Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Amazon Web Services Announces $7.2 Billion Investment in Israel
Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Tuesday announced a $7.2 billion investment in Israel and the creation of a new service region in the country for cloud computing.
According to AWS, the investment will run through 2037, generating nearly $14 billion in additional GDP growth and will support 7,700 jobs. The new AWS “region” means that Israeli public and private sector AWS customers will have access to three AWS data centers to run applications and store data. The announcement follows Amazon’s $1.2 billion ‘Project Nimbus’ contract with the Israeli government in 2021 to move ministerial services to the cloud.
The Algemeiner reported on Friday that the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), which represents more than 8,000 workers at Amazon’s JFK8 facility in Staten Island, New York, was a co-organizer of a protest calling for Amazon to boycott Israel over the Project Nimbus contract.
“We are here today to fight back, and everyone should have their chance to say that Amazon needs to be held accountable, Google needs to be held accountable, and the Israeli government should be held accountable for all charges and crimes,” ALU co-founder Jordan Flowers said at the rally.
Israel’s Accountant General Yali Rothenberg on Tuesday said in a statement that Amazon’s new investment, by contrast, showed the depth of AWS’ commitment to Israel.
“We are excited to welcome the new AWS Region to Israel as part of project Nimbus and we congratulate AWS for its commitment and hard work in building the Israeli Region,” Rothenberg said. “The establishment of the Israeli Region reflects the long-term commitment of AWS to Israel and to the continuation of their large investments in the Israeli market.”
AWS customers in Israel include the Government of Israel, Israel’s two largest banks, and the tech unicorn Wiz.
Speaking from the Israeli military’s Central Command in the wake of a terrorist attack near Jerusalem on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the AWS announcement.
“I would like to tell you that not only is the IDF strong but so is the economy. We were told today that Amazon is investing [$7.2 billion] in the Israeli economy; this is after we were told that Intel intends to invest $25 billion and that NVIDIA is building a supercomputer here,” Netanyahu said. “Indeed, the IDF is strong, as is the Israeli economy. Israeli society and democracy are coming out strengthened. I would like to tell you that I am working around the clock, together with others, on the solution.”
BREAKTHROUGH: Israeli Researchers Unravel The Mystery Of Autism’s Origins
In a groundbreaking study, researchers at the University of Haifa have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the origins of autism. The research, led by Dr. Shani Stern from the Department of Neurobiology, reveals a compelling association between autism and accelerated development of neurons in embryos. These findings offer new insights into the developmental disability and present potential avenues for novel treatments.
Autism spectrum disorder affects approximately 75 million people globally, leading to challenges in social communication, interacting with others, and exhibiting repetitive or restricted behaviors, as well as unique ways of learning, moving, or focusing attention.
Breathtaking Views But Is It Considered Part Of Eretz Yisrael?
Many Israeli yeshivos gedolos arrange organized trips for the bochurim during Bein HaZemanim for several days. This year, a large yeshivah found itself in a halachic dilemma regarding their planned trip.
The yeshivah rented a complex for a reasonable price at Mitzpe Ramon, a local council in the Negev, south of Be’er Sheva, which has spectacular views of the Ramon crater, the world’s largest crater. It is a popular tourist attraction and some consider it to be Israel’s most beautiful site.
However, after the site was already booked and it was too late to cancel without a considerable financial loss, it was brought to the attention of the yeshivah’s administrators that there are those who question Mitzpeh Ramon’s status as part of Eretz Yisrael. The Roshei Yeshivah sent a shaila to HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilbersein about the issue.
In his response, HaRav Zilberstein quoted the words of his brother-in-law, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, zt’l, in Derech Emunah and HaGaon HaRav Yosef Lieberman, z’tl, in Mishnas Yosef regarding the status of Mitzpe Ramon, but concluded according to the teshuvah of HaGaon HaRav Elyashiv, z’tl who ruled that its status of being part of Eretz Yisrael is questionable and it is “safeik Chutz L’Eretz.”
Suspect in Memphis Jewish School Shooting Was Present When Police Shot and Killed His Father in 2003
The man who was shot by police in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday after allegedly bringing a gun into a Jewish school was the son of a Jewish physician who himself was killed by Memphis police officers 20 years ago.
The man who tried to enter Margolin Hebrew Academy with a gun was Joel Bowman, a friend of the family who was a former classmate told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. confirming a report by a local Memphis TV station that cited family and friends in identifying Bowman. Bowman is hospitalized in critical condition.
The family friend told JTA that Bowman, who is 33, was a former student at Margolin Hebrew Academy, Memphis’ main Orthodox school located on the city’s east side. On Monday, Rep. Steve Cohen, a Jewish Democrat who represents Memphis in Congress, also said the gunman had attended the school.
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Woman Wants a Divorce, Rabbi Propositions Her Instead
This was two years ago!
Lonna Kin: The Story of an Agunah
Chareidie Rioters in Beit Shemesh attempt to remove the body of a 50 year old woman from a crime scene and attacked police in the area
The police arrived this afternoon (Tuesday) at the scene of a report in Beit Shemesh of the death of a woman in her 50s.
When the police arrived at the scene, dozens of violent rioters began to try to abscond with the woman's body.
uring the incident, the police separated the rioters from the house of the deceased.
The rioters, who tried to force their way into the house, threw objects and stones at the policemen and at police vehicles in the area. Additional police and security forces were called to the scene and worked to restore order and to repulse the rioters by force until they were dispersed.
As a result of the incident, several police vehicles were damaged. The police launched an investigation to locate the suspects in the acts of vandalism and violence.
After the examination of the woman's body by the forensic investigators, the suspicion of criminal activity was ruled out and she was released for
Vegan raw food diet influencer Zhanna D’Art dies of starvation
Vegan influencer Zhanna Samsonova has reportedly “died of starvation” after subsisting exclusively off a diet of exotic fruit in Malaysia, according to her friends and family.
She was 39.
The Russian national — who frequently promoted raw foods on social media where she was known to her millions of viewers on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram as Zhanna D’Art — reportedly died July 21 after finally seeking medical treatment during a tour in Southeast Asia, according to local media outlet reports.
“A few months ago, in Sri Lanka, she already looked exhausted, with swollen legs oozing lymph,” one unidentified friend told Newsflash. “They sent her home to seek treatment. However, she ran away again. When I saw her in Phuket, I was horrified.”
Her friend added, “I lived one floor above her and every day I feared finding her lifeless body in the morning. I convinced her to seek treatment, but she didn’t make it.”
Meanwhile, a friend claimed that for the last seven years, Samsonova had only eaten the giant, sweet jackfruit and durian, a spiky, mace-like fruit known for its custardy meat and noxious odor.
“I see my body and mind transform every day,” Samsonova had gushed while describing her restrictive eating regimen. “I love my new me, and never move on to the habits that I used to use.”
The foodfluencer said her raw foods regimen was reportedly inspired by seeing “peers” who looked a lot older than their ages, which she attributed to their “junk food” diets.
She used social media to spread her raw diet doctrine, describing: “I eat simple food, although I have a lot of experience as a raw food chef. I love creating my own recipes and inspiring people to eat healthier.”
Unfortunately, her friends believe her so-called healthy food choices were to blame for her death.
“You don’t need to be a doctor to understand where this will lead,” said one pal of her all-durian and jack fruit diet.
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