Category: Facts & Solutions

Even some Arab countries without diplomatic relations with Israel are hooked on the action-packed drama that shows the people behind the conflict. If you read our “10 things you didn’t know about Fauda but really should” (if you didn’t, you really should!), you’d know that the action-packed, Hebrew-Arabic drama about terror-fighting commandos in Israel is…

In a year of recovery from the corona crisis, domestic tourism records were broken, and foreign tourism was on the rise. In 2022, 2.675 million tourist entries were recorded in Israel, about 41 percent lower than 2019, a record year. Only 397,000 tourists entered in 2021 and 831,000 in 2020 – the two years most…

This development comes about two weeks after the U.N.’s Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, disclosed that the ground beneath one of its schools had fallen—and that the construction of a Hamas terrorist tunnel caused the collapse. The IDF announced on Wednesday that more cases of Hamas employing children as human shields are now being revealed. This…

We all know what happened to Google Glass. The idea of wearing a computer instead of lugging one around was certainly appealing, but Glass was doomed by technical glitches and a geeky design. Nevertheless, the “big five” tech corporations — Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Google (Alphabet) haven’t given up on the dream of smart…

Biblical accounts of military campaigns by against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah verified by geomagnetic dating. A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) involving 20 international scientists and researchers has verified biblical accounts of the Egyptian, Aramean, Assyrian and Babylonian military campaigns against the kingdoms…

Watching the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II this week, one could not fail to be deeply moved, but her passing and the ascension of her successor King Charles III raise the question of whether there might now be a positive change in Britain’s complicated and often perhaps sometimes even hostile relationship with Israel. There is…

Dramatic results in Israeli glioblastoma research show that eliminating the astrocytes, a major class of brain cells, surrounding the tumors or inhibiting their ability to supply energy to the glioblastoma cells resulted in cancer cell death and tumor regression, within several days. The groundbreaking study at Tel Aviv University effectively eradicates glioblastoma, a highly lethal…

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio fires broadside ahead of rock star’s upcoming Miami concert. Florida’s Republican Sen. Marco Rubio went on an all-around attack on Pink Floyd co-founder and longtime anti-Israel activist Roger Waters ahead of his tour of Rubio’s state. Writing in an op-ed for The Floridian, Rubio called Waters out for his recent statements against…

This video shows where Hamas terrorists go to manufacture and store their weapons. These tunnels are built in civilian areas. This endangers the lives of men, women and children just a few yards above. Hamas purposefully builds these tunnels under public facilities, including hospitals, schools, houses and mosques.

Far-left lawmaker Bernie Sanders endorsed antisemitic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, in addition to Representative Andy Levin, who frequently criticizes Israel. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders recently endorsed U.S. Rep. Andy Levin in his Michigan Democratic primary race against Rep. Haley Stevens. Sanders also endorsed U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who is running in a primary in the 12th…

Iran and Israel have been engaged in cyber warfare in recent years, with Iran attacking a broad array of targets, and Israel focusing primarily on Iran’s nuclear program. The Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) is developing the Cyber-Dome, a new project to counter cyber-attacks, based on Big-data and Artificial Intelligence, and with an overall approach to…

It’s a beautiful day here in Be’er Sheva, the capital of Southern Israel and we want you to experience this magnificent city with us. From desert, to tech, to green and everything in between, here’s a taste of one of our favorite cities.

Considering everything it is facing now, and everything it and its people have faced in the past, it also remains a wonder to behold. Israel’s 73rd year was a year of “who would have thought.” Who would have thought that a summit involving the foreign ministers of Egypt, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, the…

The Defense Ministry announced on that testing for a high-powered laser defense system was completed successfully. The ‘Iron Beam’ defense system will intercept missiles, drones, mortars, and anti-tank rockets, according to the initial tests. Defense Minister Benny Gantz called it a ‘game-changer” in the war on terror. “We have successfully completed a series of tests…

Research by UK-based Small Business Prices reveals that Israeli citizens took the fewest days off from work due to sickness across the world. Over the past few years the world has been thrown into a state of uncertainty as we have battled coronavirus. But which countries had the highest absence rate from work due to…

A groundbreaking camera developed in Israel can see through walls, even from a distance of over 300 feet. “It can be used remotely from one apartment to another, inside a shelter, or an autonomous car,” said Amir Beeri, managing director and founder of Camero, of the Xaver Long-Range system (XLR80). “So it can position itself…

First-ever spinal cord implant to treat paralysis without risk of rejection is successfully tested on mice; human trials expected by end of 2024. Medical science has not yet found a way to restore walking ability in someone paralyzed from a traumatic spinal cord injury. Within a few years, a first-of-its-kind 3D-printed spinal cord tissue implant,…

During 2021, Israel’s population increased by 1.7%, 83% of which was due to natural growth and 17% due to migration. Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics estimates Israel’s population at 9,449,000 as of December 31, 2021. Of that number, 6,982,000 are Jewish (73.9% of the total population), 1,995,000 are Arab (21.1%) and 472,000 identify as “other” (5%). During…

Because Omicron is very infectious and not aggressive in causing serious illness, it may lead to natural herd immunity and the post-pandemic era. Is Omicron the light at the end of the tunnel? Photo by Kasuma from Pexels The Omicron variant is not a disaster and may even signal the end of the pandemic crisis,…

TIME magazine’s “Best Inventions of 2021” list names 100 “inventions that are making the world better, smarter and a bit more fun.” Four of these are Israeli: • ElectReon wireless vehicle-charging technology in the transportation category; • SupPlant ag-tech solution in the smarter farming category; • OrCam Read in the accessibility category; • Percepto AIM…

As populations around the world increasingly struggle to access clean, natural water, Watergen has come up with a game-changing solution that uses humidity in the air to create clean and fresh drinking water. It even works in your car.  

Why do women tend to sleep under a blanket and bring a sweater into work, while their male partners prefer a light cover and short sleeves? Turns out there’s a scientific explanation, and it applies to birds and mammals alike. Researchers from Tel Aviv University, University of Haifa and Tel Aviv Sourasky Tel Aviv Medical…

Israeli housing prices increased 345.7% over the last decade, recent research from the website Money.co.uk has found. The figure represents the largest increase of any country in the world. Prices per square meter in Israel rose from $2,145 in 2010 to $9,560 in 2020. That’s not just keeping up with inflation, which rose by only 0.92% during the…

Video posted on social media Saturday, which showed United States President Joe Biden seemingly falls asleep during a meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, had users speculate whether that was indeed the case. Footage was posted on Twitter by Knesset member for Likud Galit Distal Atbaryan. “For some reason, the Israeli media itself fell asleep…

In order to understand the last 40 years of Islamic struggle in Afghanistan, up until the hasty withdrawal of American troops, we must first look at the legacy of Abdullah Yusuf Azzam. He was born in a small Palestinian village near Jenin in the West Bank, and moved to Jordan after the 1967 Six-Day War.…

Debbie Gross Steinberg heard the news while driving home to Ashkelon from her job in Jerusalem on July 13: Ashkelon leads Israel in new apartment sales. Between February and April alone, 951 new homes were sold in this coastal city of about 150,000 residents, whose population has grown 25% over the past decade. Here’s why…

“Ben & Jerry’s decided to brand itself as anti-Israel ice cream. This is a moral mistake and I believe it will turn out to be a business mistake as well,” Prime Minister Bennett said.. By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News In a victory for the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement, popular ice cream brand…

The unicorn startup phenomenon is sweeping across Israel. Today you will learn what exactly a “unicorn” startup is, and how Israel became the land of unicorns.

Here is a video with an inside look at the most dangerous place in Israel right now, the Gaza border.

For those of you being inundated by social media posts about Israel and Gaza and are confused, here are the facts: Hundreds of thousands of Israelis are currently confined to bomb shelters. Hamas has fired more than 1,200 rockets at Israeli civilians. This needs to end. Please see the following video.

