Haredim as the next wave of tech entrepreneurs?
A tech forum by, of, and for ultra-Orthodox entrepreneurs aims to provide the skills they need to make it in business
View ArticleHi-tech offers Israel’s religious Jews a job path
Though they may lack basic math skills, yeshiva studies provide haredim with tools surprisingly applicable to computer programming
View ArticlePolice probe Peretz, Labor MKs for buying votes
Party leader Shelly Yachimovich points the finger at her predecessor; ex-minister Salah Tarif and ex-MK Raleb Majadele also named
View ArticleLapid cancels biannual budget
Finance minister blames ‘massive overdraft’ on predecessor, says annual budget better for economic policy
View ArticleEx-PM and former Mossad chief rap PM’s silence on Arab peace plan
Ehud Olmert says historic opportunity ‘must be seized,’ Danny Yatom urges strengthening mutual trust
View ArticlePopular former MK will not head lands authority
Netanyahu says coalition agreements forced him to withdraw the elections-eve appointment of Moshe Kahlon
View ArticleWaze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech
‘You have again put Israeli technology on the world stage,’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Waze CEO
View ArticlePeres says Israeli tech can serve the world
On a visit to Jerusalem Venture Partners, president reviews technologies he believes can help bring freedom to democracy-averse regimes
View ArticleYachimovich plans to call early party primaries
Labor leader reportedly mulling preemptive move as challenges to her leadership grow
View ArticleYachimovich calls Labor primaries for November
After the party’s had six leaders in 12 years, Yachimovich seeks to ‘make history’ by becoming ‘first party chair in a long time to be reelected’
View ArticleWith MKs behind him, Herzog to challenge for Labor chair
Party No. 2 meeting with MKs Cabel and Margalit to present united front against incumbent Yachimovich in November primaries
View ArticleHerzog announces candidacy for Labor chairmanship
Party No. 2 to challenge Shelly Yachimovich, who hopes to become the first leader of Labor to be reelected in years
View ArticleJerusalem mayor is richest politician
Forbes ranks Nir Barkat first, with a net worth of $122 million; Netanyahu comes in sixth
View ArticleRace for Labor leadership gets under way
Shelly Yachimovich, widely expected to win reelection as party chair, hopes to reverse a generation of ballot-box setbacks
View ArticleHerzog: Netanyahu sowing ‘unnecessary panic’ on Iran
In first policy push since his election, new Labor chief and opposition leader criticizes PM’s response to nuclear deal
View ArticleIn Ramallah, Herzog seeks Labor’s return as dovish alternative
Newly elected opposition leader envisions party as a front runner in next elections, hopes to champion peace prospects and advance real change in society
View ArticleHaredi start-up star’s feet set firmly in two worlds
Mixing ‘sacred’ with ‘profane,’ Yossi Rabinovitz builds an e-commerce business good enough for a top Israeli accelerator
View ArticleMK Erel Margalit illustrates the fabric and ethos of Start-up Nation
Israel has given a great deal to the world, and a Knesset member familiar with the tech world describes those gifts
View ArticleIsrael defies Hamas rockets, creates tech for world: MK
High-tech workers create while rockets fall, giving country a victory no one can take away, says Erel Margalit
View ArticleIsraeli high-tech entrepreneur turns his focus to politics
Reuters: MK Erel Margalit wants to use the power of government to fix things that Israel’s technology economy couldn’t
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