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Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Facebook and Alibaba Invest in Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Facebook is hiring another 40 people; Alibaba is investing tens of millions of dollars in a venture capital firm.

US / News Briefs / ISIS

Social Media War against ISIS

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Islamic State gets 90,000 positive social media responses every day.

Global / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Media / Science and Tech

UPDATE: Social Media Sites Back Up Worldwide - Global Productivity Drops

By Jewish Press News Desk

Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms have fallen off the Internet worldwide.

IDF & Security / US / Gaza / Hamas / Government / News Briefs

US Shut Down Effort to Help Locate Kidnapped Israeli Soldier

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Someone in the U.S. gave the order to stop assisting Israel in locating a kidnapped soldier this summer. Who was it?

Guest Blog

To My Facebook Friends: "I Apologize!"

By Shia Altman

Jews do not go quietly to their deaths anymore.That confuses those who wax nostalgic.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Five Soldiers Questioned Over David HaNachlawi Support Photo

By Jewish Press News Desk

Five  soldiers were called into questioning by a Colonel from their unit in response to the photo of themselves they posted on the internet. The soldiers had posted a photo showing support for David "HaNachlawi" Admon, as have many thousands of other IDF soldiers. IDF senior brass are upset and concerned by what some are […]

Israel / News Briefs

Facebook Appoints CEO for Israeli Operations

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Facebook has announced that it has appointed Adi Soffer-Teeni as the company’s CEO in Israel. The current executive chairman of the grammar and spell-checking program Ginger Software, Soffer-Teeni will head Facebook’s commercial operations in Israel and help clients and agencies develop their marketing strategies at the social network. She will focus on building up the […]

Israel / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Germany

German Paper’s Caricature of Hook-Nosed Zuckerberg ‘Anti-Semitic’

By JTA

Which is more disgusting – an anti-Semitic caricature of Zuckerberg or his throwing away Judaism for atheism?

News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Anti-Israel NGOs

Facebook Page Urging Stones boycott a Hoax

By JTA

It cited “sources with the Rolling Stones,” but there has been no such announcement.

Jewish / US / News Briefs

Mark Zuckerberg and Wife Most Generous US Donors

By JTA

Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, and his wife, Priscilla Chan, were America’s most generous donors for 2013. The couple topped the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of the 50 U.S. donors who gave the most to charitable causes. They received the most charitable designation with their December donation of 18 million shares of Facebook stock, valued […]

News Briefs / Saudi Arabia

Saudi Court Orders Lashes for Man for Posting Insults on Twitter

By Jewish Press News Desk

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to three months in jail, 800 lashes and slapped him with a $2,666 fine for using Twitter and Facebook to falsely accuse a Kuwaiti singer from the United Arab Emirates of immoral behavior. He also posted photos of the singer. Arab News reported, “Many have welcomed […]

Middle East / Levant / US / Politics / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Media / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Look How Social Abbas is on Social Media

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

As secretary of state Kerry arrives in Israel to twist the arms of the parties into a "peace" agreement, the Palestinian Arabs make clear their goals and methodology

Jewish / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Three of Top Ten Net Worth Gainers Are Jewish

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jews make up three of the 10 biggest gainers in net worth in 2013, as listed by Forbes. Among the Jews are Google co-founder Larry Page, whose mother was  Jewish, who was raised without religion and who intermarried. The biggest jump in bank accounts was that of gambling casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, whose net worth jumped […]

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Facebook Buys Israeli Firm for $100-$200 Million

By Jewish Press News Desk

The website "TechCrunch" reports that Facebook has just purchased the Israeli mobile analytics and market intelligence company, Onavo, for somewhere between $100-$200 million. Onavo, formed in 2010, will turn into Facebook's first office in the country. Onavo's primary application is for market intelligence, monitoring the performance of mobile apps for the purpose of charting that performance […]

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Aliyah / Geulah

Yair Lapid Tells US Jews They Are Safer than in Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Last week in Budapest, Israel’s glamor MK Yair Lapid scolded Israelis for living in Berlin and not in Israel. So what does he say in NY? Israel may be home, but you know, you are much safer if you stay put.

Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Religion / Holocaust

Facebook Neglects ‘Community Standards’ for Anti-Semitic Page

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Facebook “does not permit hate speech, but distinguishes between serious and humorous speech.” If so, Holocaust denial and praise for Hitler apparently can now be called harmless humor.

Khaled Abu Toameh

Palestinians Accuse Peace Negotiators of Treason

By Khaled Abu Toameh

Palestinian leaders have legitimized Israel to the point where it has become a "crime" for any Palestinian to be seen talking to, much less negotiating with any Israeli.

