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Arafat invested in
Israeli venture capital
jerusalem (jta) | Yasser Arafat reportedly invested $8 million in an Israeli and U.S. venture capital fund.
Arafat invested the millions in Evergreen III LP, a fund based in the Cayman Islands that has major Israeli stakeholders, and Canaan Partners, a U.S.-based fund that bankrolled several Israeli startups, according to "60 Minutes" and Ha'aretz.
Zionist state of depression?
jerusalem (jta) | One in seven Israelis is clinically depressed, a new study found.
The poll of 500 respondents, published Tuesday to mark Israeli Mental Health Week, indicated that 10 percent of the population feels "life is not worth living," while a full 60 percent showed symptoms of depression.
The New Wave polling firm determined that 13 percent of Israelis could be considered clinically depressed.
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