Author: David Rutman

Gantz on personal attacks: Netanyahu ‘poisoning Israel’ Blue & White chairman and former IDF chief hits back at PM after Likud campaign questions his competence, suggests he’s susceptible to extortion; Gantz reveals Netanyahu offered him top spot in Likud, defense minister’s job Benny Gantz addresses supporters in Tel Aviv after Tuesday’s election (Photo Dana Kopel) Blue […]

Green: “China’s current economic slowdown will reduce the country’s ability to buy $200bn more U.S. goods, as promised in the Phase One trade deal. And that was the ‘easy’ bit.” Coronavirus and heightening geopolitical and trade tensions can be expected to drive the world to the brink of a global recession this year. Investors must […]

Disney’s Rise Under Bob Iger to Box Office Dominance The Walt Disney Company surprisingly announced the appointment of Bob Chapek as CEO, replacing Bob Iger who has been serving as CEO since 2005 to become a tremendously successful The Walt Disney Company surprisingly announced the appointment of Bob Chapek as CEO on Tuesday. The former […]

Israel’s Hi-Tech Human Capital Report of 2019 from the Israel Innovation Authority and Start-Up Nation Central Today, the Israel Innovation Authority and Start-Up Nation Central released the 2019 Israel Hi-Tech Human Capital Report. Highlights from the report include: Press Release A 143% increase in the number of multinational R&D centers based in Israel Hi-tech wages […]

The Walt Disney Company announced Tuesday that CEO Bob Iger will step down effective immediately. Bob Chapek who served as Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products has been named Chief Executive Officer. The announcement came as a surprise although last year at Disney’s investor day Iger said he had been planning his succession. “2021 […]

In fierce Democratic debate, leading presidential candidate calls Netanyahu ‘reactionary racist’; Sanders’ opponents united in attacking the self-avowed democratic socialist Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said at a party debate Tuesday that he would consider moving the U.S. embassy from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv if elected president. When asked at the South Carolina event […]

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is a modern exponent of a genre of telling stories to explain stages in his career and illustrate his leadership principles Telling stories can be an excellent way to illustrate arguments and bring life to abstract generalizations, something known to all human cultures for thousands of years. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella […]

L1ght combat the online bullying of kids, toxic content and threats by analyzing texts, images, videos, and messaging apps on the net, social networks, and gaming platforms Israeli startup L1ght has raised a $15 million seed round, the company announced Tuesday. The round from Mangrove Capital Partners and Tribeca Venture Partners, with participation from Western […]

By Contributing Author The success of your marketing campaign is paramount if your business is going to thrive in this competitive industry. It doesn’t matter how unique and inventive your services or products are, because at the end of the day, if you don’t have a smart marketing campaign to back them up, then no […]

Lebanon presents electric car called “Jerusalem” A Lebanese electric car maker Electra is revealing its first car called “Quds” (“Jerusalem”) to be launched in Q2 of 2020. According to the company, the car is equipped with a lithium-ion battery that allows an impressive driving range of 500 to 800 kilometers and acceleration to 100 kilometers […]