An historic moment for our national soccer team
The Israeli national soccer team beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-0 Sunday as part of the 2016 Euro qualifiers. This win is an historic moment for the team and a moment of joy for all Israelis, since this is a big step towards its first ever participation in the Euro. Should the team qualify, it will be its first participation in a major tournament since 1970.
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Hackers for good
Israeli programmers Shai Mishali and Pavel Kaminsky won the $100,000 grand prize – and the title “Ultimate Hackers for Good” — at PayPal’s Battle Hack world hackathon held this past week in California. Their program, AirHop, would enable mobile phone communication in areas with no cellular reception, or on devices with no SIM cards. Their technology relies on nearby devices that do have reception, and could be useful in cases of natural disasters or other emergencies.