Haaretz readers will be able to access news and commentary on the go on their mobile devices following the launch of a new smartphone application. The Haaretz app, available for both iPhone and Android, has been specially designed to allow readers instantaneous access to breaking news from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, [...]
“Entebbe: A Defining Moment On The War On Terrorism – The Jonathan Netanyahu Story” by Iddo Netanyahu (Kindle Edition) During the first hot days of July, 1976, the world watched a tense hostage situation unfold in Uganda. Palestinian and German terrorists had hijacked an Air France jet in Athens, then surprised everyone by flying to [...]
“The Israel Test” by George Gilder (Kindle Edition) . World famous economist and tech guru George Gilder (“One of the few technology writers to really do his homework” – Po Bronson, Wired) reveals Israel as an emerging technology powerhouse, second only to the U.S. and far surpassing all European rivals in launching new industry-leading hi-tech firms. [...]
“Homeland: The Illustrated History of the State of Israel” by Marv Wolfman, Mario Ruiz, William J. Rubin (Kindle Edition) National Jewish Book Award winner. Depicting the history of Israel from biblical Abraham to the present, this sophisticated, full-color graphic adaptation is academically grounded, guiding readers through highlights both in historical detail and from Israel’s world [...]
By the Rivers of Babylon, Nelson DeMille, Grand Central Publishing, June 1 2003 Lod Airport, Israel: Two Concorde jets take off for a U.N. conference that will finally bring peace to the Middle East. Covered by F-14 fighters, accompanied by security men, the planes carry warriors, pacifists, lovers, enemies, dignitaries – and a bomb planted [...]
Erez Tadmor & Guy Nattiv are two young writers & directors from Tel-Aviv. They graduated together from “Camera Obscurs Film School Tel Aviv”. They made “Strangers“, a 7 minutes drama for 20th century Fox Serachlight. “Strangers” was accepted to the short competition at Sundance film festival 2004 and won for best short. It also went [...]
Get up-to-date information directly from Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs right to your iPhone. Access the Information Department of the Israeli Foreign Ministry‘s app in order to receive the latest official news from the website, newsroom, featured videos, and photos of current events going on in Israel and the Middle East. The Israel’s Ministry of [...]
B”H Neighbourhood Bully Well, the claws are out again, sharp and quick as opprobrium is heaped on Israel from every corner of the globe. Ranging from genuine human rights campaigners to opportunistic politicians and bandwagon terrorists, all righteously taking part in flotilla frenzy. Before any investigation has been done Israel has been roundly condemned and [...]
Providing further grist for the evolution of electronica in the 2000s are psytrance innovators Infected Mushroom. While IM’s previous efforts dabbled in eclecticism far outside the purview of club-oriented psytrance and its subsequent “progressive” variants, the duo’s 2009 effort, The Legend of the Black Shawarma, delves even further into the realms of breakbeat-influenced heavy rock [...]
“Crisis: The Anatomy of Two Major Foreign Policy Crises”, Henry Kissinger, Simon & Schuster, August 25, 1999 By drawing upon hitherto unpublished transcripts of his telephone conversations during the Yom Kippur War (1973) and the last days of the Vietnam War (1975), Henry Kissinger reveals what goes on behind the scenes at the highest levels in [...]
