Israeli and Brazilian Ministers Call for Business Collaboration to Boost Ties
The flag of Brazil. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
JNS.org — Israeli Economy Minister Eli Cohen met last week with his Brazilian counterpart, Marcos Pereira, for talks on boosting trade between the...
Under 5’10: All About That Fit
By Elie Robinson
Mark Twain said, “Clothes make the man,” while Shakespeare said, “Apparel oft proclaims the man.” There is undeniable research that human nature leans towards judging a person...
Israeli Start-Up Eases The Great Parking-Space Hunt
By MAX SCHINDLER
You can’t find parking. You circle the block, twisting your head as you look for an open spot, but nothing emerges.
One Israeli start-up is solving this frustration....
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Mideast push Bank of America is hiring bankers in the Middle East as sovereign wealth funds and companies target North American investments. The second-largest US lender by assets is...
Economy Woes: Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.1 Percent
WASHINGTON — Â U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs last month, a weak figure that could slow the momentum President Barack Obama hoped to gain from his speech Thursday night to...
Protecting Your Business and Employees With Deferred Compensation
If you have employees, you know firsthand that the loss of a key employee can have a profound impact on business operations. When an employee leaves, customers who dealt...
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‘Life’ at $13BThermo Fisher Scientific of Waltham, Mass., is close to buying genetic testing equipment maker Life Technologies for about $13 billion, sources said, which would boost Thermo Fisher’s...
Amid Hamas threats, it’s business as usual for Israel’s airport
Sirens were heard early on Thursday morning in the Gaza border area, after a relatively quiet night in Israel.
Earlier, at around 3:00 a.m. the Iron Dome system shot down...
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Garden gate Madison Square Garden, facing a city proposal to move in the next 15 years to clear the way for a new Penn Station, will likely recover the...
Thousands of Bedouins to be forced to move in advance of mining operation
The Jewish state is proposing one of the largest relocations of citizens in the country’s recent history, exceeding the Gaza Strip withdrawal in 2005, when 8,000 citizens were forced...