Israel’s State Bird
The wait is over: after five long months of campaigning, the Hoopoe has beat out nine other finalists to secure the title of Israel’s state bird. The winner was announced on Thursday at the…
Read moreShekel Begins Trading on Global Markets
“The shekel will finally become fully convertible in international currency markets this week and will be traded by major commercial banks along with 16 other world currencies following approval by CLS Bank International in…
Read moreGot $1,000,000?
If you live in the Diaspora and you have a sizable amount of money that you are considering donating, Oudi Recanati of the Jewish Funders Network wants to talk with you before you give.…
Read moreHappy Anniversary
We just may have a small image issue here. Just look at the results of this recent poll done for the BBC (not exactly a source of pro-Israel material itself). People think more highly…
Read moreEight Confirmed Killed in Terrorist Attack on Jerusalem Yeshiva
Haaretz.com reports that eight are confirmed dead in todays terrorist attack on Jerusalem Yeshiva Mercaz Harav. Full story here.
Read moreYoung American Jews Alienated From Israel. NOT!
For the past several years we have read article after article about this problem, The Jewish youth in North America are becoming more and more alienated from Israel. A real bummer! What to do?…
Read moreShekel to be no Longer Considered an “Emerging” Currency
Great news for the Israeli economy! After decades of being considered an emerging currency by the international banking community, the Israeli shekel will soon be taking a big step up to being accepted by…
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