(Hat Tip: Jerusalem Newswire) I probably do not need to go over the feelings many Palestinians have towards Israeli’s, but it seems that some Israeli medics responded to an emergency in what some would consider to be enemy territory. (Jerusalem Post) MDA medics risked their lives Friday and crossed Erez Crossing to the Palestinian side in order to...

After a medical accident left some Kazakhstan children infected with a horrible disease, government officials asked their Hebrew friends for help. (Ynet News) An Israeli medical team from the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem and a social worker from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) left for Kazakhstan on Saturday in order to assist...

Mar 30, 2007

(Hat Tip: Solomonia) Intel has not been doing too well recently, with competition eating away at their profits and stealing their competition (an issue that their stock holders are bringing up). Now it seems that Intel is turning towards minds in Haifa, Israel in order for the company to get its groove back. (Bloomberg.com) Five hundred employees and guests...

Mar 30, 2007

Colautti strikes second goal (Photo: Eli Elgarat) Despite the disappointing draw between England, it seems like Israel has made a comeback by shutting out Estonia four to nothing, enabling them to (hopefully) qualify for the Euro 2008 games. (Ynet News) Israel dominated from the outset and goalkeeper Dudu Aouate was hardly troubled by the Estonians. They had...

Okay, unless you are an investor, you may find this news to be slightly boring. But if you are an investor, this news should make you ponder about international markets such as Israel as a potential field to “sow and reap” in. (Globes Online) Exports (excluding diamonds, ships and planes) rose by an annualized 6.7% in December 2006-February 2007, the...

An Israeli brother and sister decided to help save the life of their sick brother (who suffers from leukemia) by each donating a part of their lung. (Israel Today) A brother and sister of a 35-year-old man suffering from a chronic lung disease successfully each donated a lower lobe of their lungs, saving his life. This was the first successful live-donor lung...

Mar 27, 2007

I was originally going to publish the story from Globes Online, but since they only had one paragraph (come on Globes) I decided to Google for a more in depth story. (Haaretz) AOL’s new Israeli representative was not purchased only for the search technology it developed, which quickly became the American giant’s rejuvenation engine, but also for...

Mar 27, 2007

I was really hoping that Israel would dominate this game, but apparently neither side was strong enough to pull off even one shot! It seemed to be a struggle throughout the entire game. You can find more shots of the game over here. Oh well, at least English fans enjoyed the beer. Content Copyright 2006-2009 of IsraGood. All Rights Reserved. Violators (and...

I am still mystified by how the “economics” of this whole thing works, but it seems that a blade cutting machine for jet engines may be able to help cut the cost of airfare (something desperately needed as they seem to be milking every dollar/shekel out of our pockets). (Globes Online) Iscar Ltd. subsidiary Shafir Production Systems Ltd. will unveil...

Mar 27, 2007

Although this is very possible with hard lines (i.e. network cables) this can be a pain in the rear end via wireless cards. The difference between me and Israeli Professor Roi Friedman is that he actually figured out an easy way of doing this, and he is willing to share his secret for free. (Israel 21st Century) One and a half years later, a team of PhD students...

It seems that several hundred Christians will be visiting the Holy Land in order to celebrate the reunification of Jerusalem exactly 40 years ago. (Israel Today) More than 200 Evangelical Christians are expected to arrive in Israel on Tuesday for the “Jerusalem Assembly,” a three-day marathon of events, celebrating 40 years of the reunification of...

This definitely is a record for the Israeli state! Despite all that’s going on, it looks like the economy is doing fairly well in Israel. (Globes Online) The Bank of Israel said, “The balance of assets abroad totaled about $156 billion at end of 2006, a rise of $34 billion on the end-2005 position. Most of this increase was due to an increase of...