I visited P&G office in Tel Aviv. Lital Asher-Dotan, who established Procter & Gamble first R&D hub in Israel called “P&G Israel House of Innovation”, explained why P&G calls Israel a “startup nation.”  Image of P&G office in Tel Aviv by Shannon Reaudeau In the entry lobby of P&G office, which is 20 minutes away from Google’s [...]

Ron Ben-Israel hosts Food Network show in which chefs compete to make the most impressive dessert. Photo: Courtesy TEANECK, NJ – As the minutes on the clock tick away, the chefs run about their kitchens furiously trying to complete their Taj Mahal-themed desserts. “What have I got for you now?” booms the thickly accented master [...]

Danes and Mandy Patinkin arrive in Israel on Wednesday, ahead of scheduled filming; acclaimed Showtime series is based on Israel’s ‘Hatufim.’ Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin, the stars of the Showtime series Homeland, arrived in Israel on Wednesday, where the hit show will film parts of its second season. The Showtime series is based on [...]

Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protectionhas launched a new mobile app that encourages environmentally-friendly behavior, intended to teach people how to lead a greener life and save money. The free app was launched as part of the ministry’s Let’s Think Green campaign. “After years of being accustomed to commercials that encourage wasteful and unnecessary consumerism, we stand on [...]

Special: Leading Israeli venture capitalist Erel Margalit helps Sweden develop its startup industry One of Europe’s strongest economies takes advice from Israelis. A crowd of some 400 Swedish entrepreneurs, managers and venture capitalists gathered in a small conference hall in the town of Kista, near Stockholm. The occasion was the 10th anniversary of entrepreneurial incubator STING, [...]

32-year-old is greeted by crowds of supporters as she becomes first to finish marathon in bionic suit A paralysed woman has become the first person to complete a marathon in a bionic suit. Claire Lomas finished the London Marathon 16 days after the race began. The 32-year-old said she was “over the moon” as she [...]

I visited Google’s office in Tel Aviv where about 50 people work in Marketing & Sales and over 200 in the engineers department. Yes, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google founders, are Jewish. However,  this post has no religious orientation. If you are looking for some sort of religious conspiracy theory go elsewhere, here you [...]

One of Israel’s earliest settlements is where the ancient art of wine-making was revitalized in the 19th century. t’s picture-postcard perfect: Zichron Ya’akov (“Jacob’s Memorial”), an Israeli town at the southern end of the Carmel mountain range 22 miles south of Haifa, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and boasting ideal conditions for growing wine grapes. Dotted [...]

Now that Google Street View is alive and kicking in Israel, you can check out some of Israel’s must see attractions before you even think about buying a ticket to the Holy Land! We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 things to see in Israel on Google Street View, the places and sites we [...]

Microsoft showed off 40 of its new technologies at its annual innovation show — and made it clear that Israel is extremely important to the future fortunes of the company Yoram Ya’akobi, director of Microsoft Israel’s Development Center (photo credit: Courtesy) Microsoft’s best and brightest new technologies, many developed in Israel, were on display at [...]