While Barack Obama disses the closest of US  allies, by both returning a bust of Winston Churchill, as well as barley acknowledging Gordon Brown’s visit, it appears that he is snuggling up to sworn enemies of the US. Kind of odd diplomacy, isn’t it? With news that Obama plans on lighten...

Avner Oil and Exploration, one of the partners in the Tamar natural gas field off the Haifa Coast, received another 12 new offshore drilling licenses. According to Globes: “Avner Oil and Gas LP (TASE: AVNR.L) today received 12 new drilling licenses for the offshore Ruth and Alon prospects. Avn...

So who says all CEO’s are bums? If you listen to those in the Obama administration you would think that being a CEO is worse than being a lawyer. Well there is an Israeli CEO, Eli Yones of Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, who may change the president’s mind. You see Mizrahi Tefahot Bank is actually...

As a former Washingtonian now living in Israel, I am deeply offended by the words of Congressman Brian Baird (D-3rd District Washington). The congressman was touring Gaza, not exactly Clark County, and just laid into Israeli security policy. After eating up all of the propaganda fed to him he had th...

Will the International Securities regulators pull their planned conference in tel Aviv, Israel, to protest Israeli efforts to combat terrorism? According to a report in Globes: “Sources inform ”Globes” that the Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) threatened to cancel its...

The year is 2009. York University in Toronto. Jews chased through the campus and then basically held hostage. Couldn’t be true, could it? Sure is. According to the Jpost: “ Jewish students at York University in Toronto were forced to take refuge in the Hillel office last Wednesday night ...

Indications that the recent find of natural gas of the coast of the Israeli city of Haifa were pointing to a pretty big find. Now it turns out that it may be huge. According to Globes: “The consortium drilling the Tamar-1 well offshore of Haifa has received encouraging news from the drilling o...

With country after country announcing ’stimulus’ plans to help supposedly create jobs and jump start the economy, it appears that there is just one leader who is sticking to capitalism. with today being election day in Israel, PM wannabe Benjamin Netanyahu has outlined his economic plan ...

With the local Israeli media filled with reports about a pending deal that includes the release of kidnapped Israeli Gilad Schalit, the flames of cynicism must burn wild. It’s hard to ignore this sudden flurry of diplomacy 36 hours before Israeli elections. No disrespect, but where was Tzipi L...

With hysteria running wild about paying anyone associated with the financial services industry a bonus, news that Israel’s best run and profitable bank, Mizrahi Tefahot, is looking to pay bonuses is big news. With countries looking to implement US Prez. Obama’s call for salary limits and...