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Back in 1986, Major General Ehud Barak, then the head of the IDF Central Command, together with the head of the operations department of the General Staff, Major General Meir Dagan, set up a highly secretive unit, Duvdevan (Hebrew for “Cherry”), to combat terrorists in the West Bank. The unit was now put into action.
Ronen Bergman • Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
O executivo não tinha uma ambição sadia.
Marcelo Brandão Cipolla • O lado difícil das situações difíceis: Como construir um negócio quando não existem respostas prontas (Portuguese Edition)
(facilmente expandido para outros mercados e em diferentes níveis de capilaridade e distribuição),
Victor Cabral Fonseca • Direito das Startups (Portuguese Edition)

Lionel Rothschild, a great friend of Disraeli, who made history by financing Britain’s purchase of the Suez Canal in 1875. But it is Lionel’s son, Natty (1840-1915), described by Miriam as gruff, sentimental, and dapper, who ranks as one of the most brilliant financiers of all time. In the popular press he was considered the real ruler of England,
... See moreDavid McCullough • Brave Companions

much of the assistance that the Yishuv needed came in the form of support from Diaspora Jews. Key among these philanthropists was Baron Edmond de Rothschild. Soon known as “The Benefactor,” the baron poured part of his fortune into providing the settlements with everything from housing to equipment to livestock. By the turn of the century, his mone
... See moreDaniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn

a) cashless intra-bank and interbank transactions b) fractional reserve banking and c) central bank monopolies on note issue, the very nature of money evolved in a profoundly important way.