One of the largest wine presses ever discovered in Israel was unearthed during an excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in a region to be used for agriculture by a new community slated to be built for the evacuees …
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OurCrowd raises over $12m. for its startups
Crowdfunding platform OurCrowd closes new round for Jeff Pulver’s startup Zula, pushing total raised by fund to over $12m. in its first seven months.
Tel Aviv Exchange signs with Toronto
Early last month, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize cooperation between the markets. Under the MoU, the exchanges will work to broaden relations between them …
Israeli-grown apples exported to Syria
Starting today, March 2, and for the next several weeks, about 30 truckloads of apples grown in the Golan Heights will be exported to Syria, in accordance with government directives and at the request of the International Red Cross. The …
Israel’s first Design Museum opens
The Design Museum of Holon will be the first museum for contemporary design in Israel and one of just a few in the world. Created by internationally renowned Israeli architect Ron Arad, the building itself is considered a work of …
New excavations confirm Madaba Map
The discovery of a 1,500-year-old main road about 15 feet below street level in Jerusalem’s Old City confirms the accuracy of the Madaba Map, an ancient mosaic map from the sixth-seventh century CE, found in a church in Jordan. The …
Israel on list of 25 best banks in 2010
The international magazine Global Finance recently highlighted a list of 25 banks chosen as the best in 2010 in developed markets. Israel’s Mizrahi Tefahot Bank is on the list, along with leading banks from North America, Europe, Asia and the …
Colin Firth to play Lehi commander
British actor Colin Firth of Single Man fame will play the role of Avraham ‘Yair’ Stern, founder and leader of the Lehi underground movement, in director Michael Winterbottom’s new movie about Israel The Promised Land, to be filmed this summer. Lehi …
More antioxidants in colored chickpeas
Researchers at the Volcani Center in Israel find that colored chickpeas have significantly higher antioxidant qualities than the regular cream and beige varieties, according to a new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food …
€1.6 m. for brain and memory research
A €1.6 million grant for brain and memory research has been awarded to a group of scientists from Israel and Germany by DIP, a German-Israeli Project Cooperation. The grant, to be awarded over a five-year period, will fund new research …
Israeli chocolate is sweet on Las Vegas
The Israeli Max Brenner chain specializing in chocolate is truly going international this year, with a 9,214-square-foot branch facing the H&M flagship store in Caesars Palace mall in Los Vegas. The two-storey branch is to include more than 200 seats, …