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20 stories about Jerusalem
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Ridesharing Company Via to Launch Service in Jerusalem

18.02.19|Udi Etsion
After announcing service in Tel Aviv in November, the ridesharing company, which already operates in cities like New York, Tokyo, Sydney, and Paris, is entering Israel’s largest city
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Israel Saw $5.9 Billion in Tourism Revenue in 2018

06.01.19|Tomer Hadar
More than 4 million tourists visited Israel in 2018, a 14% rise from 2017, according to the Israeli Ministry of Tourism
נשיא הונדורס חואן אורלנדו הרננדס

Honduras and Jerusalem Advance Mutual Embassies

02.01.19|Adi Pick
In December 2017, Honduras was one of only nine countries, including Israel and the U.S., to vote against a motion adopted by the U.N. General Assembly condemning U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
דיוויד פרידמן טקס ב שגרירות ארה"ב ב ירושלים

How the U.S. Embassy Attempts to Boost Arab Tech Entrepreneurship in Israel

19.12.18|Adi Pick
While Israeli Arabs make up roughly 21% of Israel’s population, they only hold 3% of the country’s tech jobs
איוונקה טראמפ סטיב מנוצ'ין פתיחת שגרירות ארה"ב ירושלים

Israel Announces Designated Embassy District in East Jerusalem

17.12.18|Adi Pick
As more countries express willingness to move their embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Israeli Government is constructing an embassy hub on 25 acres
הדמיה פרויקט הכניסה לעיר ב ירושלים

Jerusalem Under Construction

06.12.18|Tofi Stoler and Dotan Levy
For decades, Jerusalem has been lagging behind its younger sister Tel Aviv. Several ambitious projects currently underway aim to make it more attractive to young professionals and companies
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Jerusalem Is Having a Tourism Moment, Report Shows

06.12.18|Amarelle Wenkert
A report on world tourism trends by Euromonitor International shows that the Israeli capital saw a 38% rise in the number of visitors, the highest growth for a tourist destination this year
מייק פנס

U.S. Vice President Slams Airbnb’s Settlements Ban, Misses Mark With Jerusalem Comment

02.12.18|Adi Pick
In contradiction to a part of the statement given by the U.S. vice president, Airbnb explicitly said in its announcement that it would not be removing listings in Jerusalem
נסיעת בכורה של רכבת מהירה מ ירושלים ל תל אביב

11 Years Overdue, Jerusalem Express Train to Reach Tel Aviv in Early 2019, Exec Says

27.11.18|CTech
Launched in September after 17 years in the making, Israel’s first electric train currently gets as far as Ben Gurion Airport, 19 kilometers southeast of Tel Aviv
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Facetune Developer Secures Additional Funding to Change How the World Creates Content

19.11.18|Meir Orbach
Jerusalem-based Lightricks completed a $60 million round, out of which $45 million will be used to buy stock off existing shareholders
משה ליאון מתמודד ל ראשות עיריית ירושלים

Controversial Political Operator Wins Jerusalem Mayoral Race

13.11.18|Zvi Zerahia and Amarelle Wenkert
With 97% of votes counted, it seems conservative candidate Moshe Lion has won the three-way race
הדמיה של תוכנית בניין המשביר בירושלים

WeWork May Launch Its First Israeli Co-Living Space in Jerusalem

23.10.18|Dotan Levy
Update: According to people familiar with the matter, the New York-headquartered space sharing company is in negotiations to lease living units currently under construction above its Jerusalem co-working space. On Tuesday , A WeWork spokesperson denied the claim
רכבת ישראל בכניסה ל מנהרה ב קו תל אביב ירושלים

Jerusalem Train Proves Projects Left in the Oven for 17 Years May Still Be Half-Baked

16.10.18|Tofi Stoler
Service on the new Jerusalem express train, which only covers half of its originally planned route, was once again interrupted early Tuesday morning due to crucial electricity work conducted on the tracks
בנימין נתניהו ישראל כץ בקו הרכבת החדש בין ת"א וירושלים

Express Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Train Only Goes Halfway

25.09.18|Lior Gutman
17 years in the making, the new train route launched Tuesday only gets as far as Ben Gurion International Airport, 19 kilometers southeast of Tel Aviv
נטע ברזילי הופעה בכיכר רבין

Tel Aviv to Host Eurovision Song Contest

13.09.18|Tofi Stoler
The European Broadcasting Union and Israel’s national broadcaster Kan selected Tel Aviv after the city agreed to bear all venue costs for the competition’s three-night event in May
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WeWork to Open Jerusalem Coworking Space

27.08.18|Meir Orbach
The new space will be WeWork’s first location in Jerusalem and its ninth Israeli outpost
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Jerusalem Incubator Inks Double Korean VC Partnership

06.08.18|Lilach Baumer
OurCrowd Labs/02 is a seed-stage incubator focused on deep technology startups in domains including artificial intelligence, deep learning, autonomous transportation and smart cities
תיירים בירושלים קבוצות מאורגנות של תיירים בכניסה ל כנסיית הקבר ירושלים

Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Among Top 10 Most Expensive Destinations on Airbnb

25.07.18|CTech
Outranking both New York and London, Tel Aviv takes up the fourth place with an average overnight rate of $188. Jerusalem is ranked ninth with an average of $173 a night
נשים חוף ים תל אביב

Israel Hotel Occupancy Up 2.5% in First Half of 2018

25.07.18|Tomer Hadar
Tel Aviv had the highest rate of hotel room occupancy in the country with 76.8%. Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, and the southern resort town of Eilat followed with 70%, 69.8%, and 69.3%, respectively
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LR Group Wins Jerusalem Tender for $130 Million Life Sciences Fund

19.07.18|Hagar Ravet
In June, the company announced its intention to establish a network of biotech hubs in several healthcare centers in Israel and abroad