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Better Place readies commercial launch

As reported by Globes: Electric car venture Better Place LLC today unveiled its national battery recharging and replacement infrastructure. The network already includes 33 stations in operation or under construction, a nationwide network of recharging points, a command and control center, and a fleet management system. Better Place says that by the time of the […]

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Summary of Israeli Private Equity Deals – 2011

As reported by IVC: IVC Reports: $2.88 billion in private equity deals in 2011, up 18% from 2010 Buyout deals up 150% in 2011 The following are the findings of the IVC-GKH Quarterly Private Equity (PE) Survey conducted by IVC Research Center, which for more than 15 years has been at the forefront of private […]

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Can-Fite unit hires Nobel Laureate as director

As reported by IVC: Prof. Roger Kornberg won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the mechanism of eukaryotic gene transcription Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (TASE:CFBI) subsidiary OpththaliX Inc. (Bulletin Board: OPLI) has appointed Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry Prof. Roger Kornberg to its board of directors. Prof. Kornberg won the Nobel Prize […]

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Private equity deals up 18% in 2011

Private equity deals rose 18% to $2.88 billion in 65 transactions in 2011 from $2.44 billion in 2010, according to IVC and Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co. law firm. Ten deals, each more than $100 million, accounted for 75% of the total in 2011. In 2010, there were only five deals totaling more […]

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Israeli Water Solutions for Australias Mines

Click HERE to read about Israel Water Technology in the latest issue of the Australian Journal of Mining

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MAKE YOUR EASTER SPECIAL – WIN A TRIP TO CELEBRATE HOLY WEEK IN THE HOLY LAND

The Israel Ministry of Tourism has just launched an exciting online video competition in advance of Holy Week. To experience Holy Week in Jerusalem is unique – from the Palm Suday procession (1 April) from the Mount of Olives to the Old City; Holy Thursday and the Washing of the Feet Ceremony; the Good Friday […]

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Israel on TRAVEL WEEKLY: salt of the earth

Caroline Adams writes: “The wonderful thing about visiting an ancient destination is the inevitable contrast between the old and the new. And that’s the appeal of Israel. While there has been significant growth in the number of Australians visiting the Holy Land to discover the cradle of Christianity, travellers across the board are increasingly realising […]

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A starry summer in Israel

This will be a summer of stars with an influx of music stars to be performing in Israel: Madonna has announced the she will begin her world tour, in Israel this May. American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses will take the stage at Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park on July 3rd 2012. Backstreet Boys performer “Howie D” […]

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OECD : Israel is world’s second most educated country

As reported in port2port: Israel is ranked second most educated country in the world, among OECD member countries in terms of the number of academics. New Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) report places Israel in second place in terms of the number of its academics. The country in first place is Canada. The […]

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Israeli Cabinet Approves Construction of a Tel Aviv-Eilat Railway Line

As reported in port2port: Israel plans to build railway line linking its Eilat Red Sea port and Mediterranean ports. The project is due to begin operations five years from the start of construction The Cabinet approved the construction of a railway line from Tel Aviv to Eilat.  The 350-kilometer line will be for passengers and […]