The company’s CEO, Guy Caspi, came with 15 years of experience in implementing mathematics and deep learning in the IDF
He has served as president of the product division of the Comverse Technology/Verint Systems and at Tamares Telecom en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamares_G…
Tamares Telecom is a service provider that supplies and operates communication services based on a new fiber optic network .. Tamares Telecom provides seamless connectivity from the Middle East to international communications HUBs 🤔
Fifth Dimension — headed by Guy Caspi, former CEO of Tamares Telecom, was established in 2014 timesofisrael.com/former-idf-chi…
After retiring from the IDF, former Chief of Staff Benny Gantz is hired as the company CEO
The headquarters of Tamares at 41 Dover Street , in London's Mayfair district
Since 1990, the Tamares Group has been headed by Poju Zabludowicz -"a major donor to David Cameron’s Conservative Party" #PanamaPapers archive.is/f7RPS
Zabludowicz’s co-investor – controversial businessman Scot Young – was found impaled on the railings outside his London flat in 2014
Zabludowicz – whose family fortune was built up by his arms dealer father Shlomo, founder of Israel’s main artillery manufacturer – set up BICOM (the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre) in 2002
Director of BICOM is journalist Richard Pater who regularly briefs British audiences on Israeli politics and security issues. He has appeared on the BBC and has written in a range of publications.
"Charles III has visited Israel twice and has strong links with the country but may not visit as monarch, writes Richard Pater ".. jewishnews.co.uk/could-it-be-ne…
"When Israel celebrated its 65th birthday, there was residual disappointment that despite growing bilateral ties there had never been an official royal visit.
In December 2015, a British government source explained to the Telegraph:
“Until there is a settlement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the royal family can’t really go there.
In Israel so much politics is caught up in the land itself that it’s best to avoid those complications altogether by not going there.”
"However, in the decade since, .., we have seen three royal visits in quick succession. Charles followed his attendance at President Peres’ funeral with an official visit in 2020, while William also came on an official visit in 2018.
Why the dramatic change?..
"The royal family’s new approach to Israel is based on two fundamental changes to UK government policy and two personal connections for King Charles himself. The King’s Coronation is an apt time to celebrate these connections.
Post-Brexit,
the UK government’s foreign policy approach is reorienting itself to meaningfully engage with allies beyond Europe, ideally those that also offer added value to the British economy. Israel, the ‘innovation nation’,& w/ its advanced technology, is the perfect partner for the UK🤔
"No longer should the intransigence of the Palestinian leadership act as a barrier to enhancing bilateral relations that serve the UK national interest...
"It is in this spirit that the British and Israeli foreign ministers earlier this year signed a new 7-year commitment, which the UK government described as containing “detailed commitments for deepening cooperation across the breadth of the Israel-UK relationship..
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"BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - EU countries have in principle agreed on the proposals for a 150 billion euro ($168.3 billion) fund aimed at boosting Europe's defence, known as Security Action for Europe (SAFE), an EU diplomat said on Monday...🤔
"The plan, proposed by the European Commission in March, will be financed through joint borrowing and give loans to EU members and certain other countries such as Ukraine for projects that bolster their defences and boost Europe's arms industry." reuters.com/world/eu-count…
"Elbit's sales to the European market have grown by over 106% from 2021 to 2024, and the trajectory continues upward." elbitsystems.com/blog/accelerat…
"The most-trailed part of the UK-EU Summit, the creation of a new Security and Defence Partnership enables the UK defence industry to participate in the EU's plan for a €150 billion defence fund known as Security Action for Europe (SAFE)"
"Otto Fleischmann, although originally a juris doctor, studied philosophy with Moritz Schlick at the University of Vienna and in 1938, became a psychoanalyst under the mentorship of August Aichhorn" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Flei…
'As an Army colonel in World War II, Dr. Norman Brill gained national prominence for his work as chief of psychiatry at Fort Bragg, N.C., and then as chief of psychiatry at the Office of the Surgeon General.'🤔
Grok : "There’s no specific data available on the exact percentage of Eurovision 2025 votes cast through the official app versus other methods like phone or SMS. ..
It’s worth noting that the app is heavily promoted for voting, offering perks like exclusive artist messages..
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A 2024 AppsFlyer study on Eurovision provides indirect clues about app usage during the contest.. It noted significant spikes in social media and betting app engagement during the broadcast. While not directly about the Eurovision app, this suggests high mobile engagement..