The latest Israeli Start-Up Exit of the popular messaging app, Viber, to a Japanese company definitely symbolizes a change in the fact that not only big American and European companies are interested in Israeli technology. So we wanted to find out if the Start-Up Nation on a verge of an Asian invasion? So turns out Rakuten is just the first of …
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This was another major milestone in the relationship between the State of Israel and Federal Republic of Germany. President Peres conferring the Presidential Medal of Distinction on German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, for her unwavering commitment to Israel’s security and the fight against antisemitism. The distinction is the highest honor a person can receive in the state of Israel. Ron Jacobsohn was …
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Nineteen of France’s top chefs have arrived in Israel to cook with nineteen local chefs contemporary French cuisine in six cities, from Beer Sheba in the south to Nazareth in the north, in the week long festival called: So Frenchy so Tasty. The French government is investing above and beyond in solidifying the cultural relationship with Israel with events like …
Read More »2014 is shaping up to be a very fascinating year for international artists coming to perform here. Among the big names who have already confirmed their dates in Tel-Aviv this summer are: The Rolling Stones, The Pixies, Soundgarden, Neil Young and Justin Timberlake. So we wanted to find out how hard it is to convince those big international names to …
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Celebrating their Jewish identity around one thousand youngsters from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus have come to Israel on a birthright tour and tonight they will celebrate with israeli counterparts at the ICC in Jerusalem in what is heralded as the Birthright Mega Event. Over the past fifteen years Birthright has brought around Jews from 65 countries on their first trip …
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