Jul 28, 2008

It looks as if Senator McCain (who previously toured Israel) is promising to move the American Embassy in Tel Aviv towards Jerusalem if he is elected President. But the question remains–will he? (Israel National News) Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain has categorically stated he will move the American embassy in Israeli from Tel Aviv to...

Jul 28, 2008

Adobe, a software company best known for creating (or at least responsible over) Acrobat reader, Photoshop and Flash (note: which I am hoping that they will bring over towards the iPhone) is now looking towards the Jewish state to help them create even more beautiful software. (Globes Online) “We’d like to develop our market in Israel, but we have...

Jul 28, 2008

It looks as if the Israel Baseball League is preparging to kick off their season this August after a brief hiatus (which they thankfully ended so the sport could live on). (Israel Baseball League) The Israel Baseball League, which inaugurated the first season of professional baseball in Israel last summer, has officially announced its plans for this summer...

For the past six thousand years of recorded history, humanity has be fascinated with building impressive objects. From the tower of Babel to the pyramids of Egypt, humanity it seems is focused on creating impressive structures, whether or not they are needed for our survival. Now it looks as if one Israeli designer has decided to go one step further by designing...

(Hat Tip: Gizmodo and Medgadget) While most people on planet Earth take such items as walking, running and standing for granted, their are many people unable to do these basic three actions due to being paralyzed (whether from birth or from an incident). However one company called Argo Medical Technologies has developed an exoskeleton that may enable those...

Jul 24, 2008

Jacob Richman over at Good News from Israel has some images of over 200 Olim (note: or new immigrants) making Aliyah towards the holy land! (Image Credit: Jacob Richman) Congrats to the new Olim! More images of Israel’s future citizens can be seen over at Jacob’s gallery. Note: There was more news regarding Aliyah over on Israel National News,...

Jul 13, 2008

Water is an important element that most (if not all) organisms need in order to remain in the “alive category.” Unfortunately not just any water will do, as some animals (not to mention people) depend upon clean fresh water in order to survive. While some people turn towards technology in order to help filter out their water, these scientists are...

It looks like the Chineese are not the only ones visiting Israel in increasing numbers, as Poland’s citizens are decending upon the holy land in greater numbers as well. (Globes Online) Tourism from Poland to Israel has grown, and Poland is now the fifth largest European country of origin for incoming tourists. About 12,700 Polish tourists entered Israel...

While most of the worlds attention will be focused upon the 2008 Olympics being hosted in Beijing, London is preparing to host the event four years down the road in 2012. In order to make sure that the event runs “as smooth as possible,” it looks as if the British are seeking Israeli advice when it comes to security. (Israel National News) The...

Jul 9, 2008

(Hat Tip: Israel National News and IsRealli, Image Credit: Haaretz.com) It looks as if the Israeli Knesset has voted in a new holiday to honor the Ethiopian Jews, many who made aliyah towards the Jewish state. (Ynet News) The Knesset plenum decided to formally add the Ethiopian Sigd holiday to the list of State holidays, and will be holding an annual state...

Jul 6, 2008

(Image: Screen shot of virtual G.ho.st OS) When it comes to computer operating systems (or OS for short), Microsoft Windows is king. Despite the fact that it dominates the desktop space, Windows (as well as many of its user friendly OS competitors) are often expensive, making them legally unaffordable for half of the planet. Worse, accessing ones data while...

Last week, Dror Zahavi (an Israeli) won the People’s Choice Award (at the Moscow Film Festival) for directing a film entitled “For My Father” (which was in German). (Haaretz.com) Israeli filmmaker Dror Zahavi’s “For My Father” captured the people’s choice award at the annual Moscow Film Festival on Saturday. The film,...