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All I can do is laugh…

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My stocks are down 4% for the day. My portfolio is at an 11% loss overall.
Days like these, I wonder why I don’t invest in the First Bank of Sealy.
All my positions are solidly in the red. Except for two. My two Israeli stocks. What’s up TEVA and ISL!

Israeli Entrepreneurship

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When I was on a technology and entrepreneurship-geared trip to Israel in late 2005, I was struck by one thing in particular. Besides Israel being one of the hotbeds for technology and entrepreneurship (and the country with the most stocks in the US stock market – after the US), the majority of entrepreneurs, in all industries, come from the Israeli army. Now, every Israeli has to serve in...

Not covered in the MSM

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‘Egyptians killed 4 Sudanese on border’ | Jerusalem Post

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Egyptians then carried the man several meters away from the border
fence, and proceeded to beat him and another wounded refugee to death
with stones and clubs.
Sad. And Israel still gets plugged as the major human rights abuser by these cowards.

Israel the Aggressor

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… MY ASS CAIRO — Soon after a firebomb exploded at 3 a.m. and destroyed four computers in the Al-Shawa Online Internet Cafe in Gaza, owner Alaa al-Shawa clicked onto his e-mail at an undamaged machine. The first message surprised him: It was from the bombers themselves, explaining that establishments such as his were keeping Muslims away from prayer and providing pornography. That’s why...

The Randomness of the Internet

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One thing I have found fascinating about the internet is that it is a way of bringing to light some of the most obscure and previously barely known artifacts. I saw this first on Amazon, which would carry not only the more popular books but also long-forgotten titles that you could not imagine were still in existence. The internet has become our new library, storing everything imaginable, even...

The other Israel lobby

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Even though I personally chose all the feeds that I am subscribed to in my feed reader, I still spend most of the time scanning through junk and repetitive posts (since every blog tends to spend a lot of time repeating posts found on other blogs), but one article popped up this morning that really caught my attention.

hhhhhhhhhahhha!

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Kassam fired at Israel lands in PA territory
Missed me! Missed me! Now you’ve gotta kiss me!

The “Official” Blog of Israel

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The Israeli Consulate in New York has an official blog now. It’s mostly fluff and videos (I was hoping for something more substantial mixed in as well), but still worth reading. isrealli
On another note… An idea for a pro-Israel project that came out of my trip to Israel last December… I think I am going to finally bring it to life…. Keep watching…

It’s a-raining men… I mean, ROCKETS

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A small portion of my free time when I’m not working during the day is spent perusing the headlines of both American news sites and Israeli ones. Yes, as a warning, I’m harping on the daily life of Israelis issue.

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Zvi Band

Founder of Contactually.
I'm also passionate about growing the DC startup community, and I've founded Proudly Made in DC and the DC Tech Meetup.

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