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World-Changing Israeli Technologies Wow at Global Investor Summit
JNS.org - You’re cruising along the highway. Suddenly, your car starts to sputter, your engine grumbles, and your car comes to a screeching halt. The...
Newly Patented Underwater Hotel Eyes Red Sea Resort in Israel
Florida-based Planet Ocean Underwater Hotel recently received a US patent for a fully submerged luxury-stay resort and is eyeing Israel's Red Sea coast as one of its prime locations for development. According to a press release by Planet Ocean last...
Israel Easing Visa Restrictions for Foreign Entrepreneurs
The percentage of foreign employees in Tel Aviv startups is far below global and Silicon Valley averages, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Just 2% of Tel Aviv startup staff are foreign, while those figures are 29% globally and 5% in Silicon Valley,...
Israel Venture Activist Jon Medved: China Could Invest Up to $1 Billion in Israeli Tech This Year
China could be investing up to $1 billion in Israeli tech this year, OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved told Bloomberg on Wednesday. Medved said China "needs innovation and new technology ... and real technology," which he explained focused almost exclusively...

Iconic Israeli Entrepreneur Yossi Vardi Credits Pushy Jewish Mother for His Startup Success
Legendary Israeli investor Yossi Vardi credited his success in Israel's lucrative start-up industry to his...

Veil of Secrecy Surrounds Apple’s CEO Tim Cook’s Trip to Israel
Apple's CEO Tim Cook took a secret trip to Israel this weekend, arriving in the...

Syria Fighting Stalls Golan Apple Harvest Shipment to Syria
For the second year in a row, Israeli Jewish and Druze apple growers on the...

The Israeli Start-Up Behind the Hottest Viral Videos on the Web (VIDEO)
An Israeli Start-up, Cat2See, which sells a gadget that allows pet owners to view, feed,...

Israel Tax Chief: Gaza Operation Cost NIS 4.5 Billion So Far
Israel Tax Authority Director Moshe Asher said Operation Protective Edge is estimated to have...

World-Changing Israeli Technologies Wow at Global Investor Summit
JNS.org - You’re cruising along the highway. Suddenly, your car starts to sputter, your engine grumbles, and your car comes to a screeching halt. The tow...

Newly Patented Underwater Hotel Eyes Red Sea Resort in Israel
Florida-based Planet Ocean Underwater Hotel recently received a US patent for a fully submerged luxury-stay resort and is eyeing Israel's Red Sea coast as one of its prime...

Israel Easing Visa Restrictions for Foreign Entrepreneurs
The percentage of foreign employees in Tel Aviv startups is far below global and Silicon Valley averages, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Just 2% of Tel Aviv startup staff are foreign,...

Israel Venture Activist Jon Medved: China Could Invest Up to $1 Billion in Israeli Tech This Year
China could be investing up to $1 billion in Israeli tech this year, OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved told Bloomberg on Wednesday. Medved said China "needs innovation and new technology...

Iconic Israeli Entrepreneur Yossi Vardi Credits Pushy Jewish Mother for His Startup Success
Legendary Israeli investor Yossi Vardi credited his success in Israel's lucrative start-up industry to his relentless Jewish mother, the U.K.'s Daily Mail reported on Thursday. "Jewish mothers are...

Veil of Secrecy Surrounds Apple’s CEO Tim Cook’s Trip to Israel
Apple's CEO Tim Cook took a secret trip to Israel this weekend, arriving in the Jewish state for the inauguration of Apple's new offices in...

Syria Fighting Stalls Golan Apple Harvest Shipment to Syria
For the second year in a row, Israeli Jewish and Druze apple growers on the Golan Heights are unable to send their produce to Syria,...

The Israeli Start-Up Behind the Hottest Viral Videos on the Web (VIDEO)
An Israeli Start-up, Cat2See, which sells a gadget that allows pet owners to view, feed, play with, and even pester their lil' own cat, is...

Israel Tax Chief: Gaza Operation Cost NIS 4.5 Billion So Far
Israel Tax Authority Director Moshe Asher said Operation Protective Edge is estimated to have cost Israel about NIS 4.5 billion ($1.3 billion) in terms...

Israel and Japan Sign R&D Cooperation Agreement
JNS.org - Israel signed a research and development (R&D) cooperation agreement with Japan for the first time on Sunday. The agreement will allocate funding to...
Israel’s Leviathan Strikes $30 Billion Gas Deal With U.K.’s BG Group
JNS.org - Partners in Israel's Leviathan natural gas field have signed a non-binding letter of intent to supply the U.K.'s BG Group with an estimated...

Israeli Bio-Tech in Nasdaq IPO; Miracle White Blood Cell Injection Can Save Diabetics From Gangrene (VIDEO)
Petah Tikva, Israel-based MacroCure Ltd. filed a prospectus to raise up to $300 million on the Nasdaq, Israel's Globes business daily reported on Wednesday. MacroCure's...

Israeli Hedge Fund IT Co Financial Algorithms Reportedly Target of $4 Billion Takeover Bid
Financial Algorithms, an Israeli information technology company that creates trading algorithms for hedge funds, is the target of a $4 billion takeover bid from an unidentified...

Dutch Pension Fund PGGM Reportedly Regrets Divesting From Israeli Markets
Dutch pension fund giant PGGM now regrets a decision in January to divest from five Israeli banks, according to Dutch fund managers cited by...