Since Stanley Fisher left his post as the Governor of the Bank of Israel in July, finding a suitable successor has become a real fiasco. Two appointed governors had to resign because of stories that were published about them in the media. Although she has been acting governor since Fisher left, Dr. Karnit Flug, was snubbed twice for the post before Netanyahu finally realized she was actually the best candidate for the job.
We are at the residence of the British Ambassador to Israel, Matthew Gould, who is having a state-like reception to Britain’s second biggest export, after the Queen, Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine and guess who is getting some image advice from the two international image guru’s…
The recent announcement that the winners of the Nobel Price in Chemistry are two former Israeli scientists has spurred the conversation about brain drain and if there is something that can be done to stop it.
Everyone agrees that the “Brain Drain” is not the real issue at hand in the Israeli academia, but rather a switch in the infrastructure of how universities research programs are funded by the government.
With less than twelve-thousand inhabitants the Druze Village, Beit Jann, has become world famous as number one place in Israel with highest high school graduates, as it reported one-hundred percent of its students graduated from the local high school.
Over 400 delegates from all five continents of the world gathered this week to talk about issues concerning Israel and the world Jewry at the annual Jewish Agency for Israel assembly.
Under the leadership of Chairman Natan Sharansky, the Jewish Agency for Israel has shifted its priorities from promoting Aliyah to the strengthening Jewish identity for young adults around the world and now Prime Minister Netanyahu has promised his financial support for this effort too.