The pandemic dealt a heavy blow to the hospitality industry in Israel as well as worldwide. Some hotels did not survive. Others were able to wait it out, slowly and carefully welcoming local guests starting in March 2021. Several hotels in Israel that were under construction boldly finished the job and are now eagerly awaiting…

  “Your ‘joke’ is ignorant . . . every citizen of Israel–Jewish, Muslim, Christian–is entitled to the vaccine. Apologize!” responded Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. By Aryeh Savir, TPS Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations Gilad Erdan has demanded that NBC apologize for a comic skit aired on Saturday Night Live…

Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourla joined the Sephardic Heritage International on January 28th for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, where he shared his Greek Sephardic family’s story of tragedy and survival during the Holocaust. “It’s a story that had a great impact on my life and my view of the world, and it is a story that,…

By TPS Jared Kushner, former advisor to President Donald Trump, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his key role in formulating the Abraham Accords between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco. Avi Berkowitz, his deputy, was likewise nominated for the prize. Attorney Alan Dershowitz submitted their candidacy. He…

We can’t wait to host you in person in Tel Aviv, but until then, this should tide you over. Experience the bustling city of Tel Aviv through our eyes, in a special virtual tour.

With two million Israelis having already received the first dose of COVID19 vaccine, Israel continues to use innovative ways to make the vaccination process safer, faster and easier. A COVID-free future is already on the horizon.

Researchers at Technion and the Hebrew University have developed tools to recognize early warning signs of suicide by analyzing social media texts. By Tess Levy Suicide takes one million lives worldwide every year and is the leading killer of people under the age of 24. Following the tragic suicide of a 16-year-old Israeli boy, a…

The New York congresswoman’s supporters want to see Israel-haters like Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar installed in influential posts in the U.S. government. By Ezra Stone Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Tuesday polled her 10.2 million Twitter followers to see who they would select for their “dream cabinet” in the upcoming presidential administration. Among the…

US President Donald Trump announced third peace deal between the Jewish state and an Arab country in the span of six weeks. PM Benjamin Netanyahu: It’s a new world, we’re building a better future for all of us. By  Ariel Kahana US President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan will normalize ties with Israel, making…

Republican leader wins over 63% support among Israelis compared to Democrat rival Biden’s 18%; little over half of the respondents believe U.S.-Israel ties will be harmed if Biden is elected  A clear majority of Israelis favor the re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump come November’s presidential elections, a new poll conducted for i24NEWS showed Monday…

Follow our experts’ tips for keeping your mind and body in tip-top shape against Covid and other viruses. By Abigail Klein Leichman Winter is on the way, and with it an increased risk of catching the flu, Covid-19 or a regular ol’ common cold. ISRAEL21c gathered expert advice on how to protect your health against…

Deal comes after a similar agreement with United Arab Emirates just last month By Adam Shaw President Trump on Friday announced that Bahrain has agreed to normalize relations with Israel, another diplomatic win for the president coming after a similar agreement with the United Arab Emirates just last month. “This is really something special, very, very special,”…

In an administration that promised “no daylight” between the United States, Obama, Biden, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton did precisely the opposite. By  Barry Shaw Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, appealed to American Jewish voters with a promise not to condition US aid to Israel, but his word, based on past history, is disingenuous. Biden, a Catholic,…

Agreement is the product of lengthy negotiations between Washington, Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi. As part of the deal, Israel agrees to suspend plans to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley. By  Ariel Kahana, The United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties, US President Donald…

Israelis send their best wishes to their neighbors to the north, the Lebanese people after the tragic explosion in Beirut. Our hearts are with you during these difficult times. 

“You thought incitement is incitement is incitement? Not by Twitter’s double-standard morals,” tweeted Minister Farkash-Hacohen. By Yakir Benzion Israeli officials expressed shock and outrage Thursday after a Twitter company official told a Knesset committee that repeated tweets by Iranian leaders calling for Israel’s destruction do not violate Twitter company policy. “You thought incitement is incitement…

Yavneh-based Urban Aeronautics is developing its CityHawk to be a kind of Uber of the air, starting with emergency services. By Brian Blum For nearly 60 years, the dream of flying cars that many Baby Boomers grew up on while watching TV’s George Jetson jet around the skyways has remained unfulfilled. But the dream is…

Dig out the sand toys and don’t forget the sunscreen. It’s time to hit the beach, and here are some of the best Israel has to offer. BY NAAMA BARAK One of the strange things about the coronavirus crisis is that it catapulted us from the middle of wintery February straight into summer season. March…

CNN recently published an account of an intentional ramming attack that gave credence to claims that it was an accident, despite footage that disproved that contention. Last week a Palestinian pulled up to a guard post near Jerusalem and in a terrifying moment captured on security cameras suddenly rammed his car at full speed and…

Urooj Rahman who is facing charges for firebombing a NYPD car during riots while wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh, said “the only way they hear us is through violence.” By Yakir Benzion A New York attorney charged with firebombing a New York City police car at one point worked for an anti-Israel organization and said before…

Heart failure patients can receive critical information about their condition with the world’s first in-heart sensor. As the world’s first in-heart sensor, Israel’s V-LAP device is the first device of its kind to provide left atrial pressure readings at home, which are critical to monitoring and treating heart failure patients. How does it work? The…

Where is the Ark of the Covenant hidden? What is that manmade mound of rocks in the Sea of Galilee? And who built the Israeli Stonehenge? By Abigail Klein Leichman A land whose history stretches back millennia, Israel is bursting with intriguing mysteries. Some remain unsolved from thousands of years ago. New ones are uncovered…

Caught between an oppressive regime and the raging coronavirus pandemic, Israel’s Foreign Ministry says thousands of Iranians are requesting help to escape to Israel. By Yakir Benzion The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem said Wednesday it has seen a huge increase in the number of Iranians asking Israel for help as that country suffers…

In major breakthrough, Israeli researchers isolate coronavirus antibody After the monoclonal neutralizing antibody is patented, the institute will find an international manufacturer to mass produce it as a treatment. By Abigail Klein Leichman  The Israel Institute for Biological Research has isolated a key coronavirus antibody that successfully neutralized aggressive coronavirus in lab tests, Israeli Defense…

Masada is an ancient fortress in Israel’s Judean Desert which symbolizes the strength and perseverance of the Jewish people throughout history. Here is a glimpse of this stunning archaeological site to hold you over until you can see the real thing.  

Showing off the lowest place on Earth in style. Feel the calm of the Dead Sea’s therapeutic water , and imagine the sand beneath your toes. There’s no better way to de-stress!  

Here’s to the women of the IDF 💪 Here’s to their risk-taking, barrier-breaking, history-making. Here’s to their glass-ceiling-smashing, odds-defying, limit-pushing. 💪 See hundreds more Israeli Female Soldiers pictures here:

Opinion: Every time Jerusalem decides to embark on a military operation in the Hamas-run enclave, it finds its military superiority over Gaza’s terrorist factions canceled by a wave of shrieking reporters and pundits as soon as the first brutal images of war surface Ben-Dror Yemini| Israel remains helpless in the face of Hamas and Islamic…

Warren: I will reverse Trump administration’s new policy on settlements “If Israel’s government continues with steps to annex the West Bank, the US should make clear that none of our aid should be used to support annexation,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells the New York Times in a recent survey of candidates’ policy positions. by  JNS…

Even if you’re an expert on all things Israel, we bet there are at least a couple of facts here that will take you by surprise! So check out these unexpected tidbits highlighting our unique land, culture, and innovative spirit

US doctors already use IceCure’s ProSense to destroy benign breast lumps. Soon they’ll be using it for malignant liver and kidney tumors. By Abigail Klein Leichman  In July 2012, ISRAEL21c wrote about a novel device from Caesarea-based IceCure Medical that was revolutionizing how American doctors remove benign breast lumps. The device uses minimally invasive cryoablation to…

Today, the Israel Defense Forces opened a new F-35i fighter jet squadron. It is truly one of a kind. This video shows how mighty this fighter jet is.        

