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SolarEdge share price hits five-year low
Israeli solar energy company SolarEdge Technologies (Nasdaq: SEDG) has seen its share price hit a five-year low earlier this week after its US rival Enphase published its financial results showing a slower than expected recovery in the industry. SolarEdge's share price fell to $55, giving a market cap of $3.2 billion. The share price has since recovered slightly to $57.86 but is still down nearly 40% since the start of the year.
SolarEdge to lay off 900 employees
Israeli solar energy company SolarEdge Technologies (Nasdaq: SEDG) is laying off 900 employees including 550 in Israel, the company has announced. This represents about 16% of the company's workforce and follows weak financial results and a fall in the company's share price. Most of the layoffs in Israel are at the company's headquarters in Herzliya with the rest at the offices in Tziporit Park near Nof Hagalil.
Supply chain problems hit SolarEdge profit
Israeli solar energy technology company SolarEdge Technologies (Nasdaq: SEDG) beat analysts' estimates on revenue in the first quarter of this year, but missed on profit. This is a result of opposing factors: on the one hand, demand for the company's products rose against the background of the energy crisis in Europe, and sales in the US reached record levels; on the other hand, supply chain difficulties eroded gross profit.
SolarEdge Q3 Revenue Surges 74% to $410.6 Mn
SolarEdge revenues for the solar business jumped by 66 percent to USD 387.8 million, from USD 233.8 million in the same quarter previous year. Israel-based inverter solutions provider SolarEdge Technologies has reported a significant growth of 74 percent in its total revenue at USD 410.6 million during the third quarter of FY 2019, as against USD 236.6 million in July-September quarter last year.
Man wanted for Terrorism in Pakistan finds refuge in Canada | Europe Israel News
A Pakistani-Canadian man wanted for leading a mob attack on a Mosque in Pakistan has found refuge in Canada. In December 2016, Rasheed Ahmed, a dual citizen of Pakistan and Canada led a 3000-strong mob which attacked a historic Mosque in the town of Dulmial, northern Pakistan. The Mosque which dates back to 1860 has been at the center of a property dispute between Ahmadis and Sunnis. In 1996 the local Sunnis claimed ownership of the Mosque, a claim which was subsequently dismissed by the court.
Six out of 10 People in France ‘Don’t Feel Safe Anywhere’ | Europe Israel News
Fearing terror attacks, the majority of people in France are pessimistic about the nation’s security situation, with six in 10 saying they no longer feel safe anywhere according to an IFOP-FIDUCIAL poll. The survey found that 93 per cent of French believe the threat of more terror attacks is high, and 71 per cent feel the security situation in France has got worse over the last five years.
Israel Ranked as Best Country for Women in Middle East | Europe Israel News
World Economic Forum poll puts Israel way ahead of its Muslim neighbors in terms of women’s basic rights and freedoms. Israel is the best country in the Middle East for women’s rights and freedoms, the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap survey concluded this week.
Spain: Muslims call for marriage to Christian women to strengthen Islam | Europe Israel News
Hundreds of posters displayed in a migrant-dominated part of Barcelona are urging Muslim men to marry Spanish women in a bid to spread Islam, and inviting members of the community to an “information meeting”. The posters, which are derogatory about Christians but call on ‘Brothers’ to marry women of the religion to “strengthen” Islam, have been plastered through the neighbourhood of El Raval. Official data collected in 2014 found that 56.7 per cent of residents in El Raval were born abroad.
How Many People Do You Have to Kill to Get Involved with the Women’s March? | Europe Israel News
How many people do you have to kill to get involved with the Women’s March? Unfortunately, this is actually a serious question. Following President Trump’s inauguration, hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Washington, DC to join the Women’s March on Washington.
Marine Le Pen: “France Isn’t Burkinis on the Beach, France is Brigitte Bardot” | Europe Israel News
Leading French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told 60 Minutes on Sunday that France “isn’t burkinis on the beach, France is Brigitte Bardot.” Like President Trump, Marine Le Pen takes a hard line on immigration and champions the unemployed workers of France, who she says have been harmed by globalization. Her views have resonated within the French electorate.
