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By CanadianValue. There was some news that I found interesting today out of Israel. Eitan Wertheimer of Berkshire Hathaway's Iscar has apparently entered the natural gas exploration and production business. Although details are limited it appears that Wertheimer is part of a group acquiring at least 4 offshore licenses . Read more » »

TThe Institute's Prof. Ruth Arnon was elected President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and the Humanities (IASH) last week - the first woman ever elected to the post. We spoke with her briefly: You have held a number of leadership positions over the years. How is this one different? My previous posts were mostly appointments; the president of the IASH is chosen by the entire body ( of 100 ...

Here are some stories over the past few days from Israel that you may have missed. Israeli Researchers Invent Sarcasm Detector. Really.

It was one of those moments in Israeli politics any nation's politics in which the numbers just don't add up. Lawmakers had been toiling all night trying to fashion a budget. Now night had turned into dawn and debate into occasional tempestuousness when, at 7 a.m., Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strode into the Knesset in his trademark crisp white shirt, designer tie, and dark suit.

Here are some stories over the past few days from Israel that you may have missed. Israeli researchers invent sarcasm detector. Really. Its no joke: Hebrew University researchers have invented algorithms that can detect sarcasm in text loaded into a computer.