Anav Silverman

As the U.S. economy suffers from a stagnant unemployment rate, an Israeli startup company is using innovative technology to change the way Americans search for and find jobs.

Utilizing social networking as its base, Jobsminer.com is the only job search engine that aggregates jobs in real...

For the first time in Gaza, since Hamas seized control in 2007, a woman has been allowed to work as a waitress in a restaurant, serving men food and drinks. Ranad al-Ghozz, 24, from Gaza City recently made local media headlines in Gaza when she began working at the coastal...

Sitting with AnnaLynne McCord at Jerusalem's Inbal Hotel on Sunday morning, the blond actress comes off as a regular person with some well thought-out opinions, and not as a Hollywood 'celebrity' one would expect. McCord is currently known for her role as Naomi Clark in CW's 90210.

While her...

Google Street View, launched five years ago in the United States, has since then expanded to Europe, Australia, Asia and parts of Africa and has finally made its way to the Middle East. Israel became the first country to be added to Street View services last week, when...

When New Jersey governor Chris Christie made his way to the Western Wall during an intensive visit to Jerusalem on Monday, he was greeted by an excited group of American tourists and expats who recognized the potential 2012 vice presidential candidate.

When asked what he felt about the warm...

A rocket war rages in the south of Israel as life continues so normally in the rest of the country. More than 200 rockets have been fired at southern urban areas since Friday afternoon, following Israel's killing of the leader of the hardline Popular Resistance Committee...

Working as an educator at Hebrew University High School for the past three years, I've had the privilege to teach the next generation of Jerusalem youth. Like any other job, there are good days and bad days, but occasionally there are also rewarding days. It is that rare day when...

Ethiopian Israelis marched by the thousands in Jerusalem today in the late afternoon from the Knesset Parliament to the city's center against a blazing setting sun. In one of the largest demonstrations for immigrant equality to date, young Ethiopian Israelis chanted and held signs that read "I'm black and proud,"...

Ethiopian Israelis marched by the thousands in Jerusalem Wednesday in the late afternoon from the Knesset Parliament to the city's center against a blazing setting sun. In one of the largest demonstrations for immigrant equality to date, young Ethiopian Israelis, chanted and held signs that read "I'm black...

It is a rainy day in the small, working-class city of Sderot, Israel, located less than two kilometers away from the Gaza Strip. The yellow-painted bomb shelters along with the brightly colored public shelters stand out in the dreary weather. People are hurrying about, trying to escape the rain --...

It is a clear blue and busy day in the holy city of Hebron. A small crowd of press gathers around Israeli Minister Yuli Edelstein outside the Tomb of Patriarchs. A Bar Mitzvah celebration is taking place and a procession of musicians lead the Israeli family whose son is celebrating...

Sixteen-year-old Liz Sheetrit and her family stand in their homes with shell-shocked expressions as they point to their burnt front yard and shattered kitchen window. "I can't believe this happened to us," Liz exclaims. A Grad rocket fired from Gaza struck the family's street this past Saturday night, damaging four...

Tuesday, October 18 was an unusually difficult day for the people of Israel.

It was a day where Israelis sat glued to TVs in homes and coffee shops, watching IDF soldier Gilad Shalit make his way from five long years of his Gaza captivity to the open arms of...

Like Gilad Shalit, I am 25 years old. But the past five years of my life have been lived in relative freedom. I have been fortunate to complete my degree, find steady work, travel a bit, go out with friends, spend time with family, and embark on a solid start...

Earlier on Monday, Mahmoud Abbas described the reaction to his bid for statehood as "all hell has broken out against us." Speaking to reporters on his flight to New York, Abbas defiantly explained that he had only one choice, and that was to take his state bid to the UN...

Glenn Beck brought 2,000 people including protestors and plenty of press, to Jerusalem on Wednesday night, as the culmination of his Restoring Courage tour of Israel to an end. Gathered at the Davidson Center a few steps away from the Western Wall and Temple Mount, Glenn Beck's final...

"Peace starts here," is the key marketing slogan that UNRWA (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East) uses in its videos, pamphlets, posters and other marketing and fundraising material. One UNRWA video clip depicts smiling Palestinian children against backgrounds that feature "peace" graffiti...

Will the recognition and creation of a Palestinian state by the United Nations Security Council magically end Mideast unrest? Can the UN fulfill the role of the Wizard of Oz and help ensure that such a state truly serves its people? Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has predicted...

As I celebrated Israel's Independence Day last week, I did so warily. Recalling the night before, the 25,310 Israeli soldiers and civilians who died for this country during the past 63 years of its existence, makes one realize that independence cannot be taken for granted. Independence Day in Israel always...

It's 7:30 in the morning. I leave the house, lock the door and walk down to the bus stop in Jerusalem. I'm not late and the bus is on time. A few minutes later, I enter the school with time to prepare for the next lesson.

A good start to...