-proof railway station was inaugurated on Tuesday, December 24. The periphery city, located approximately 2.5 kilometers (one mile) from the Gaza Strip, will...
Gay Rights Rally Held in Tel Aviv
Ynet - Some 1,000 people marched in Tel Aviv on Friday to raise awareness to the hardships the LGBT community faces in Israel. Protesters were calling on...
Nothing New Under the Sun: ‘Slaves of the Revolution’ Revisited
The other day, my wife finally got me to go through some old cartons in our storage room that I had managed to not disturb...
Israeli Minister Erdan ‘Astounded’ by Kerry Remarks
Israel's Home Front Defense and Communications Minister Gilad Erdan struck back at John Kerry Thursday, further highlighting the widening gap between the U.S. and...
19 Year Old IDF Recruit Stabbed to Death in His Sleep by Arab Attacker
JNS.org - Israel Defense Forces soldier Eden Attias, 19, from Nazareth Illit, was stabbed to death as he slept by a Palestinian teenager Wednesday in...
Paula Abdul Tells Israeli President Peres She is ‘Overwhelmed’ by Visit
Israeli President Shimon Peres met Tuesday with international music and dance star Paula Abdul, who is visiting Israel as a guest of the...
Israeli Tech Entrepreneurs Get 30 Seconds to Pitch Their Start-Ups in Wall Street Journal (VIDEO)
Israeli hi-tech district. The Wall Street Journal's '30-Second Pitch' column, which offers young entrepreneurs the opportunity to hawk their e-wares,...
Amazon.com to Open Cloud Services Center in Tel Aviv
Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, announced Tuesday that it will open an office in Tel Aviv next year to support the growth of its...
Barclays Capital: Israel Could See Several Billion-Dollar Deals in Coming Year
Israel could be the beneficiary of several multi-billion dollar deals in the coming year, Barclays Capital technology M&A manager Richard Hardegree told Israel's Globes. "It's possible that...
Tel Aviv Street Art Tours Offer Unusual Exposure to Israeli Society (VIDEO)
Visitors to Tel Aviv are embracing a novel--and hip--new didactism, thanks to the burgeoning street art scene in the city. According to Israel21c, the Hebrew...
Israeli Instant Messaging Start-up ‘fring’ Reportedly Acquired for $50 Million
Israeli instant messaging start-up fring Ltd. was acquired by U.S. cloud communications group GENBAND, Israeli business daily Globes reported, citing unnamed sources who said the price tag...
Tel Aviv Mayoral Candidate Irked by Free Wi-Fi Plan
Times of Israel - In the latest installment of an ambitious plan to digitalize the city, the Tel Aviv municipality announced that it would provide...
Israel Ranks High on Happiness Index, New Report Shows
Just because Israel sits at the center of a war-torn region and is surrounded by enemies doesn't mean its citizens don't keep a positive outlook. According...