Israel’s seaside city of fun joins locations such as Tokyo, Vienna, Marseille and fellow Middle Eastern must-go spot Dubai. By Naama Barak    Tel Aviv is a fabulous travel destination, and certainly one on people’s minds – Internet giant Google recently shared that it was the fifth trending destination for the upcoming year. Revealing the…

Queen Elizabeth is expected to announce new legislation on Thursday as she inaugurates the new parliament.  By  Israel Hayom Staff Like US President Donald Trump, newly reelected UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to pass landmark anti-BDS legislation. According to local reports in the UK, Johnson will present the legislation as part of a…

The first models of tiny drones are now operational, enabling reconnaissance, espionage and intel gathering, all thanks to a joint research by two Israeli bodies By Yoav Zitun Thanks to year-long joint research between the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Israeli weapons manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the first tiny handheld drones are…

Technology and academic research come together in Israel to find solutions for people with hearing impairment. By Abigail Klein Leichman  An air-raid siren awakened Erez Lugashi one night in 2014. As he ran for shelter, he wondered: What would a deaf person do in this situation? That question led the experienced Tel Aviv entrepreneur to…

Watergen, Tyto Care, OrCam, ECOncrete, Theranica, Temi and Eviation products make main list; Lemonade and ElliQ receive special mention. By: Abigail Klein Leichman  Israeli may be a small country, but Israeli products make up a disproportionately large percentage of the TIME Top 100 Inventions of 2019 list revealed in the magazine’s December 2/December 9 double…

By Benjamin Kerstein,  Batsheva Hadad’s home suffered extensive damage from a rocket strike on Tuesday — a day on which more than 150 rockets were fired from Hamas-ruled Gaza into Israel after the IDF assassinated a top Islamic Jihad commander. However, in the few seconds between the activation of the warning siren and the impact…

By: Hanan Greenwood This week, before the lead company of the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion left the Gaza Strip, Capt. David Sarel got up at 4 a.m., as he usually does, for another insanely busy day. At 9:30 a.m. an explosives device was found at the border fence, a suspicious vessel was spotted offshore at 11, and…

In a horrific story of terror at 10,000 feet, an 8-year-old girl with severe food allergies was exposed to pistachio shells that had been left, unbeknownst to her and her usually vigilant parents, in the seatback pocket of the row in front of her during a harrowing 2014 airplane ride home. The girl’s throat swelled…

Engineered T cells could assassinate solid tumor cells, Tel Aviv University medical researchers find. Immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment that enhances the natural immune response. A new study led by Dr. Yaron Carmi of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine finds that a form of immunotherapy — chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) T-cell therapy, used…

On the eve of the Jewish new year, an overwhelming majority of Israelis surveyed in a new poll reported that they were “satisfied with life and their economic situation.” Israel’s population stood at 9,092,000 on the eve of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, and grew by 184,000 over the past year, according to a…

Between January and August 2019, the BBC News website reported 25.7% of the terror attacks against Israel and 80% of the resulting fatalities, BBC Watch reports. The BBC reported only three out of 149 terrorist attacks against Israel in August 2019, and none of the seven rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, according to media…

With dozens of archaeological sites across the country and historical findings that go back more than 50,000 years, Israel is an incredible gateway to the past. Here are 5 recent amazing archaeological findings that Israeli archaeologists have uncovered since May.

By: Jessica Halfin Fantastic views and fabulous food… here are our favorite choices in Israel for fine dining by the sea Let’s face it: Beachside restaurants aren’t always so inviting. When restaurant owners know that customers will keep on coming because of the view, they don’t always put much effort into the food. They also…

A wearable ‘artificial vision’ device created by OrCam, a Jerusalem-based startup, opens up a whole new world for the blind and visually impaired. OrCam MyEye increases the independence of people who are blind and visually impaired. The device can read texts and barcodes; recognize faces; identify products, money notes and colors; and even tell the…

By: Naama Barak From playing your music too loudly to endangering others with your sporting skills, here are the best ways to hit the beach like a true local. No vacation in Israel is complete without hitting the beach, if only to guarantee that light tan that will make your sun-deprived colleagues back home even…

By: Yoram Ettinger The initial two and a half years of President Trump’s national security policy have departed sharply from those of President Obama, his predecessor at the White House. The nature of Trump’s national security policy may be assessed through the worldview of Vice President Mike Pence and the two most crucial appointments: Secretary of…

By: Yoram Ettinger Straight from the Jerusalem Boardroom #239 Pratt & Whitney – one of the three largest helicopter and airplane jet engine manufacturers in the world, accounting for a substantial portion of United Technologies’ activity – concluded a long term contract with Israel’s Bet Shemesh Engines. The contract will extend Bet Shemesh’s manufacturing jet engine…

Can we talk about how amazing Haifa is for a minute? The northern city is the third largest in Israel and is everything a city should be. From its uniquely religious diversity, to its breathtaking scenery , to a cultural hub for the arts, visiting Haifa should definitely be on your bucket list ✈️. So…

By: Abigail Klein Leichman Third annual GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit in St. Louis chooses 16 innovative companies, mostly Israeli, to present to healthcare execs and VCs. Ten Israeli companies were among 16 chosen from more than 750 international digital health companies vying for the chance to present at the GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit in St. Louis, Missouri,…

The hit show, which has bilingual scripts in Hebrew and Arabic, has been praised internationally for its gritty realism. Plot, which has so far been focused on the activity of undercover Israeli commandos in Judea and Samaria, set in Gaza in new season. “Fauda,” an Israeli TV series that has become a Netflix hit for…

Our world has no shortage of problems, but guess what? The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. הטכניון is solving some of them with these discoveries. We wouldn’t expect anything less from a university pioneered in part by Albert Einstein. With four noble prizes and revolutionary breakthroughs which may cure cancer, the Technion is making…

Flying STAR is a Hybrid Crawling and Flying Sprawl Robot called FSTAR. It is a robot fitted with a sprawling mechanism and has wheels and propellers which allows it to both run and fly using the same motors. The current prototype can fly at 15m/s and run on the ground at 2.6 m/s. The combined…

By: Israel21c As Israel celebrates its 71st anniversary, ISRAEL21c brings you a fascinating statistical snapshot of this remarkable country. As night falls on May 8, 2019, Israel will kick off its 71st birthday celebration in the usual Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) style with cookouts, aerobatic shows, silly string, torch-lighting ceremonies and festive fireworks across the nation. In only…

By: Abigail Klein Leichman New report shows that Israel’s academic and business ecosystem is the optimal base for an internationally recognized longevity industry hub. The State of Israel will soon turn 71. And yet this babe among nations ranks fifth internationally for average life expectancy and conducts some of the world’s most critical research on…

By; Abigail Klein Leichman It’s not by chance that Israel ranks as one of the healthiest countries – we embrace the Mediterranean diet and grow the superfoods that fuel it. Hummus, tomato-cucumber salad, extra-virgin olive oil … these and other staple foods on virtually every Israeli table undoubtedly helped propel the country to #1 on…

By: Naama Barak Researchers are developing complex and precise artificial tissues that can be better integrated into target organs. The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology recently launched a center for the printing of cells, tissues and organs, where 3D scaffolds and cells that grow into tissue are constructed to aid treatment in all areas of regenerative…

The video that Hamas doesn’t want you to see this weekend Hamas’ goal this weekend is clear. Hear them in their own words.  

By: Yoram Ettinger In 2019, the national security policy of all pro-US Arab countries, such as Saudi Arabia, other Gulf States, Egypt and Jordan – including their burgeoning ties with Israel – is a byproduct of the rapidly intensifying lethal threat posed to them by the still-raging Arab Tsunami, Iran’s Ayatollahs and Sunni Islamic terrorism.…

By: Lior Zaltzman Kveller via JTA — I love “Shtisel,” you love “Shtisel,” everybody loves “Shtisel”! The Israeli show, about a haredi Orthodox family of the same last name, is taking American audiences by storm. Streaming on Netflix, this show has been covered by The New York Times and even has a Facebook fan group with more than 6,000 fans.…

By 2030 there will be over 125 billion IoT devices around us – that’s innovative technology that connects everything around us to the internet. And when you say innovation – you say Israel! AutoTel – אוטותל has cars that let you know where they’re parked, Prisma Photonics makes roads and power lines smart and Quickwy…

By: Abigail Klein Leichman If all goes well, the Beresheet unmanned spacecraft will lift off on Feb. 21 and land on April 11, making Israel the fourth country to reach the Moon. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin received SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft as a national project in a meeting with leaders of SpaceIL and IAI, January 17,…

By Brian Blum Israeli company’s main aim is to appeal to busy families where the parents work long hours, travel a lot and love technology. In the fourth season of the American TV sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,” theoretical physicist and all-around nerd Sheldon decides that he no longer wants to physically interact with his…

By: Mayaan Jaffe-Hoffman A small team of Israeli scientists think they might have found the first complete cure for cancer. “We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer,” said Dan Aridor, of a new treatment being developed by his company, Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies Ltd. (AEBi), which was founded in 2000…

By: Brian Blum Forget robots that look like humans, the next generation of robots will be based on animals – from snakes to locusts and even a robotic octopus that can study the ocean floor. When it comes to robots, science fiction has conditioned us to think of androids – bipedal machines approximating the human…

By: Abigail Klein Leichman Back in 2010, a chef in New York had a recurring dream about a fantastic new recipe. But he never remembered all the details when he woke up. He contacted Israeli neuroscientist Moran Cerf and asked if it was possible to record his food dream. At the time, Cerf wasn’t able to help.…

Israel is the 8th most powerful country in the world – as it was in 2017 – according to the 2018 Power Rankings, published by the US News & World Report in partnership with the world renowned Wharton School of Business (Pennsylvania University) and the global strategic consultancy Y&R’s BAV Group.  Israel follows the USA, Russia, China, Germany, the…

By: Abigail Klein Leichman Israel outranks US and South Korea for percentage of citizens aged 25-64 holding a degree in higher education, whether academic or vocational.   Israel is the third most educated country, according to 2017 data compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). OECD calculated the percentage of each country’s…

With so much that must be done at home in the United States, why does America send so much of its resources to Israel? It’s a fair question, but according to U.S. Gen Chuck Wald, America doesn’t spend enough on Israel. Watch to understand why.