News Briefs

Palestinian Hacker Posts on Marc Zuckerberg’s Facebook Wall

By JTA

A Palestinian hacker posted a message on Facebook founder Marc Zuckerberg’s wall to show there is a bug in the social network’s security settings. Khalil Shreateh of Hebron posted information about the bug on Zuckerberg’s wall late last week, following unsuccessful attempts to report the bug to Facebook security. The bug allowed Shreateh to post […]

Israel / US / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Palestinian Authority Hacker Posts on Zuckerberg’s Facebook Wall

By JTA

A Palestinian Authority hacker from Hevron posted a message on Facebook founder Marc Zuckerberg’s wall to show there is a bug in the social network’s security settings. Khalil Shreateh posted information about the bug on Zuckerberg’s wall late last week following unsuccessful attempts to report the bug to Facebook security. The bug allowed Shreateh to […]

Op-Eds

Krugman's Lament

By Richard Butrick

For Krugman the move from 1.3 trillion to 1.1 trillion is "down a lot."

Terrorism / US / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Israeli Arabs

Bennett: Terrorists Should Be Killed, not Freed

By Jewish Press News Desk

Naftali Bennett, Economy Minister and Jewish Home party chairman, wrote on Facebook Saturday night, “Terrorists should be killed, not released. All my life I fought towards fulfilling the two parts of this sentence. Tomorrow I will vote against.” A former IDF combat officer, Bennett said he has ordered his party ministers to vote against the […]

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Media / Hezbollah

IDF Launches New Media Weapon in Information War against Hezbollah

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Most foreign media always give Israel the dirty end of the stick and make its enemies smell like roses. The IDF has put Hezbollah, Israel’s most immediate threat, in the crosshairs of a new media weapon.

Fresno Zionism

More Things to Come — in America

By Vic Rosenthal

Shortly after Clinton’s election at the tail end of the Israeli-Hezbollah war of 2016, Hezbollah activated several terrorist cells in the U.S.

News Briefs / The Knesset

UPDATED: Screams of Rabin Blood Libel after Fake Posting of Lapid as Hitler

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Knee-jerk leftists still are alive and sick. An equally sick mind posted on Yair Lapid’s Facebook page a picture of him dressed as Hitler. A PR agent immediately linked the fake posting with “the black days before the murder” of Rabin

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Waze’s Demand to Keep Jobs in Israel Freezes Facebook’s Bid

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel’s Waze user-based social mapping and navigation startup seems to be too Zionist for Facebook, which has been trying to pay up to $1 billion for the company. Facebook reportedly insists that the Waze management team re-locate to California from Israel, a condition that money can’t buy, at least not yet, according to the AllThingsD […]

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Waze. Outsmarting Google and Facebook. Together.

By Jewish Press News Desk

With the deal Facebook and Waze not yet closed, Google has reportedly jumped into the fray,  making a play for the Israeli start-up company, who's opening bid is at $1 billion dollars. There's another alternative also on the table now, Waze turns down both giants, keeps its independence, and raises money with another round of venture […]

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Is Waze on its Way Out of Israel?

By Moshe Herman

Yishai and Malkah discuss Facebook's purchase of Israeli app Waze and the potential ramifications of the acquisition.

Israel / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Fischer Cuts Interest Rate and Says Bank to Buy 2 Billion Dollars

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer announced on Monday a surprise cut the prime interest rate as part of his battle to fight the appreciation of the shekel and help the economy to keep growing. The financial markets responded with the shekel-dollar rate rising more than 1.5 percent to the level of 3.61 shekels to […]

Israel / Global / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Blue and White, All the Waze

By Jewish Press News Desk

Waze and Facebook have reached an impasse in their negotiations, but not over whether Facebook will buy Waze for 700 million dollars, or a clean billion, but over Israel, according to the Israeli site Telecom News. Facebook wants to close down Waze's Raanana office, and transfer some of the developers to the U.S. While the […]

The Ettinger Report

The US-Israel Win-Win Relationship

By Yoram Ettinger

Israeli technologies, shared with the U.S. industry, have enhanced the U.S. employment, research & development and exports.

Israel / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Facebook Running after Waze to Stare Down Google

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Waze may be Facebook’s third purchase in Israel, not for the Waze maps but for the traffic it can generate through Facebook, at Google’s expense. But the buyout is far from certain.

Emes Ve-Emunah

A Time for Zero Tolerance and a Time for Tolerance

By Harry Maryles

When it comes to victims of abuse the overriding approach should be one of compassion and understanding. But school officials' mishandling of a situation should not automatically result in termination.

Israel / Europe

British MP: Yes, I Really Hate and Will Boycott Every Zionist

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Galloway explained his bolt was based upon his firmly-held belief in boycotting anything and everything about Israel except anti-Israel Israelis.

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / Religion

Samsung Israel Treats Facebook Friends with Purim

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Samsung, which operates R & D operations in Israel, is sending 10,000 baskets of Purim Mishloach Manot goodies to anyone whose relative or friends signed him up on the company’s Mobile Israel Facebook page. The company also contributed to two charity organizations by paying the Variety Israel and Enosh Fund organizations to pack the snacks […]

Israel / US / News Briefs

Choose a Logo for ‘Operation Unbreakable Alliance’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel is making sure the favorite Americana politicians’ phrase of an “unbreakable alliance” with Israel will not be lost on visiting President Barack Obama next month.

