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A Message From the Mayor Of Tel Aviv

As you know, the recent hostilities with Hamas and the new long-range rockets pose greater threats to the people of Tel Aviv-Yafo. At this time, I would like to reach out to our friends and supporters around the world in order to assure you that we here in Tel Aviv-Yafo are safe and sound. I [...]

Morissette to Perform in Israel Despite Protests

Morissette to Perform in Israel Despite Protests

Many celebrities have made political statements against Israel in recent years. In 2010, Jacob Weisberg of The Daily Beast reported that actress Meg Ryan had cancelled a planned trip to Jerusalem, it “protest Israeli policy.” Meanwhile, according to The Jerusalem Post, other celebrities including the following support Palestinians over Israel: Cynthia Nixon, Tony Kushner, Julianne [...]

UCI Calls International Community to Hold Hamas Accountable

The Unity Coalition for Israel (UCI) is calling for the international community to hold Hamas accountable for its many war crimes against Israeli civilian populations as well as against their own people. Arabs in Gaza suffer under Hamas which routinely uses them as human shields through the placement and firing of terrorist missiles from heavily [...]

Jay Sekulow & ACLJ Says Shame on the BBC!

Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) says it’s despicable that the British Broadcasting Company, the largest broadcast organization in the world refuses to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The BCC intentionally refuses to list Jerusalem as the capital of Israel – and this despite a direct appeal from [...]

NASDAQ Gives Alvarion® an Extension to Meet Minimum Bid Price

NASDAQ Gives Alvarion® an Extension to Meet Minimum Bid Price

Alvarion® Ltd., based in Tel Aviv, has been just been given a 180 day extension by NASDAQ to meet the minimum per share bid price needed to remain listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The minimum per share bid price is one dollar, but the Israeli company’s current share price, traded on the NASDAQ under [...]

Israeli Powerhouse Film “The Flat” Debuts in America

Israeli Powerhouse Film “The Flat” Debuts in America

This past Friday, the Israeli film, “The Flat” (or HaDira in Hebrew), made its American debut at New York City’s IFC Center. The film, a documentary directed by Arnon Goldfinger, was originally released in Israel in 2011 to rave reviews, and has garnered a number of awards internationally, including the Israeli Ophir award for best [...]

The One Middle Eastern Country Where American Flags Aren’t Burnt

The One Middle Eastern Country Where American Flags Aren’t Burnt

Important and smart Israel Public Relations campaign: “There is one Middle Eastern country where citizens don’t burn American flags”. This week, a rally was held outside of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, where Israelis expressed support for America. Clearly a major contrast to the anti-American hatred of the rest of the Middle East. Israel [...]

UK Media:  Say It Loud & Clear:  Jerusalem Is The Capital Of Israel!

UK Media: Say It Loud & Clear: Jerusalem Is The Capital Of Israel!

By Ronn Torossian Rather than reporting on the news, many reporters particularly in politics want to create and shape the news.  This issue is readily apparent by media covering the Middle East, where a sovereign nation’s capital isn’t referred to as such by many in the world’s media. Luckily, in the UK there is an [...]

Given Imaging Ltd Surges Among Israeli Stocks

Given Imaging Ltd Surges Among Israeli Stocks

Given Imaging Ltd, based in Yokneam, Israel, was a driving leader in the recent gains seen in the Bloomberg Israel-US Equity Index (ISRA25BN), which tracks the Israeli companies that are most highly traded in the United States. The company’s New York traded shares reached their highest premium yet over the Tel Aviv traded shares on [...]

MyHeritage Introduces Powerful Record Matching Technology to Build Family Trees

MyHeritage Introduces Powerful Record Matching Technology to Build Family Trees

MyHeritage is a family tree website with a truly global reach. The company behind it has major offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Provo, Utah. It also operates with user interfaces in 38 languages to allow people to find family members the world over. In the continuation of that effort, MyHeritage just announced its new [...]

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