FAKE NEWS: Sweden’s Integration Minister Admits Lying to BBC About Rape Stats | Europe Israel News
Sweden’s ruling liberal party Integration Minister has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn after she falsely told BBC the number of reported rapes in the country was falling.
German police say suspected Islamist extremist accused of plot was once a neo-Nazi | Europe Israel News
Last week, German police arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of plotting an Islamist-inspired attack. The man, identified only as “Sascha L.,” is accused of plotting to lure police officers and soldiers into a trap. When authorities searched his apartment in Northeim, Lower Saxony, they found chemicals and electronics that could be used to make explosives. Such plots have not been infrequent in Germany over the past few years.
German Intelligence Warns of Massive Increase in Islamist Threats | Europe Israel News
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Germany’s domestic intelligence service, warns that the number of radical Islamists has grown enormously in the last four years. Since 2013, the number of Islamists has skyrocketed from a mere 100 or so to over 1,600 currently. Chief of the BfV, Hans-Georg Maassen, said the number is increasing more and more every month.
Swedish city ‘is largest recruiting ground for Isis’ | Europe Israel News
Gothenburg, in western Sweden is, per capita, the European city from which most people have joined Islamic extremist groups, according to Swedish integration police chief, Ulf Boström. The largest of these groups is Islamic State (Isis), which claims to have carried out the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday that killed 129 people.
Why 17-Year-Old Mayar Mohamed Mousa Had to Die | Europe Israel News
A young Egyptian girl dies during female genital mutilation surgery. Where are the cries from Women’s Studies Departments? Mayar Mohamed Mousa, a young 17-year-old girl, died the other day in a hospital in the province of Suez in Egypt while undergoing female genital mutilation surgery. Don’t wait for Obama to repeat her name and to say that she could have been one of his daughters.
Controversial Radical Muslim cleric caught being smuggled into U.S. over Mexico border | Europe Israel News
U.S. border guards got a surprise when they searched a Mexican BMW and found a hardline Muslim cleric – banned from France and Canada – curled up in the boot. Said Jaziri, who called for the death of a Danish cartoonist that drew pictures of the prophet Mohammed, was being smuggled into California when he was arrested, along with his driver Kenneth Robert Lawler.
Quebec Imam prays for the annihilation of the Jews | Europe Israel News
At the end of his sermons at Al Andalous Islamic Center in Montreal, Quebec Imam Sayed AlGhitawi (??? ???????) recited supplications to Allah to support the mujahideen (Muslims who engage in jihad) in Palestine and to inflict total destruction on the Jews.
Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries | Europe Israel News
Citizens from five Muslim-majority countries will no longer be able to obtain Kuwaiti visas, after reports the Gulf state issued tight entry restrictions that mirrored US President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban. Syrians, Iraqis, Iranians, Pakistanis and Afghans will not be able to obtain visit, tourism or trade Kuwaiti visas with the news coming one day after the US slapped its own restrictions on seven Muslim-majority countries.
No, Muslim Refugees Are Not Jewish WWII Refugees. Here Are 5 Reasons Why | Europe Israel News
In a desperately misguided attempt to placate the palpable fear of allowing thousands of Muslim refugees into United States without proper security screenings just days after an Islamic terrorist attack, several left-leaning media outlets have fallen back on comparing the Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust to Muslim refugees fleeing a chaotic Middle East. The false analogy is incredibly offensive, not only to the victims of the Holocaust but history itself.
Mosques and flats are stormed by 800 Austrian police in huge anti-terror raids | Europe Israel News
Mosques and flats are stormed by 800 Austrian police in huge anti-terror raids to break network of preacher who brainwashed teenagers to fight for ISIS Mosques and flats have been stormed by 800 Austrian police in a bid to break the network of a preacher suspected of brainwashing teenagers to fight for ISIS. Authorities say eight people have been arrested after the huge anti-terror raids which took place across Graz and in the capital Vienna.