Politics / The Knesset

Bibi’s Wishful Thinking - A Doppelganger Coalition

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Netanyahu chose an Israeli satirist as his double for Facebook’s annual Doppelganger week. If Yair Lapid would double as Rabbi Lau and Bennett as Obama, Israel would be ready for Moshiach.

A Soldier's Mother

What You Don't Put on Facebook

By Paula R. Stern

When it comes to the army, there are some thing you just don't post online.

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Media

Facebook Apologizes for Closing Anti PA Page

By Jewish Press Staff

Facebook allows Hamas leaders and other known terrorists to maintain pages.

Khaled Abu Toameh

Facebook's 'Accidental Mistake'

By Khaled Abu Toameh

One can only hope that the same Facebook employee who "accidentally" removed the article will make the same mistake and close down accounts belonging to terrorist organizations and their leaders.

Israel / The Courts / News Briefs

Court Rejects $135,000 Claim for Breach of Facebook Marriage Promise

By Jewish Press Staff

He soon realized that the plaintiff had taken advantage of him, spending the bulk of her time visiting relatives rather than with him.

News Briefs

JewishPress.com Gets 10,000th Like

By Jewish Press News Desk

On Monday, the 10,000th person liked the Facebook page of JewishPress.com.

US / Politics / News Briefs

Barack Obama Pic Flies Across Social Media

By Malkah Fleisher

President Barack Obama, who has won a second term as President of the United States, tweeted a victory photo which has garnered over 440,000 retweets across Twitter and over 1.6 million Likes on Facebook

Global / News Briefs / Media

Charge: Facebook Pages Spew Blood Libels, Attack Jews and Aborigines, Mock Anne Frank

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

There is no scientific equation to determine what is hatred, but a Facebook picture of a smiling Anne Frank surrounded by the caption, "What's that burning? Oh it's my family" is an easy one. So is a Facebook picture of a baby on a scale emblazoned with a Jewish Star, where the bottom of the scale is a meat grinder with raw ground meat (presumably, a baby's) oozing out.

DovBear

Facebook Stock Drop: Divine Blessing for Marc Zuckerberg

By DovBear

G-d blessed Facebook’s CEO with this poignant lesson. Right as we approach the Day of Judgment, followed by times of Repentance, and the final celebration of Atonement, He blesses all of Israel with this lesson as well.

Op-Eds

Rethinking My Social Connections

By Neil Harris

Internet usage is something many of us have been thinking about in this post-Asifa world. I am not writing this to debate the effectiveness of Asifa-type events but only to suggest that since the Citi Field Asifa people aren’t as reluctant to talk about the Internet as they use to be. We are discussing, in a positive manner, Internet safety while projects such as the Internet Shiur series created by Rabbi Gil Student and Dovid Teitelbaum are educating and informing people about Internet use.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs

US Embassy in Tel Aviv Raffling Off July 4 Party Tickets

By Malkah Fleisher

The US Embassy in Tel Aviv announced Wednesday that it will be giving away tickets to an annual Independence Day party at the US ambassador’s residence in Herzliya.

Israel

Israeli Chess Champion Loses Match, Wins Hearts

By Malkah Fleisher

Though a sudden-death match led to his defeat, a new Israeli hero has gained international recognition– and local celebrity – as a chess champion.

News & Views

Prime Minister to Israelis: 'You Touched My Heart'

By Malkah Fleisher

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu penned a letter to the people of the State of Israel, thanking them for coming to console him after the death of his father. The letter, written by the Prime Minister and posted on his Facebook page, expressed gratitude to the thousands of Israelis who paid respects at the shiva house […]

News Briefs

Yair Lapid: Israel 'Belongs to The People of Israel And Not to Anyone Else'

By Jewish Press Staff

Lapid continues to use Facebook as the main medium for his political proclamations.

Middle East / Levant

Arab Theater: An Old Lie – New Revelations

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A photograph that has made the rounds on the internet, supposedly depicting an IDF soldier stomping on a Palestinian girl, is exposed as a complete fabrication.

News Briefs

Cyber Attacks UPDATE: Pro-Israeli Hacker Claims Strike on Iranian Sites

By Jewish Press Staff

'Hannibal' claims to have access to a trove of confidential Iranian information.

News Briefs

Pro-Israel Hacker Discloses Information of 100,000 Arab Facebook Users

By Jewish Press Staff

Hannibal has been responsible for the release of several batches of personal information.

News Briefs

Yair Lapid Blasts Kadima, Labor

By Jewish Press Staff

Former media personality dispels any notion that he would join Kadima, Labor

Serials

Getzlight - Chapter I

By Ruchama Feuerman

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