Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv is changing, changing fast

:anglosaxy: (Free subscription) | yesterday

Just a few years ago this skyline simply didn't exist. Not sure I'm a big fan, but it does look kind of impressive...

A Qik Look at Breakfast with Jeff Pulver (and Friends) in Tel Aviv:

The Jeff Pulver Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Earlier today I hosted a breakfast at Cafe Aroma in Tel Aviv. The following video clips were originally broadcast live during the breakfast. Tags: Qik , Social Media , breakfast , Tel Aviv , Jeff Pulver

Tel Aviv's Star is Rising

The Lobby from SPG (Free subscription) | yesterday

Israel has become a popular vacation destination for Americans, especially in Tel Aviv, where the beach is beautiful (and directly outside the Sheraton Moriah Tel Aviv) and the tensions of the region are less of a concern. The economy is...

McCartney to play Tel Aviv, 43 years after Israel's Beatles ban

BBC News (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008

Sir Paul McCartney is to play a concert in Tel Aviv - 43 years after being banned from performing there.

Sideshow: Paul to play Tel Aviv at last

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday

Paul McCartney yesterday confirmed that he will perform a Sept. 25 concert in Tel Aviv, 43 years after a pesky gov official, Education Ministry director Yaakov Sarid, banned Sir Paul's legendary band, the Beatles, from performing in Israel lest they corrupt the nation's youth.

Israel Stocks: Tel Aviv trades lower as Bank Hapoalim posts weaker earnings

Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

... Systems slumped after the company rejected a takeover proposal.Late in the trading day, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's benchmark TA-25 Index fell nearly 1% to 1019.71 and the TA-100 Index slumped 0.8% to 926.92. The Tel-Tech 15 Index of top technology issues also gave ground, shedding 0.4% to 233.49. The most-active issues were Israel Chemicals and the fertilizer producer's holding company...

Veteran Israeli peace campaigner Abie Nathan dies in Tel Aviv

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008

Tel Aviv - Abie Nathan, a maverick Israeli peace campaigner who was flew solo to Egypt in an attempt to meet then-Egyptian president Gamal Abdul Nasser and founded The Voice of Peace radio station which attracted tens of millions of listeners, died W...

Plains of Abraham to Tel Aviv: McCartney confirms concert in Israel

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008

Former Beatle Paul McCartney performs during a charity concert in Kiev in June. (Nataliya Chubenko/Associated Press)Paul McCartney is set to play his first concert in Israel, 43 years after Israel blocked a concert by the Beatles for fear the band would corrupt Israeli youth.McCartney confirmed Wednesday that he would play in Tel Aviv on Sept. 25, promising to give Israelis "the night they have...

Flower Power: Tel Aviv University Researchers Are Combatting Cancer With A Jasmine-Based Drug

Medical,Health News and Articles (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008

Could a substance from the jasmine flower hold the key to an effective new therapy to treat cancer? Prof. Eliezer Flescher of The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University thinks so. He and his colleagues have developed an anti-cancer drug based on a decade of research into the commercial applications of the compound Jasmonate, a [...]

Flower Power: Tel Aviv University Researchers Are Combatting Cancer With A Jasmine-Based Drug

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008

Could a substance from the jasmine flower hold the key to an effective new therapy to treat cancer? Prof. Eliezer Flescher of The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University thinks so. He and his colleagues have developed an anti-cancer drug based on a decade of research into the commercial applications of the compound Jasmonate, a synthetic compound derived from the flower itself. Prof....

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Tel-Aviv Court Rules in Favor of Sun Pharmaceutical; No Special Tender Offer Necessary in Taro Offer

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Back in the Hi-Tech Startup Capital of the World - Tel Aviv

The Jeff Pulver Blog (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008

I'm spending this week in Tel Aviv and I look forward to spending time catching up with a number of (early) early-stage startups. This morning I hosted a successful Keiretsu meeting which brought together many of the Israeli startups I'm involved with. Tomorrow morning I am hosting my 4th “Real-Time Social Networking Breakfast” event in Tel Aviv this year. This looks like it may be my...

Tel Aviv: Bad Arolsen report, Sept. 8

Tracing the Tribe (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008

In May, Israel Genealogical Society president Michael Goldstein participated in the first group of professional genealogists to visit the International Tracing Service archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany. He will report on his experience to the IGS's Tel Aviv branch at 7pm, Monday, September 8. The program, in Hebrew, will include the archives' scope, as well as the pros and cons of a field trip...

Green Prophet: Segway Mobile Tourism Information Points Hit Tel Aviv and Jaffa

English Webster (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008

As part of its overall activities to improve service for tourists visiting the city this summer, the Association for Tourism Tel Aviv-Jaffa has introduced Segway mobile information points onto the city streets. The unique, colorful Segways can be found on the streets of Tel Aviv seven days a week... ...to keep reading, visit Green Prophet...

Tel-Aviv Court Rules in Favor of Sun Pharmaceutical; No Special Tender Offer Necessary in Taro Offer

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 26 INDIA-Sun-amends-tendMUMBAI, India /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUN PHARMA, BSE: 524715) today announced it was victorious in all elements of its defense of the litigation brought against it in the Tel-Aviv District Court by Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Taro) and certain of its directors. The Tel-Aviv...