By: Sarah Rubenstein Marc Lamont Hill accused Israel of denying “citizenship rights and due process to Palestinians just because they are not Jewish,” and expressed his support for the BDS movement CNN political commentator and Temple University Professor Marc Lamont Hill condemned Israel in a speech at the United Nations on Wednesday, saying that he thinks…

By: Abigail Klein Leichman Israel among the world’s fastest-growing countries in tourism. In November 2018, tourism surpassed 2017’s 3.6 million incoming tourists. On Friday, November 16, the all-time 2017 record for incoming tourism to Israel was broken by surpassing 3.6 million tourists. The Ministry of Tourism expects that by the end of 2018, at least…

By: Jonathan Tobin The growing number of outright opponents of Israel among party activists has been a concern for years, but still no need for panic. Have radicals taken over the Democratic Party? The victories of some self-described “socialists” and other left-wing individual candidates in some highly publicized races this year might lead you to…

Recent visits by Prime Minister Netanyahu to Oman, Culture Minister Regev to UAE break long-standing taboo of public appearances by Israeli officials in Gulf states • Driving force behind warming ties seems to be shared concern over Iran’s regional aspirations. It was a scene unthinkable just weeks ago: an Israeli cabinet minister, tears of joy filling her…

By: United with Israel Staff Intel Israel CEO Garty said that the company is “proud of the cooperation with the Technion, which will promote Israeli technology and Intel’s technological leadership in the field of artificial intelligence.” The Technion and Intel inaugurated a new research center this month to advance artificial intelligence (AI) technology and ramp up collaboration between the…

By: United With Israel Staff Finally, the European anti-Israel tide is beginning to turn, according to data collected by Israel’s Foreign Ministry. Surveys conducted by Israel’s Foreign Ministry in major ‎European countries show a clear rise in support for ‎Israel, Israel Hayom reported last week.‎ The polls, conducted in 2017, found a rising trend of support for…

By: Abigail Klein Leichman One-of-a-kind stone artifact found in excavations near the Jerusalem International Convention Center is part of new exhibit at the Israel Museum. An exciting find was unveiled October 9 by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Israel Museum: a unique stone inscription dating from the Second Temple Period (first century CE), including…

By: Abigail Klein Leichman Deadly school shootings have parents seeking new ways to protect their children. One US company partnered with Israelis to design the Switchblade. There’s a new back-to-school product on the US market: Bodyguard Switchblade, a made-in-Israel bulletproof backpack intended for teenage students and their teachers in the face of the troubling mass…

It has been many years since a president as sympathetic to Israel as Donald Trump has inhabited the White House. Trump is not held hostage by political correctness and is able to tell the difference between good and evil. Unlike his predecessor, Barack Obama, Trump does not adhere to the belief that Israel is the…

“Abbas has budgeted more than $350,000,000 for terrorists and their families. Maybe the PA should pay for Palestinian education rather than Palestinian terror?” Security Minister Erdan suggested. By: United with Israel Staff The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Wednesday made it clear to the world that if forced to choose, it will pay salaries to terrorists…

By: Rebecca Stadlen Amir Take a look at the vibrant cities, starry skies and sparkling seas of Israel when the sun goes down. Tel Aviv is known to come alive at night, attracting visitors from all over the world to the city’s coolest bars, restaurants and music venues. But even beyond the famous city, there…

Now that SUMMER is here – everyone is headed to the BEACH! Check out the top 7 things Israelis LOOOOVE to do at the beach! Fun Fact: Israelis enjoy beach activities at 4 locations – the Kinneret Lake, the Red Sea, the Dead Sea and of course the Mediterranean which stretches over 273 km

By: Peggy Shapiro What do these recent headlines about the conflict in Gaza have in common? “Israel launches waves of strikes across Gaza after soldier killed.” “Israel carries out Gaza strikes as soldier dies from gunshot.” “Israel carries out deadly air strikes in Gaza after one of its soldiers is killed.” “Israeli warplanes pound Gaza…

By: JTA NEW YORK (JTA) – After Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shocked the political world by defeating longtime New York Rep. Joseph Crowley in a Democratic primary last month, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez quickly aligned himself with the former political outsider, saying on a radio show that “she represents the future of our party.” If so, that…

By: Prof. Eyal Zisser The pundits have declared U.S. President Donald ‎Trump’s Middle East peace initiative dead and buried ‎before it has even been introduced. They predict it has ‎zero chances of proving successful, over the ‎resounding list of previous failures to resolve the ‎Israeli-Palestinian conflict so far, but mostly ‎because it is a Trump administration…

By: Nadav Shragai The Old City of Jerusalem and east Jerusalem, where Britain’s Prince William is set to visit in the coming days are about as much a part of the Palestinian Authority as India is still the British Raj. But this is no matter to the Brits, who continue to cling to the false claim…

Unique full-scale educational farm in northern Israel to test and show local and international agronomists the latest Israeli ag-tech advances. Starting with wheat fields and an almond grove, a full-scale sustainable educational farm now taking root in Israel’s Jezreel Valley will be an international showcase for cutting-edge Israeli technologies in precision agriculture, high-yield growth with less…

(CNN) — Deciding where to travel in June can be tough. School is out in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Families are flocking to beaches and national parks, and prices for airfare and accommodations are rising steadily with temperatures in this part of the world. It can feel like there’s nowhere to turn. You’ll likely…

If there’s one conference every year that is guaranteed to highlight fascinating new health innovations, it’s Israel’s MIXiii-Biomed, held last week in Tel Aviv. This annual three-day life-science and biomed conference has been running for 17 years and attracts around 6,000 healthcare professionals, investors, engineers and scientists, including more than 1,000 attendees from over 45 countries, who…

President Donald Trump on Monday delivered video remarks at the opening of the American embassy in Jerusalem. Here is the video:  

Vayyar’s sensor technology can detect the positions of people and objects.Vayyar Vayyar, an Israel-based company, has developed a device that can “see” through solid objects. The device is a powerful sensor that uses radio frequencies to detect movement and differentiate between people and objects. The product has been used in the fields of automation, home-monitoring,…

Hamas does not systematically deploy children and youth against Israel due to shortage of manpower. It is a deliberate strategy designed to demonize and demoralize the Jewish state. By: Daniel Krygier One thing that Islamists discovered early on is that images of wounded or killed Arab children easily turn Western opinion against Israel. Human life…

As part of the effort to locate and thwart terror tunnels in the Gaza Strip, the IDF established a unique technological laboratory which has a specific goal of detecting and locating tunnels. The Gaza Division, under the command of Captain B, created the laboratory two years ago. Captain B is an electrical engineer and a…

MSNBC reported falsely on Hamas’ violent demonstrations on Israel’s border with Gaza and presented the terror organization’s propaganda as fact. By: United with Israel Staff MSNBC’s Chris Hayes reported falsely on Hamas’ violent demonstrations on Israel’s border with Gaza and presented the terror organization’s propaganda as fact when he claimed in an April 4 report…

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A State Department spokeswoman said combating anti-Semitism remains a “priority” for the Trump administration, but would not say if the Trump administration would fill the congressionally mandated job of an anti-Semitism monitor. “The position of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism is currently unfilled, but the Office of International Religious Freedom…

During a renewed excavation at near the Temple Mount, archaeologists unearthed dozens of bronze coins from the Jewish revolt against Rome. A trove of rare bronze coins, the last remnants of a four-year Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire, has been discovered in a cave near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. During the digs at…

The father of an IDF soldier who was murdered on Friday in a car-ramming terror attack said that his son was a patriotic, value-driven soldier, who fought to serve in a combat unit and considered soldiers under his command to be his children. Lieutenant Ziv Daus, 21, of Azur was killed, along with Sergeant Netanel Kahalani, 20,…

“I command 120 female soldiers. I’m responsible for everything the soldiers need- from medical to personal affairs, and making sure each soldier follows the training schedule and understands the mission,” explained Cpt. Dar. Captain Dar is a company commander in the Combat Hummer Operator Unit. She’s been in the unit for five and a half…

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks at the 2018 AIPAC Policy Conference.  

Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot tour Jewish area of Hebron, inspect defenses • Lieberman praises quality intelligence and tactics, as well as performance of outgoing GOC Central Command Maj. Gen. Roni Numa. Israel Hayom Staff The IDF’s Central Command has been carrying out massive operations to thwart planned…

BY ALICE BUCKNELL Known as Israel’s cultural capital, Tel Aviv has an architectural identity that is a tale of two cities. The sun-drenched secular metropolis is loved internationally for its bohemian Bauhaus treasures, with some 4,000 historic buildings scattered across the broad, verdant boulevards of its White City district. Then there’s its less recognised postmodern legacy: perhaps…

An Israeli scientists may have found a cure for some of the worst inflammatory diseases, affecting millions worldwide – with a single drug. Despite groundbreaking medical developments, a cure for many some of the worst inflammatory diseases has yet to be found. However, Prof. David Naor of the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem says he…

By: Giulio Meotti While Turkish President Erdogan and Pope Francis were in Rome complimenting each other on Jerusalem and the European Union was rolling out red carpets to Mahmoud Abbas, Israel was protecting the West. This small state has hitherto prevented Iran from manufacturing the atomic bomb, it has ruined the nuclear plans of Saddam Hussein…

The IDF’s Weapons Instructing School “There’s no one that knows the specifics of a weapon better than its instructor,” said Sergeant Ronny, a commander in the IDF’s Weapons Instructing School. The IDF takes weapons seriously and even has a school designated to teach soldiers how to be weapons instructors in infantry brigades. What it’s like…

Ranging From Unusual to Daring to Strangely Appealing, These Extraordinary Architectural Eye-poppers Show the Quirky Side of Israeli Creative Genius. The Pavie “Bubble House” mimics the flowing shapes of nature. Photo courtesy of Ephraim Henry Pavie   The austere “less is more” mantra of architecture in the first half of the 20th century gave way to…

Tourism to Israel saw a 25% increase from 2016, earning ₪20 billion in revenue from incoming tourism alone. By Rebecca Stadlen Amir  JANUARY 3, 2018, 3:33 PM Israelis and tourists walk on the promenade by the beach in Tel Aviv. Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90   Israeli tourism hit an all-time high in 2017, earning ₪20 billion…

Compound kills energy generating system of cancer An Israeli researcher devised a synthetic compound to disable the enzymes that allow cancer cells to metastasize. When cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to other organs, they reprogram their energy-generating system in order to survive in harsh conditions with a shortage of nutrients like glucose.…

Donald Trump has declared Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in a provocative move one Palestinian official has blasted as the “kiss of death” for peace in the Middle East. In a speech at the White House this morning, Mr Trump officially recognised the holy city as the capital of Israel and declared his intention to…

Here is some more news that will no doubt cause Roger Waters to hit his head against a wall (or one can only hope): Ringo is coming to Israel! It didn’t come easy, but Ringo Starr is finally going to make it to Israel. Fifty-two years after a proposed concert by The Beatles fell by the…

Raziel Therapeutics wants to be the Botox for obesity. Whereas an injection of Botox smooths out wrinkles, this Jerusalem medical startup is developing an injection that doesn’t just smooth, but literally melts away fat cells. Unlike Botox, though, Raziel’s fat-burning approach has the potential to do a lot more than simply make you look better. It’s…

Trump is continuing the American tradition of celebrating Jewish heroism on Hanukkah and will host a party in honor of the holiday.  President Donald Trump will host a Hanukkah party at the White House on December 7, continuing the American tradition of celebrating Jewish heroism on this holiday Maggie Haberman of The New York Times was first to tweet…

The US Ambassador to the UN declared unequivocally that the US is now fighting for Israel at the UN, which is notorious for its hostility toward the Jewish state. “The days of standing by passively while Israel is bashed at the United Nations [are] over,” US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley vowed in a…

Premature ejaculation is the most common male sexual dysfunction, causing men to ejaculate in the first minute following penetration. The problem affects an estimated 20 to 30 percent of men, negatively impacting a man’s self-esteem and his relationship with his partner. Virility Medical, an Israeli medical devices startup, recently announced completion of a successful hospital-based…

An early-stage Israeli ophthalmic medical devices startup has developed a revolutionary artificial cornea implant that holds out hope to millions of blind and visually impaired people suffering from diseases of the cornea.  The nanotech-based solution by CorNeat Vision of Ra’anana is a synthetic cornea that uses advanced cell technology to integrate artificial optics within ocular…

Israeli aid teams arrived in Mexico two days after the earthquake struck and fanned out through Mexico City and surrounding villages to offer vital aid. Out in the villages around Mexico City, it’s easy for the residents to feel forgotten. The nation’s capital was badly damaged in the deadly 7.1 magnitude September 19 earthquake, but…

We’re in the midst of a great revolution, a revolution in Israel’s standing among the nations. This is happening because so many countries around the world have finally woken up to what Israel can do for them. Those countries now recognize what brilliant investors like Warren Buffet and great companies like Google and Intel, what…

Israel sends aid teams to Florida, Texas, Mexico, Haiti, and the Caribbean to help recovery efforts after a string of deadly natural disasters. Israeli humanitarian-aid groups are already on their way to Florida as the worst hurricane on record barrels into the state today, threatening tornados, catastrophic storm surges, strong winds and flooding, and sending…

Some 30,000 people are expected to demonstrate on September 9, 2017 to protest animal cruelty in the food, entertainment, research and fashion spheres. At 8:30pm on September 9, 2017, at least 30,000 people are expected to march in Tel Aviv from Meir Park to Rabin Square in the world’s largestanimal-rights demonstration in history. VeganFriendly, an…

Humanitarian aid organizations IsraAID and iAID send teams to help clear debris, clean ruined homes and offer psychological support to Harvey survivors. Two teams of Israeli aid experts are on their way to Texas to provide vital relief and psychosocial support to the thousands of people who have lost everything in the catastrophic Tropical Storm…

Every individual youth, regardless of background, has a chance to be selected for the most prestigious and elite Israel Defense Forces units. While high school seniors in other countries are preoccupied with university-related decisions, Israeli seniors are preparing for mandatory service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) – approximately three years for men, two for…

Dozens of future IDF soldiers from North America immigrated to Israel this week, arriving on an El Al Airlines flight chartered by the Nefesh B’Nefesh aliyah agency, hoping to do their part in supporting the Jewish state by joining the Israeli military. The aliyah flight touched down at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport shortly after sunrise…

Israeli humanitarian aid experts help recover bodies and provide support to survivors in wake of devastating mudslide and floods. Israeli humanitarian aid workers are helping survivors in the wake of heavy flooding and a devastating mudslide which buried houses on the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, early on Monday morning. So far more than…

Israel’s high-tech expertise is a perfect fit for automakers building the systems that will put self-driving cars on the road safely and securely. “Car manufacturing is not about tires or brakes anymore, but the technology inside the car – the sensors and algorithms.” How did Israel, a country that has no domestic car manufacturing industry,…

The exciting news coming out of Israel, that a scientist has developed a groundbreaking test to categorically detect Parkinson’s disease, is giving the medical and science worlds hope for the future. Suaad Abd-Elhadi, a PhD student at the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Medicine, has developed the…

“Wine touring and tasting in Israel has reached a level of excellence that rivals Tuscany and even Bordeaux, I dare say,” says Amir Katz of My Israel Wine Tours,  one of the growing number of tour operators specializing in this niche sector. “While our Châteaux are nonexistent, and our vineyards a fraction of the size,…

Israel is a religious mecca for millions of people–it is also the home of some stunning tourism sites. With literally thousands of years of history, the Jewish state is a treasure trove of cultural landmarks you won’t want to skip on your next visit. We’ve ranked here our top seven can’t miss Israeli sites. 7.…

The most legendary players in NFL-AFL history signed footballs and jerseys for fans, threw a few passes and posed for selfies at Kraft Family Stadium. Last night, a cheering crowd at Kraft Family Stadium in Jerusalem showed the love to the most prestigious group of Pro Football Hall of Famers (“Gold Jackets”) ever to appear…

