Swastikas on Russian Chabad center in cradle of Lubavitch Hasidic movement
Anti-Semitic slogans were scrawled on the fence of a Jewish cultural center in the Russian village of Lyubavichi, the cradle of the Chabad Hasidic movement. Read more.
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Kofi Annan remembered as friend of Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Foreign Ministry expressed sorrow on Saturday night for the passing at age 80 of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, a diplomat who made the UN a tiny bit less anti-Israel. Read more.
Hi-tech trailblazers: The Druze heart of the Start-Up Nation
If, as they say in Africa, it takes a village to raise a child, in Israel it takes many villages to make the “Start-Up Nation.” Read more.
First-ev er 'Ask the Rabbanit' website to be launched by women scholars
The initiative, called Meshivat Nefesh, follows an eight-month pilot period in which leading female halachic experts have answered more than 200 questions on a popular websites. Read more.
PepsiCo to acquire Israel’s SodaStream for $3.2 billion
PepsiCo will acquire the Israeli home soda maker manufacturer SodaStream for $3.2 billion, the soft drink giant said Monday. PepsiCo plans to maintain the Israeli company’s current base of operations in the Negev. SodaStream will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary. Read more.