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Nov 18, 2024 | 
en.globes.co.il | Sean Maguire |Ariel Whitman
"I am incredibly optimistic about Israel's tech economy and the broader economy," says Shaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia Capital, one of the world’s largest venture capital funds, which returned to Israel this year, after an absence of a decade in the local market. "I believe strongly in Israel's tech ecosystem, and in my opinion, Tel Aviv is number two in the sector, after New York and California. "The next ten years are going to be amazing.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
en.globes.co.il | Yoram Hazony |Ariel Whitman
Rating downgrade was preventable Tower CEO Russell Ellwanger to remain at the helm Yoram Hazony campaigns for traditional values to fill the vacuum left by what he sees as the inevitable failure of the liberal elite. In December 2016, just before Donald Trump was sworn in as president of the US, Dr. Yoram Hazony and his associate, political theorist and historian Ofir Haivry, organized a conference in New York aimed at promoting the idea of national conservatism.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
en.globes.co.il | Ariel Whitman
In the past 24 hours there has been two assassinations attributed to Israel - top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Hezbollah and Hamas have vowed revenge putting Israel ln a tense standby. To understand Israel’s current situation and the significance of these assassinations, "Globes" spoke to Major General (res.) Amos Yadlin, former head of IDF Military Intelligence and president of strategic national security consultants MIND Israel.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
globes.co.il | Dan Senor |Ariel Whitman
Dan Senor, co-author of the bestseller "Startup Nation," and a senior advisor to major US politicians, has been well aware of antisemitism all of his life. As the son of a Holocaust survivor, the issue was omnipresent at home. He visits Israel every few months, spent summers here in childhood and lived in Israel for a year when he was at college.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
jpost.com | Ariel Whitman
Natan Sharansky has been involved with almost everything Jewish and Israeli over the years. During this challenging time, he shares his thoughts on current events.
Not many people alive today have done as much for human freedom and the Jewish people as has Natan Sharansky.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
globes.co.il | Natan Sharansky |Ariel Whitman
Not many people alive today have done as much for human freedom and the Jewish people as has Natan Sharansky. Sharansky, born in Donetsk, Ukraine, was the spokesman for the human rights movement, a prisoner of Zion, and a leader of the struggle for the right of Soviet Jews to emigrate to Israel. After applying to "make aliya", Sharansky was arrested on charges of treason and espionage. He was convicted in a Soviet court and served nine years in the Gulag.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
en.globes.co.il | Ariel Whitman
Former head of the IDF's Operation Directorate Gen. (res.) Israel Ziv says Israel can win the war without entering Rafah but must replace Hamas's civil control of Gaza. The war in Gaza seems to be grinding to a halt and the Israeli public is confused about the situation on the ground. "Globes" asked Gen. (res.) Israel Ziv, a former head of the IDF's Operation Directorate to explain what is happening. What is the current situation of the fighting in Khan Younis?
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
israelbehindthenews.com | Ariel Whitman
International jurist and veteran and highly esteemed law professor Alan Dershowitz has already seen some tough cases in his life. As an expert in criminal law, he has acted for the defense in some of the most high profile cases, including the trials of O.J. Simpson, Jeffrey Epstein, Jonathan Pollard, and Mike Tyson. But nothing even approaches his feeling as a Jew over what is currently happening in the US.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
en.globes.co.il | Alan Dershowitz |Ariel Whitman
International jurist and veteran and highly esteemed law professor Alan Dershowitz has already seen some tough cases in his life. As an expert in criminal law, he has acted for the defense in some of the most high profile cases, including the trials of O.J. Simpson, Jeffrey Epstein, Jonathan Pollard, and Mike Tyson. But nothing even approaches his feeling as a Jew over what is currently happening in the US.
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Feb 11, 2024 | 
en.globes.co.il | Yarom Ariav |Ariel Whitman
Former Ministry of Finance director general Yarom Ariav talks to "Globes" about what the politicians need to put right. On Friday, international rating agency Moody’s downgraded its sovereign rating for the State of Israel from A1 to A2. Moody’s also downgraded Israel’s rating outlook to "Negative", indicating that there may be further downgrades to come. This is the first time Israel’s credit rating has ever been cut.