The boutique-ification of the Ben-Yehuda pedestrian mall/Zion Square area caters to tourists who want to be part of the bustling downtown scene. A man arrives for a meeting in a Jerusalem office building and accidentally presses the wrong elevator button. When the doors open on the 21st floor, his eyes see an unfinished expanse of…

Injecting a molecule called Agrin into damaged mouse hearts leads to muscle repair. Studies on larger animals are beginning soon. Researchers in Israel report they have discovered a molecule in newborn hearts that appears to control the process of renewing heart muscle. When injected into adult mouse hearts injured by heart attacks, this molecule, called…

Israel continues to produce an impressive number of highly successful tech companies for a country with a population of just 9 million people. The Middle Eastern country is sometimes referred to as “Startup Nation” thanks to the sheer number of entrepreneurs building businesses there, particularly in cities like Tel Aviv. Multinational tech companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft…

‘We have a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and peace to this region and to its people,’ US leader says at Ben Gurion Airport. ‘We love Israel; we respect Israel’   https://youtu.be/V30H5fQS708

President Trump on Monday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the holiest site where Jews are allowed to pray. Trump approached the wall, rested his hand on it in a moment of silent reflection and placed a note inside — as is traditional practice for worshippers. The president covered his…

The Israeli launch of the world’s first construction-tech hub aims to provide construction companies and real-estate developers everywhere access to disruptive high-tech innovation. Announced on April 27, the Construction Innovation Zone is a unique joint project of the Israel Builders Association, the Tel Aviv-based SOSAplatform for global startup ecosystems, the Israeli Construction and Housing Ministry…

May is National Cancer Research Month in the United States. But cancer doesn’t care who you are or where you live, so every research breakthrough is vital to the global community of cancer patients and their families. And Israel is renowned for its many studies and scientific breakthroughs that have led to new treatments and better understanding…

When Lior Shalev, CEO of eVigilo, arrived at his office in Netanya on Tuesday last week, he checked into the back office of his company’s emergency mass-notification system to ensure that it was working smoothly in Chile. A few hours earlier, a major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 had struck the South American country and rocked…

President Trump marked the Week of Remembrance with a speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s commemoration event Tuesday. Watch the event in its entirety in the video player above. On Monday, the president released a proclamation asking the American people to observe the Week of Remembrance with “appropriate study, prayers and commemoration, and to honor the memory of…

President Donald Trump delivered a video message to the World Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly on Sunday for Yom HaShoah, Israel’s day of remembrance for the victims and heroes of the Holocaust, where he praised the organization for its “heroic history fighting for the Jewish people.” https://youtu.be/LdgGvQuXYeQ

Sean Hannity’s full show on Fox News April 21, 2017 with Benjamin Netanyahu. They discuss the reality of the Israel/Palestinian situation, President Trump and much more Here is the video transcript of the interview… HANNITY: So on May 3rd, the president will meet with Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian authority. And here’s an interesting fact. They,…

Metro Skyways to launch design and five-year development of the CityHawk, a four-passenger, vertical takeoff and landing flying vehicle • CityHawk is based on the Cormorant, a military craft for ferrying wounded soldiers from the urban battlefield. Metro Skyways, a subsidiary company of Israeli company Urban Aeronautics based in Yavne, intends to launch the design…

Index published by Bloomberg financial news agency cites near-zero inflation and a low unemployment rate as stabilizing factors • Israel follows Hong Kong, South Korea in the rankings • Oil-rich Venezuela named least stable economy for 2016. Near-nonexistent inflation and a low unemployment rate of 4.8% have helped propel Israel to the No. 3 spot…

As Israel prepares to welcome a record number of visitors for the Passover holiday season, Tourism Minister Yariv Levin says the significant increase in travelers to Israel is not a coincidence, but a direct result of policy. The first quarter of 2017 marked an all-time high in tourism to Israel, with 739,000 entering the country from…

“In light of the atrocities taking place in Syria, and the events of the past few days which rocked the world, IDF soldiers continue to provide medical care to wounded Syrians, as we’ve done for more than four years,” says Lt. Col. Dr. Tomer Koller, the medical officer of the Bashan Division in the Golan…

Modifying specific proteins during cancer-cell division unleashes a natural killing mechanism, Israeli researchers have discovered. Many cancer patients struggle with the adverse effects of chemotherapy, still the most prescribed cancer treatment. For patients with pancreatic cancer and other aggressive types of the disease, the forecast is grim: there is no known therapy that is effective. However,…

Israel is not only the happiest country in the region, it is also the healthiest country in the Middle East. After being ranked earlier this week as the 11th happiest country in the world, Israel was ranked as the 9th healthiest country worldwide. The two factors are probably interlinked. The Bloomberg Global Health Index grades 163…

Prepare the red carpet. Britney Spears is set to perform in Israel for the first time on July 3 at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv. At a festive press conference held at the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv, concert producers Guy Besser, Shai Mor-Yosef and Udi Apelbaum announced the arrival of the American pop princess…

Israel was again ranked the 11th happiest country in the world in 2016, according to the annual World Happiness Report. Israel was the 11th happiest country in the world in 2017, the fourth consecutive year Israel received this high ranking, after reaching 14th in the first 2012 report. According to the World Happiness Report, Israel beat the US, UK,…

Using ingenuity to overcome its serious water challenges, Israel has become the go-to expert for a world facing an impending water crisis. This year’s WATEC  expo and conference, to be held in September in Tel Aviv, is expected to attract 10,000 stakeholders from 90 countries seeking Israeli solutions for water issues. Israel exports $2.2 billion annually…

Team Israel, Israel’s national baseball team, arrived at the World Baseball Classic in South Korea as the underdogs. But the ballplayers in blue-and-white uniforms came out swinging with a message that they deserve to be playing with the world’s best. Team Israel, ranked 41st going into the tournament, stunned the sports world with wins over…

The American public’s support for Israel is not only stronger than ever, but steadily increasing, a recent poll shows. According to a new Gallup poll published on Wednesday, the vast majority of Americans decisively supports Israel, with seven in 10 Americans sympathizing with the Jewish state. Gallup’s annual World Affairs poll shows that a vast majority of…

An 1,800 year old limestone column capital engraved with two Hebrew inscriptions dating to the Roman period was discovered during a recent restoration and conservation project carried out in an ancient synagogue in Peqi’in, located near the Western Galilee. The Israel Antiquities Authority said the work is being conducted by the Council for Conservation of…

President Donald Trump shows his support for Israel and the Jewish people. They both hint at a new idea to create peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

he legendary American hard rock band will perform in Tel Aviv in July 2017. This is the first time in 23 years that the original line-up will perform in Israel. The legendary American hard rock band Guns N Roses will perform in Tel Aviv in July 2017. This will be the first time in 23…

Yarkon Park show will be the British band’s fourth appearance in the Jewish state The mega-popular British alternative rock band Radiohead will be coming to Israel for a concert in July. The concert will take place at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park and is scheduled for July 19, according to the Hebrew-language Ynet news site. An…

Fake news infected the body politic this week as liberals lost their minds over President Trump’s falsely-labeled “Muslim ban,” which bars refugees from seven high-risk Muslim majority countries (previously identified by President Obama’s own Department of Homeland Security) for a period of 90 days. The so-called temporary “ban,” issued via presidential executive order, was designed…

Israeli maker of GlucoTrack believes its noninvasive meter will encourage people with Type 2 diabetes to check glucose levels more often. People with diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance are advised to spot-check their blood-glucose levels several times daily to reduce the risk of serious complications. That’s a lot of finger-pricking, considering that about 700 million…

Hossam Haick is trailblazing tomorrow’s technologies for sniffing out disease. Kossay Omary and Rabeeh Khoury developed one of the smallest computers in the world. They’re not the only Arab Israelis making waves in the global community. Jamil R. Mazzawi founded Optima Design Automation, a startup developing software for self-driving cars. Mahmoud Huleihel made a breakthrough…

The United Nations is marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day Friday morning in New York in a memorial ceremony in which the main speech will be given by Holocaust survivor Noah Klieger, who is also a featured writer for Yedioth Ahronoth. Klieger, who survived Auschwitz, met at Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum with a delegation of…

Israel has for the first time approved a plan to give asylum to 100 children orphaned in the Syria conflict. According to Israeli media reports, the children will initially get temporary residency status and allowed to stay indefinitely after four years. Israel has technically been at war with Syria for decades, but has officially taken…

