May 2012
25 posts
“If the recent reports are true, Face.com will not be the first Israeli startup...”
– Facebook rumored to acquire Israeli startup, Ynet news
“There are a number of similarities between Israeli and Korean cultures: a strong...”
– Jerusalem’s Korean quarter, The Times of Israel
KFAR MENACHEM (JTA) – It’s become a mainstay of Saturday nights on the Ben Yehuda Street pedestrian mall in Jerusalem.
Between the crowds of Israeli revelers and American teens at the frozen-yogurt shops, a group of Koreans singing hymns vies for...
“People passed him by and didn’t do a thing. I didn’t think for a second about...”
– Israeli saves Turk on Mount Everest, Ynet Magazine
Heartwarming story about a man who would’ve been the youngest Israeli mountain climber to conquer the Everest summit, Nadav Ben-Yehuda, 24, but instead saved a Turkish climber while ascending Mount Everest in late March.
Actor John Cleese to star in Israeli film "Hunting...
From Ynet news:
Renowned British comedian John Cleese has been cast in Israeli director Reshef Levy’s next film “Hunting Elephants,” worldwide media are reporting.
Best known for his part in Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, Cleese has been dubbed one of the world’s most influential comedians. This will be his first time appearing in an Israeli production.
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Actor John Cleese to star in Israeli film "Hunting...
From Ynet news:
Renowned British comedian John Cleese has been cast in Israeli director Reshef Levy’s next film “Hunting Elephants,” worldwide media are reporting.
Best known for his part in Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, Cleese has been dubbed one of the world’s most influential comedians. This will be his first time appearing in an Israeli production.
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“Is one minute too much for the IOC to spend in remembrance of 11 innocent lives...”
– U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement today in response to the International Olympic Committee’s failure to accede to Israel’s request for a moment of silence at the 2012 Olympic Games to pay tribute to the 11 Israeli...
“My heart is still bleeding for Daniel. I’ll never be recovered from that.”
– Family wins $323 million against Iran, Syria over terrorist attack
From MSNBC today:
A Weston, Fla., family has won a landmark $323 million court decision against Iran and Syria, six years after their son was killed by a suicide bomber in Tel Aviv. When they’ll see the money is another matter.
A...
A word from Ambassador Michael Oren in the Wall...
From a release from the Embassy of Israel:
Marking the State of Israel’s 64th anniversary this week, Ambassador Michael Oren wrote an editorial for the Wall Street Journal exploring why the public perception of Israel has shifted so dramatically over the past four decades, especially given that “Israel today is more democratic and … even more committed to peace.” You can find the...
“In the interview, Ozkose described the Israeli detention center as “five-star”...”
– The Times of Israel, May 15
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish journalist who was held captive in Syria for two months said Monday that he was intensely interrogated while blindfolded by Syrian authorities who suspected he was a spy.
Adem Ozkose, a writer for Turkey’s Milat newspaper, also told The...
“And he told me that while I could learn how to spice the turkey shwarma, roast...”
– “Falafel to the rescue,” The Times of Israel, May 11.
This article tells the story of former IDF soldier and now Times of Israel Reporter Mitch Ginsburg’s long-standing, loving relationship with falafel.
“I would love to be in the Mossad and maybe I am. Who knows? I think that being a...”
– EILAT (AP) — The brazen 2010 assassination of a Hamas operative in Dubai, in which Israel’s spy agency was accused, unfurled like a spy movie thriller — and in fact much of it was caught on camera. Now an Israeli movie plays it as a spy caper, complete with a sly seductress played by Israeli...
Komen Race for the Cure in Jerusalem, 2012 →
The link above leads to a photostream of high-resolution photos from the Race for the Cure in Jerusalem.
From the Israeli Embassy in Tel Aviv:
Ambassador Shapiro, Ms. Fisher, Senator Joseph and Hadassah Lieberman, the Jerusalem mayor and Ms. Beverly Barkat joined over 40 U.S. Embassy women and men in raising awareness, raising money and raising spirits for all those touched by breast cancer at...
“Elelyso is among just a handful of original drugs developed in Israel that have...”
– Haaretz, 5/3.
A drug developed in Israel has gained FDA approval.
Haaretz reports: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave approval on Tuesday - late Tuesday night, Israel time - for Protalix Biotherapeutics to market its experimental biotech drug for a form of the rare genetic disease...
“Finding something like this is like getting regards from a real person who lived...”
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The Times of Israel reported today that a stone seal at least 2,600 years old was found near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. According to its inscription, it belonged to a man named Matanyahu, meaning “gift of God.”
According to the article:
The seal was found in a structure adjacent...
