The Middle East has been growing date palms for centuries. The average tree is about 18-20 feet tall and yields about 38 pounds of dates a year. Israeli date trees are now yielding 400 pounds/year and are short enough to be harvested from the ground or a short ladder. Israel, the 100th smallest country, withContinue reading “Facts Regarding Israel”
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Video: The Churches of Jerusalem
Though there are many sacred sites peppered around Israel, Jerusalem has a magic no other place can produce. Jerusalem is home to beautiful churches and other sacred and historical sites Israel has more than a million specifically Christian visitors each year. Many of them spend most of their time in Jerusalem – where pilgrims fromContinue reading “Video: The Churches of Jerusalem”
TWO ISRAELI COMPANIES WIN GE CLEANTECH CHALLENGE
Two Israeli start-ups, WinFlex, a wind-energy company, and GridON, which outfits electric grids, were among the five winners of the GE Ecomagination Challenge. Selected out of more than 4,000 entries from around the globe, each winner received $100,000 to further develop their ideas, which had to fall into three broad categories: Renewables, Grid andContinue reading “TWO ISRAELI COMPANIES WIN GE CLEANTECH CHALLENGE”
Amazon’s Kindle: A Made-in-Israel Story
As reported in Israel 21C: They made Java “cool” again by using it to develop a device for reading the Kindle, and once again a major tech invention emanates from Israel. Windows; ICQ (known today as AOL Chat); anti-virus software; cell phone technology – you name it and Israel has had a hand in theContinue reading “Amazon’s Kindle: A Made-in-Israel Story”
Ready to reap a potential windfall
As reported by Israel21c: While gas and oil exploration rigs have been dominating the energy news headlines in Israel of late, at least one man and his company think Israel should try to catch the wind to meet the country’s ever-increasing energy needs. Zahal (also the Hebrew acronym for IDF – Israel Defense Forces) Harel,Continue reading “Ready to reap a potential windfall”
Desert Challenge at the Dead Sea
The annual Veolia Desert Challenge will take place on 17 and 18 December 2010 at the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth and one of the finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature global campaign.. The Desert challenge, which attracts thousands of mountain bike riders and runners, is not just about racing. It offers theContinue reading “Desert Challenge at the Dead Sea”
New renewable energy research center
As reported by Israel21c: A renewable energy research center is to be established in southern Israel. It will be operated by the Arava Group, initiated by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Eilat-Elot municipality. The Arava Group recently won a tender from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor to establish and operateContinue reading “New renewable energy research center”
Changing the way we chat
As reported by Israel21c a Revolutionary new Israeli Videochats program means you can chat directly from Facebook, while Website owners can chat directly to customers and enhance sales. Video chatting – communicating through an instant messaging program via a webcam – is nothing new, but a novel application created by Israeli entrepreneur, mathematician and linguistContinue reading “Changing the way we chat”
BIRD Energy to Invest $4.2m in 5 US-Israel Projects
As reported in IVC: The projects’ total aggregate budget is $12.8 million. Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD-F) unit BIRD Energy will invest $4.2 million in five new joint renewable energy projects by US and Israeli companies. The projects’ total aggregate budget is $12.8 million. The projects are a system for energyContinue reading “BIRD Energy to Invest $4.2m in 5 US-Israel Projects”
Israel’s man on space
As reported in Israel 21C: It’s men like Dr Zvi Kaplan who are leading Israel, one of only eight nations in the world to launch an indigenous satellite into space, into the billion-dollar space industry. An Israeli has yet to moonwalk – and the country’s only astronaut Ilan Ramon perished on a tragic NASA missionContinue reading “Israel’s man on space”
Israel Trade and Economic Commission Sydney, Australia 