Only five teams remain in the $30m Google Lunar XPrize contest to land a robot on the moon, move it 500 meters and transmit images back to Earth. Israel’s SpaceIL was announced yesterday as one of only five finalists remaining in the multi-million-dollar Google Lunar XPrize race to the moon. The other finalists are teams…

In “very warm” phone call, leaders discuss nuclear deal with Iran, peace process with the Palestinians and more • Trump stresses “unprecedented commitment” to Israel’s security • White House “at the very beginning stages” of discussing embassy transfer. U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone Sunday for the first time…

IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Yair Golan was in Brussels for the official opening of the Israeli office at NATO headquarters after it was decided that the two sides should have a closer working relationship. Roni Leshno Yaar, who submitted his credentials to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, is the first Israeli representative…

Trump may be planning a more nuanced approach to the Middle East than what he offered on the campaign trail. Washington – In  an interview with British and German press over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump roiled European capitals for repeating his skepticism of the NATO alliance, support for Brexit and criticism of German Chancellor…

  Legendary British rocker Rod Stewart will be returning to Israel on June 14 to perform at Park Hayarkon in Tel Aviv. The 72-year-old musician last performed in Israel in 2010 at the Ramat Gan stadium With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The…

The new 2.5-dunam arts center will serve as the home of the city’s leading arts venues and is part of a project to turn Jerusalem into a world capital of culture; campus is expected to open in 2020. The Jewish Federation of New York and the City of Jerusalem announced a joint project to create…

‘We send them to the army and we know that maybe they won’t come back. Did I ever think it would happen to me? Never,’ says father of Shir Hajaj, murdered in Jerusalem in a vehicular terror attack. Erez Orbach, who was murdered in a vehicular terror attack in Jerusalem, was laid to rest of Monday…

“We see that the long-term trends continue and the number of immigrants to Israel, particularly from Western countries, remains high.” – Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky  Approximately 27,000 immigrants arrived in Israel in 2016, a slight drop from the record-breaking 31,000 who came in 2015, according to data compiled by the Jewish Agency for Israel and the…

WASHINGTON –  President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will nominate attorney David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel, selecting an envoy who supports Israeli settlements and other changes to U.S. policies in the region. Friedman said he looked forward to carrying out his duties from “the U.S. embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem,” even…

Israel’s fan scene is abuzz in anticipation of Justin Bieber’s second visit to the Holy Land.  Canadian pop star Justin Bieber will perform in Israel as part of his Purpose World Tour, the Israeli company producing the show announced Thursday. The celebrity singer is scheduled to perform in May 2017 at Tel Aviv’s HaYarkon Park. Bieber…

The capital’s mayor says that he has been in touch with US president-elect’s staff about the issue; Palestinians condemn the idea. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said Tuesday that he is confident Donald Trump will move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a break in US policy that is sure to anger Palestinians, who…

Celebrity endorsements are a big boon for brands. Just ask SodaStream, the Israeli company touted by Hollywood beauty Scarlett Johansson and “Game of Thrones” star Thor Bjornsson. Ask HOT, the Israeli telecom for which Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo filmed a funny TV commercial. But other stars support Israeli startups with their dollars rather than…

Seventeen countries around the world are recognized by WHO as Type 1 qualified foreign medical teams that can deploy to other countries and aid in medical disaster relief, but the IDF’s field hospital is the only Type 3 team, which provides inpatient referral surgical care. Recognized worldwide as a leader in field medicine and disaster…

While offering this optimistic appraisal of Israel’s future in the United Nations, the Prime Minister also noted a litany of biases in the international body against the Jewish state.

Rescue teams searching for trapped workers at a collapsed Tel Aviv parking garage are the first to use Res-Q-Cell, a new Israeli-made lifesaving cellular search and rescue system. Res-Q-Cell, known locally as Aluma, was designed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and can detect survivors in disaster areas, using accurate three-dimensional geo-location of cellular devices in order…

Israeli non-governmental organization IsraAID is sending eight highly trained volunteers to Louisiana this weekend to help flood victims return to their homes, salvage personal belongings and get back into a normal routine as soon as possible. “We watched the storm developing in the last few days and with the help of our local partners we got a snapshot of the…

  In groundbreaking new research published this week in one of the world’s top science journals, an Israeli physicist may have proved one of Stephen Hawking’s most important predictions about black holes, successfully demonstrating that the mysterious celestial bodies are slowly evaporating. Professor Jeff Steinhauer of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Physics has taken a…

Shortly before the Convention, Clinton’s supporters voted down a proposal to call for “an end to occupation and illegal settlements” in the party’s platform. When it came to Israel, throughout the primary campaign and at the Democratic National Convention the new Democratic nominee for president, Hillary Clinton, did not disappoint. Her husband, the former president,…

Once downloading the Engie app, you purchase the Bluetooth device through the app and the device connects under the dashboard of your car. The device will perform an initial scan of your car and then it will begin to monitor your vehicles activity. If any malfunction were to occur with your vehicle, Engie will diagnose…

A potential oral nanomedicine treatment for stomach cancer has been developed at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology using a combination of anti-cancer drugs and a chemo-resistance reversal agent, which eliminates gastric tumors’ resistance to chemotherapy drugs. The treatment could be self-administered at home by the patient — eliminating the need for hospitalization, which is dangerous…

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Donald Trump reportedly is set to name as his running mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, whose congressional career was marked by his leadership on pro-Israel issues. The New York Times first reported the pick on Thursday, quoting anonymous campaign officials. However, the newspaper cautioned that the selection was not yet a certainty…

As temperatures climb into the high 80s (27C) and 90s (32C) during the dry summers in Israel, many Israelis escape the heat by traveling to cooler climes. But for the tourists who come visit, and the locals who stay at home, Israel’s summer has its very own special charms. After all, it’s no hotter in…

After many rumors and near-misses, it’s now official – Beyonce will be performing in Tel Aviv this October! The concert will take place on October 26 at Tel Aviv’s HaYarkon Park. Apparently, efforts are underway to convince her to add another date, but for now that’s all we’ve got! Tickets are not yet on sale, but…

  REUTERS – BMW is teaming up with Intel and Israel’s Mobileye to develop new technology for the auto industry that could put self-driving cars on the road by around 2021. The alliance highlights a shift in the dynamics of research and development in the car industry, which until recently saw automakers largely dictating terms for suppliers…

Tel Aviv is one of the coolest cities on earth right now and is being touted as a top destination for young hedonists, families, singles, honeymooners, gay tourists, entrepreneurs and history buffs all at once. The city is known as a non-stop party place, a foodie heaven, a beach paradise, a smart tourism model, a…

Global surveys find Israel high on happiness and life-satisfaction rankings—despite threats all around. The World Happiness Report 2016 Update ranks Israel (Jews and Arabs) 11th of 158 countries evaluated for the United Nations. Israel also shines as No. 5 of the 36 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries on the OECD’s Life Satisfaction Index—ahead…

A gown from Les Reves Bohemians collection designed by Galia Lahav. Led by three Israeli designers, a growing number of wedding dresses have taken on a distinctly Mediterranean flavor: low backs that skim the derrière, deep navel-revealing necklines and a shocking amount of sheer fabric. The sexy bride has become the rising norm, said Mark Ingram,…

Volodymyr Groysman, 38, is also the country’s youngest premier ever • Groysman elected with a majority vote of 257 to 50 • “I will show you what leading a country really means. Together we will make Ukraine successful,” he tells fellow lawmakers. Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday approved Volodymyr Groysman for the post of prime minister,…

Speaking with Israeli soldiers on Golan Heights, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says, “We act when we have to act, including here and across the border” • Netanyahu tells world powers: Israel will not hand over the Golan Heights to anyone. Israel has carried out dozens of strikes in Syria to prevent the transfer of advanced weaponry…

Donald Trump’s Jewish son-in-law, Jared Kushner, reportedly serves as his behind-the-scenes adviser and prepared the Republican presidential primary front-runner for his recent American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference speech. Prior to last month’s AIPAC conference, Kushner, a 35-year-old real estate investor and newspaper owner, advised Trump to outline specific policies that would improve his relationship with…

The Army infantry battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) established in August 2015 is the third Israeli army battalion that combined women fighters equally alongside men. Following graduation, the soldiers will be stationed along the border with Jordan. The pictures below are of the new battalion during an urban warfare exercise near Regavim northen Israel, on March…

GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at the annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, DC and gave a rousing speech.