Real Madrid logo won’t feature Christian cross in Middle East clothing deal | Europe Israel News
The club crest of Spanish football team Real Madrid will not feature the traditional Christian cross on clothing sold in some Middle East countries under a regional deal. Marka, a retailing group in the United Arab Emirates, has been granted exclusive rights to “manufacture, distribute and sell Real Madrid products” in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
SWEDEN CRUMBLING: Demands for military intervention as thugs turn Malmo into ‘no-go zone’ | Europe Israel News
He said: “There is a great lack of police officers in Sweden and Malmö. For this reason, it is perhaps time to let the military and police to stand together to reestablish order in the country. Malmo has seen a surge in violent incidents and during just three months over the summer in 2016, more than 70 cars were set alight by rampaging thugs.
Hamas second-richest terror group in world, Forbes says | Europe Israel News
Hamas is the second richest terror group in the world, with finances of around $1 billion, according to a report published by Forbes Israel this week listing the top 10 wealthiest terror groups. The Palestinian Islamist organization, which rules the Gaza Strip and collects taxes and aid money, is second only to the Islamic State, which has some $2 billion dollars at its disposal.
Lebanese Columnist: The Arab Countries Seem To Be Engaged In A Perpetual War Against Women | Europe Israel News
In a scathingly sarcastic article on the liberal website Elaph, Lebanese columnist Hazem Saghiya criticized the attitude towards women in the Arab world, stating that the Arab Spring revolutions took no interest in improving their status, and that various outrageously misogynic statements by Arab MPs, as well as cases of blatant discrimination against women, reflect their dire situation in the Arab world.
Police ‘covered up’ violent campaign to turn London area ‘Islamic’ | Europe Israel News
Police have been accused of “covering up” a campaign of abuse, threats and violence aimed at “Islamicising” an area of London. Victims say that officers in the borough of Tower Hamlets have ignored or downplayed outbreaks of hate crime, and suppressed evidence implicating Muslims in them, because they fear being accused of racism. The claims come as four Tower Hamlets Muslims were jailed for at least 19 years for attacking a local white teacher who gave religious studies lessons to Muslim girls.
CHILD MARRIAGE ON THE RISE | Europe Israel News
How Islamic laws are leading to more child marriages. The rate of child marriage is increasing exponentially in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and even some Muslim communities in the West. The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child has warned Iran over the rise in child marriages and for allowing sex and execution at age 9. Leila, 10 years old, thought she was playing a childhood game. A game that involved wearing a white dress and pretending to be a bride.
The Persecution of Mideast Christians | Europe Israel News
Although Christians have lived in the Middle East for nearly 2,000 years, they now constitute no more than 3-4% of the region’s population, down from 20% a century ago. This is a result of years of persecution and discrimination, especially in the past 15 years. Christians are not the only minority being discriminated against in this region, but their plight is more visible in many places — and beyond what has been experienced by Yazidis, Kurds, Druze and others.
Cities in Sweden Told to Prepare for War | Europe Israel News
The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) has urged the country’s municipalities to prepare for war, another shocking indication of how mass immigration is threatening the stability of the European country. “The agency sent official letters out to security heads in municipalities explaining that they must be better equipped to meet the threat of war and other crisis situations,” reports The Local. The warning is part of the country’s plan to reintroduce a Cold War-era civil defense strategy.
Sweden CHAOS boils over: Cars go up in flames as violent thugs attack police officers | Europe Israel News
SPECIAL units in Sweden were forced to rush out to aid Gothenburg police on Thursday after a gang of thugs launched violent attacks on deployed officers. The violent assault on the police came after they attempted to search a home in the northeastern part of the city. It is not known why officers were ordered to the premises, however the attending officials were unable to carry out the order as the thugs turned out in force to hinder the search.
Parents face court after refusing to let son go on school trip to mosque | Europe Israel News
A couple in Germany are facing court after they stopped their teenage son from attending a local mosque on a school trip because they were afraid he would be “indoctrinated” by Islamic extremists. In a letter to the school’s geography teacher, quoted by German news organisation NDR, the 13-year-old’s father said “for years we have been hearing reports about religiously motivated violence connected with Islamic people”.
The Grand Mufti’s Nazi connection | Europe Israel News
It’s no coincidence that just a few months after Nazi Germany surrendered, on November 2, 1945, the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, many synagogues were burned down in Egypt and dozens of Jews were killed on the streets of Cairo. On November 5, 1941, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini, arrived in Berlin. He was fleeing Iraq following the failure of the coup he was involved in there, and three weeks later he met with Adolf Hitler.
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