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What Has Israel Done For You Lately?

Monday, February 22, 2016 |  Israel Today Staff

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Most of the mainstream news regarding Israel is related to conflict, but year after year Israel punches far above its weight in a wide range of other areas. Sadly, far too little of that receives significant media coverage.

Jerusalem Online recently ran an op-ed listing the five top ways that the author of that piece felt Israel had helped the world in 2015.

A summary of that list is as follows:

1. Israel continues to aid the victims of Syria’s civil war both by granting entry to those in need of urgent medical care and by sending aid teams to refugee camps throughout Europe;
2. Israeli intelligence played a key role in thwarting a massive ISIS terrorist attack in Germany last November;
3. Israel was one of the first on the ground and provided a disproportionate amount of assistance when an earthquake ravaged the nation of Nepal;
4. Israel fed the entire population of Vanuato for a full month after a tropical cyclone devastated the tiny island nation last March;
5. Israel leads in the battle against the global water crisis by providing innovative solutions to over 150 nations where water is far too scarce.

Of course, this list is by no means comprehensive. Despite Israel’s tiny size, minuscule population and lack of significant natural resources, it routinely contributes disproportionately to the good of the international community.

PHOTO: Israeli soldiers load rescue equipment onto a plane before being dispatched to Nepal following a massive earthquake (Flash90)

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Facebook buys Israeli Company for $200 million

Facebook buys Israeli Company 

for $200 million

The scenario has become very familiar on the Israeli High tech scene

Oct 22, 2013, | Linda Lovitch, Israel News

The scenario has become very familiar on the Israeli High tech scene.  

A huge company buys an Israeli startup and the employees are not allowed to say anything.  This was the case 6 months ago with Waze and now with Onavo.  Onavo, formed three years ago employs 40 workers today.  

In a relatively short time, the company succeeded in fulfilling the Israeli dream of the exit.  It is estimated that Facebook paid anywhere from 50 – 200 million dollars which makes it the most expensive Israeli acquisition by Facebook.

It is readily evident from the photos on Onavo’s site that the workers are extremely happy with this deal.  Onavo has two products used by Facebook.  The first is a method of saving on surfing the net on smartphones.  The second collects data about the frequency in using apps on the phone. This is a goldmine for Facebook.. 

Mark Zuckerburg recently expressed his desire to bring internet to the developing world. Onavo’s product will help him reach his vision. In addition, Onavo will reveal a great deal about user’s habits on Facebook. 

The company joins two other Israeli startups that were acquired by Facebook in the last year, Snaptu for $70 million and facecom for $100 million. Only this time, Facebook does not plan to close the company and transfer the workers abroad, but rather intends to use the company as a base in Israel for R&D. This may be a chance for more Israeli workers to join the largest company in social media. 

For more: Jerusalem On Line