If confirmed, Garland would be the fourth Jewish justice on the nation’s highest court. New Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland credited his Jewish grandparents, who he said fled to the US from anti-Semitism in Russia, for putting him in position to be nominated. “My family deserves much of the credit for the path that led…

By: Nadav Shragai Our return home to the historical landmarks of Jerusalem in 1967 was a celebratory occasion, not a calamity, as some professional party-poopers would have us believe. Reclaiming our holiest of sites — the Temple Mount, the Western Wall and the City of David — along with the expansion and reunification of what…

Israel is under attack as years of Palestinian incitement have resulted in a wave of terror directed at Israel’s civilians and soldiers. Here is the breakdown of the latest wave of terrorism. The latest wave of Palestinian violence broke out on September 13, on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. A total of 31 victims…

Allan Dershowitz, well known lawyer and Harvard law professor, explains the incredible bias of he UN and many organizations such as the BDS towards Israel. If Israel is the only country in the world to be constantly accused of human rights violations, the absolute opposite is true. The U.N. is not applying double standards, it…

Here is a Tel Aviv travel guide for the perfect weekend.

The Iowa caucuses served their usual function in winnowing down the field of ‎candidates to a more manageable number, and a smaller number of realistic ‎possibilities for the nomination. On the Democratic side, barring an indictment for ‎her private server issues with classified information sent and received, former Secretary of State Hillary ‎Clinton remains the…

US presidential candidate Donald Trump stated Monday in an interview with the Brody File that he was “one hundred percent” behind moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. During the interview, which took place at Liberty Univeristy in Lynchburg Virginia, in response to David Brody bringing up the fact that Republican presidential candidates…

The annual U.S. investment in Israel — erroneously defined as “foreign aid” — has yielded one of the highest rates of return on U.S. investments overseas. Israel is no longer a supplicant and it has transformed itself from a national security and economic consumer to a national security and economic producer, generating substantial dividends that…

1. PricewaterhouseCoopers: Israeli mergers and acquisitions (M&A) totaled $12.6bn in 2015, a 73.3% increase over 2014 ($7.25bn). Moreover, 62 Israeli companies were acquired for $7.2bn, compared to 52 companies and $5bn in 2014, a fifth year in a row with over $5bn. Overseas investment in Israeli companies reached $6.5bn, compared to $3.8bn in 2014, a…

Soldiers from the co-ed Lions of the Jordan Valley Battalion overcame their fears to become true lions – protectors of Israel’s border with Jordan.

The UN’s Human Development index has ranked Israel in 18th place for its list of the best countries in the world to live, putting it ahead of Japan, Italy, France and Austria. Norway came first, as it has done in 13 out of the last 15 years. But which country is the worst? Norway has…

Adam Sandler criticized Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters and the movement to boycott Israel in an appearance on the Howard Stern Show. “I’m disgusted they single out Israel,” Sandler said Tuesday on Stern’s Sirius satellite radio show. “That [they say], ‘We can’t play Israel.’ All these f***ing nice Israeli people are getting a ‘f***…

“As long as we stand together and see the good in each other, we can build a better world for all people.”   Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg came to the defense of Muslims around the world, arguing that they should not be persecuted for the actions of extremists. “If you’re a Muslim in this community,…

As daily Palestinian terror attacks against Israelis continue – and while many international media outlets choose to downplay Israeli suffering – Israel Hayom journalist Lital Shemesh felt she needed to do something to raise awareness of the 22 Israelis murdered so far in shootings, stabbings and car-ramming attacks. The short but powerful video she produced…

Israel has one of the highest-educated populations of any country in the developed world, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) latest global education report, released on Tuesday. The “Education at a Glance 2015” report found that 85 percent of Israelis ages 25-64 have completed upper secondary education, compared with the OECD…

Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist Donovan will arrive in Israel for one concert this winter, which will be held on January 15 at Gesher Theater in Jaffa. Ticket prices will range from NIS 300 to NIS 600 (about $77-153), depending on the seat’s location. This will be the musician’s second visit to Israel. He first…

The murderous terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night sent out a major shock wave across Europe and most of the world. Before we even had time to internalize the meaning of the downing of a Russian passenger plane by the Islamic State group over the Sinai Peninsula two weeks ago, the Paris attacks shook…

Actors and singers take part in massive FIDF event, showing ‘amazing support of Hollywood elite and Jewish community’ for Israeli soldiers. The Friends of the IDF (FIDF) organization on Thursday night held its annual event honoring the IDF at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, where an outpouring of 1,200 people including numerous celebs…

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrival in Washington next week that although the United States and Israel view the Iran deal differently, they have to continue cooperation in all other matters concerning Iran. In an interview with journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, published Tuesday in The Atlantic, Carter said: “We…

By the numbers: 1,703 terrorist attacks against Israel in 2015. 2013: 1,414 attacks 2014: 1,650 attacks 2015: 1,703 attacks from January until October 18. Of the victims, 35 have been killed – up from zero in 2012. 778 of 1,703 in 2015 have been launched against Israelis since Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year) last…

It might put an end to those irritating missed delivery cards and the fleets of couriers ferrying our internet shopping to our homes. A new type of robotic vehicle could soon be carrying our packages and parcels to our doors, according to designers. The Transwheel drone uses robotic arms to carry deliveries on single self-balancing…

Starring… – Bob Dylan – Elena Kagan – Richard Dreyfuss – Jack Black – Alan Greenspan – Drake – Ed Koch – Gabriel Macht – Golda Meir – Randy Savage – Moses – Billy Crystal – Lou Charloff – Asaf Goren – Ben Gurion – Mark Spitz – Jeremy Piven – Yael Arad – Michael…

Despite dozens of stabbing attacks against Israelis, western media outlets refuse to acknowledge the culpability of Palestinian terrorists. Instead, leading news outlets frame each terrorist attack as Israeli security forces shooting Palestinians while Israelis are killed by unnamed assailants. After an October 3 stabbing attack resulted in the deaths of two Israelis, the BBC and…

Jewish American radio host slams former Pink Floyd frontman over letter urging Bon Jovi to call off Israel concert. ‘Do you want the Jews to just to go back to the concentration camps,’ he asks, ‘or to move to the dark side of the moon?’ Jewish American radio personality Howard Stern, known for his big…

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday. He slammed the world body for its indifference to Iranian threats to wipe Israel off the map.

Despite the very modest demands of the Halacha for the design of Jewish houses of prayer, extremely impressive buildings have been erected around the world over the years. Here’s just a peek into eight of these magnificent synagogues. Lilit Wagner It is well known that the Halacha, and rabbis’ halachic rulings, dictate almost every aspect…

In this year’s Rosh Hashana blessing, Israeli PM Netanyahu encourages people around the world to unite around the ‘one and only Jewish state’, despite all of the anti-Semitism and slander.

‘Friendship between Italy, Israel historic and strong’ President Reuven Rivlin met Thursday with Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella and Pope Francis. The meetings were held as part of the Israeli president’s first state visit to Italy. Rivlin and Mattarella met at the Quirinal Palace, the Italian President’s Residence, and discussed Israel-Italy relations, as well as the…

Historical, political, and societal factors have turned Israel an epicenter of security innovation, attracting companies like Microsoft In recent months, and especially since the nuclear deal with Iran, there has been a strain between the U.S. and Israel. Despite this, one area where the ties remain close is cyber security, with the two parties even…

Steve Maman helped save 128 Yazidi and Christian women and girls in Iraq, saying: ‘What motivated me is being Jewish, being part of a people that actually survived the Holocaust. We waited for six years for people to come and help us.’ By: Tzipi Shmilovitz   Canadian Jewish businessman Steve Maman has earned the nickname…

Julian Edelman is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. He had nine receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown during the New England Patriots Super Bowl victory against the Seattle Seahawks. Here he is exploring his Jewish roots and having a blast in Israel.

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Bernie Sanders’ best friend is a Zionist who teaches Jewish philosophy, he had a formative experience on a kibbutz and “Saturday Night Live” dubbed him the “old Jew.” Still, Sanders can’t get away from the inevitable “But where is he on Israel?” question, especially now that the Democratic presidential contender, an Independent…

Israel’s Arab and Aramean Christian population has long been an untapped resource in recruitment for the IDF, largely because of threats and incitement against young Christians thinking to join the army, but that appears to be changing as an unprecedented number of over 200 Christians are predicted to enlist next year. There are over 130,000 Christians…