Author: David Rutman

Israel’s Rivulus Sold To Singapore’s Temasek For $365 Million Rivulus, an Israeli company which innovates in the field of irrigation, has been sold to Singapore’s government holding company Temasek Holdings. Temasek is acquiring 85% of Rivulus, this according to an exclusive report in Calcalist today. Temasek will retain Rivulis’ leadership and is not planning on […]

Sean Penn CORE Video Two time Oscar winner Sean Pen is doing his part to help make things better during the Covid-19 crisis. His Community Organized Relief Effort which Penn co-founded and co-leads with actress Ann Lee is currently offering private Corona Virus testing to Los Angeles-based film and TV productions. The proceeds from these […]

Geraldo Rivera Pic Shared with Page Six Famed TV broadcaster Geraldo Rivera and his current wife Erica Michelle Levy — number five if you are counting – are now in a fight over the 2016 Presidential campaign. Rivera supports the reelection of President Trump while his wife is a Joe Biden supporter. They have even […]

Once again Israel and America have stood alone at the United Nations. The two countries were the only ones to vote against a United Nations General Assembly resolution over the Corona Virus crisis on Friday, the Associated Press reported. In a 169-2 vote, the United Nations General Assembly approved a non-binding resolution which calls the […]

Ammonite Movie Pic Oscar winner Kate Winslet is expressing remorse over having agreed to star in movies made by Woody Allen and Roman Polanski. She spoke about her regret at working with the two Oscar winning directors in light of the #metoo movement in a new interview with Vanity Fair. Winslet is currently promoting her […]

Israel’s Capitolis Raises $11 Million From JP Morgan and Citi Capitolis, an Israeli Fintech firm, has raised $11 million in a Series B round of investment. New investors include such powerhouses as Citi, JP Morgan and State Street. Founded by Gil Mandelzis, Tom Glocer, and Igor Teleshevksy, Capitolis says that it is a pioneering technology […]

aMoon, an Israeli venture capital firm, has taken part in a $30 million Series A round of financing in the British medical company MiNA Therapeutics. Both the company and the VC firm seem to have a connection in that that employ odd spellings for their names. MiNA is working on a new cancer treatment which […]

“Shiva Baby,” a new sort of comedy from writer director Emma Seligman, has found a distributor. The movie tells the story of a bisexual young woman who runs into both her sugar daddy and girlfriend at a Jewish funeral. Utopia Media has picked up the film for distribution, reports Variety. The movie originated as a […]

Pity the Palestinian people Unfortunately for the Palestinian in the street, their leaders have no appetite for normalization or encouraging economic growth, fostering industry and business by Neville Teller              It is becoming increasingly obvious to the world at large that a peaceful, productive. flourishing Middle East is not only possible, but within grasp. Steps […]

Israel saw 4,013 new coronavirus infections on Thursday – a daily record high for the country with the death toll from COVID-19 reaching 1,075. The Ministerial Committee on the Coronavirus Pandemic decided on Thursday evening to present for the approval of the full cabinet a proposal for a three-phase plan beginning with a full two-week […]