Spock (Leonard Nimoy) explains the Jewishness of Star Trek
Posted on January 31, 2008 • By Miriam Schwab
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Leonard Nimoy, the legendary actor who played Spock on Star Trek, gives a great speech on the Jewish elements in Star Trek, and how he based the Vulcan hand greeting on the Kohanim he saw in his synagogue in his youth.
eBay aims to stop fraud with help of newly acquired Israeli Fraud Sciences
Posted on January 29, 2008 • By Miriam Schwab
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In October, we reported about a smallish Israeli company poised to take on the evil world of online purchasing fraud. That company was Fraud Sciences, and now that baby’s all grown up and acquired by eBay/PayPal for $169 million in cash. Sniff. Read more»
Samsung invests in yet another Israeli company: Micro Components
Posted on January 29, 2008 • By Miriam Schwab
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Samsung Ventures Investment Corp. has made a multi-million dollar strategic investment in Micro Components Ltd., a semiconductor packaging technology company, as part of its current financing round.
MCL’s press release states that “This is the first investment that Samsung Ventures has made in an Israeli technology company.” This is only partially true, since while Samsung Ventures may not have invested in other Israeli companies, another prominent arm of Samsung, Samsung Electronics, did invest in Israeli TransChip Israel in November of last year.
Tourism to Israel reaches record high in 2007
Posted on January 29, 2008 • By Jon Bartov
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Israel has seen a record year of tourism since the year 2000, with some 2.3 million visitors arriving on our shores. “Next year in Jerusalem” has happily turned into “This year in Jerusalem,” with the rise in tourism contributing $3.2 billion of tourism-related revenues to the Israeli economy. Read more»
Wine critic Robert Parker rates Israeli wines as “World Class”
Posted on January 28, 2008 • By Jon Bartov
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Robert Parker, arguably one of the world’s most influential wine critics, thinks Israeli wine is pretty good. Parker recently completed his first tasting of Israeli wine, and gave 14 of the 90 wines a grade above 90 (out of 100). The grading system designed by Parker, categorizes a wine with an above 90 score as being “world class.” Read more»
Israeli coach Avram Grant “Granted” extension at Chelsea Football Club
Posted on January 28, 2008 • By Jon Bartov
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Chelsea Football Club has just extended the contract of their coach, Avram Grant, who is also the former Israeli National Team coach. When Grant was named coach of the Chelsea Football Club in September, the cynics didn’t give him a chance. Now, after 16 straight games without a loss, the cynics can’t be heard over the roar of the Chelsea fans. Chelsea, among the top tier clubs in England’s Premier League, has now rewarded Grant’s success with a handsome 4-year contract of 2.5 million pound sterling per annum. Read more»
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