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.” In the entry lobby of P&G office, which is 20 minutes away from Google’s office in Tel Aviv, Continue Reading »

Israeli actor Alon Aboutboul makes an appearance on NCIS’ finale last night! LA based Israeli actor Alon Aboutboul was at the center of last night’s season finale of “NCIS: LA”. His Iranian character was part of the mystery, as images of him appeared on screen linking him to the show’s Continue Reading »

Madonna, J. Lo, Red Hot Chili Peppers et al will be joined by indie acts like Afghan Whigs and ‘Boardwalk Empire’ theme song writers Brian Jonestown Massacre Lenny Kravitz, the rocker/songwriter/producer/fashion designer, is set to play Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park on October 6. He is joining a string of other Continue Reading »

Sitting with AnnaLynne McCord at Jerusalem’s Inbal Hotel on Sunday morning, the blond actress comes off as a regular person with some well thought-out opinions, and not as a Hollywood ‘celebrity’ one would expect. McCord is currently known for her role as Naomi Clark in CW’s 90210. While her manager insists Continue Reading »

Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, counterpart Royal Society of Canada (RSC) sign memorandum of understanding The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and its counterpart, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) have established a memorandum of understanding. The ceremony was held in Toronto last week, with President Shimon Peres Continue Reading »

On May 14, 1948, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed as British rule in Palestine came to an end. The May 15 New York Times reported, “The declaration of the new state by David Ben-Gurion, chairman of the National Council and the first Premier of reborn Israel, was delivered Continue Reading »

Organizers of Argentinean festival recognize ‘great creativity’ of Israel’s booth by selecting it from representatives of more than 40 countries Israel was honored Monday at one of the largest literary festivals in the Spanish-speaking world. Organizers of the International Book Fair of Buenos Aires awarded Israel’s booth an honorable mention, Continue Reading »

Israel ranks second only to Denmark in providing favorable conditions for cleantech development, but that innovation has yet to significantly affect the local environment. Cleantech is the name given to the range of new technologies being developed to reduce environmental damage and encourage the use of renewable energy. The field Continue Reading »

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 Continue Reading »

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 Continue Reading »