Obama's visit through Jerusalem's eyes
Last week, President Obama visited Israel for the first time, in a three-day event some of us referred to as “FestiBama.” During these three days, Jerusalem's businesses and hotels bloomed, while hosting not only politicians, but also journalists and many tourists.
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Free Pollard hunger strike
President Obama was welcomed by several mass protests and petitions calling on the American government to release Jonathan Pollard, with the support of Israeli President, Shimon Peres. Politely, he declined the release request, but even this statement did not stop Michael Foa, an Israeli who went on a hunger strike for Pollard's release.
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The 26 year-old candidate to become Intel's CEO
On Thursday, President Obama was presented with an Israeli Hi-Tech showcase, presenting Israeli successes and world-changing innovation in the fields of medicine, agriculture, road safety, robotics and more. In this visit, Obama met with a group of Israeli young innovators, including the 26 year-old Sa’id Haruf. Haruf represented Intel, as well as Maantech, a hi-tech school for Israeli Arabs, which was developed to help them become more integrated into Israel’s hi-tech scene. Haruf revealed to Obama his desire of replacing Paul Otellini, the retiring CEO of Intel.
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Peres honoring Obama
President Shimon Peres bestowed the President's Medal upon U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday evening, about a year after Obama honored Peres with the Medal of Freedom. The medal was given to Obama for his unique contribution to Israel's security.
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Honoring Israeli contribution to computer security
Israeli Shafi Goldwasser is considered a pioneer in the field of cryptography. For her great contribution to computer security, she, along with her research partner Prof. Silvio Micali of MIT, will receive the prestigious Turing Award, “for transformative work that laid the complexity-theoretic foundations for the science of cryptography, and in the process pioneered new methods for efficient verification of mathematical proofs in complexity theory.”
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Israel-Portugal historic match
This Friday, the national soccer team of Portugal visited Israel for a match, on the way to the 2014 World Cup. We were pretty certain Israel would lose by a large gap, but this match turned historic when the team was in the lead for most of the game, which eventually ended with a 3-3 draw.
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And to finish this week's This Week from Israel- HAPPY PASSOVER!