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Reuters
iPhone to make Israel debut this week
The iPhone will make its official debut in Israel this week when the country’s three main carriers will start selling the coveted smartphone 2-1/2 years after its initial launch.
U.S. Jews turn to Israel to escape bleak job market
As the unemployment rate in the U.S. climbed to a 26-year high of 10.2 percent last month, growing numbers of young and adult American Jews were arriving in Israel to inexpensively “wait out” the economic lull.
Tourists “visit” Gaza sites from Tel Aviv streets
Tel Avivis “meta-tour” the Gaza Strip with You Are Not Here (YANH), a “platform for urban tourism” offering users virtual audio tours of cities in conflict zones to foster understanding.