How did Israeli tech do so well during a pandemic? A unique attitude to business and life enabled Israeli high-tech to reach new heights at a difficult time for the whole world. February 1, 2022
Israeli Covid-19 antiviral drug shows promising results Israeli medical company completes a phase 2 clinical study, showing positive efficacy among 31 hospitalized Covid-19 patients. January 31, 2022
Israel’s first Winter Paralympics athlete is Orthodox alpine skier Religiously observant Sheina Vaspi, 20, is making history for Israel. January 26, 2022
How did this Israeli city detect COVID a week before anyone felt sick? Israeli technology provides accurate detection of viral outbreaks in specific areas before anybody feels sick. January 24, 2022
Israeli startup’s revolutionary implant could ease congestive heart failure Restore Medical is testing a revolutionary implantable device hoped to reduce symptoms and repeat hospitalizations in people with CHF. January 16, 2022
Israeli population reaches 9,449,000 at start of 2022 Population grew 1.7% despite difficulties of pandemic. January 10, 2022
Tsunami victims found 3,500 years later by Israeli, Turkish scientists Israeli and Turkish researchers dug up remnants of massive natural disaster set off by a volcano. January 1, 2022
Israelis on their way towards creating a human ear Unique scaffold could also be tailored to nasal reconstruction and orthopedic implants. December 20, 2021
Israeli NGOs send aid to Kentucky in wake of tornadoes SmartAID volunteers are installing a high-tech coordination center for responders; IsraAID is sending an emergency response team. December 14, 2021
Jerusalem hosts Flag Football World Championship Team USA takes gold in men’s & women’s championships in Jerusalem; Mexico’s men and women win silver. December 12, 2021
How Israel became the world’s cyber powerhouse It's not by chance that 40 percent of all private cyber investments in the world are invested in Israeli companies. November 30, 2021
Can this Israeli drone prevent disastrous oil spills? A new ‘robot in the sky’ flies to the rescue, monitoring pipelines, railways, forests for signs of impending leaks, fires, theft or explosions. November 21, 2021
Israeli woman tops list of ‘Top 100 Innovation CEOs’ World Biz Magazine recognizes CEOs Hamutal Yitzhak of Else Nutrition, as well as Shahar Fogel of Rookout, for their innovation and insight. November 20, 2021
Surfside firefighters visit Israel to train with rescue specialists who aided them US and Israeli disaster specialists plan to create a ‘rescue doctrine.' November 18, 2021
4 Israeli products on TIME’s Best Inventions of 2021 list These are the Israeli tech businesses 'making the world better, smarter and a bit more fun.' November 14, 2021
Israeli scientists identify coronavirus proteins that harm blood vessels Findings could help find targets for a drug that minimizes COVID-19's damage to blood vessels. November 13, 2021
Israel sends COVID-19 assistance to hard-hit Romania Israel is coming to Romania’s rescue, offering both human and technical help. November 9, 2021
Israelis making major new discoveries about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Measurements of Jupiter’s gravity field yields info about the massive storm and the jet streams that cause the planet’s bands. October 31, 2021
Israeli study offers possible immunotherapy breakthrough for cancer Weizmann Institute findings raise possibility of ‘off-the-shelf’ immunotherapies in which T cell receptors that recognize cancer hotspots can be prepared in advance. October 24, 2021
Worldwide 30% of trees are in danger of extinction. Not in Israel… A meager 3% of trees in Israel are threatened, compared to 30% of trees in threat of extinction worldwide. October 3, 2021
Israeli-developed robotaxis to debut in Munich next year Germany recently enacted a law allowing for driverless vehicles on the roads, making it perfect for early-rider testing. September 26, 2021
Israeli aid agency connects Afghani women to counseling SmartAID is working with local groups in Afghanistan that offer mental health support to vulnerable women. September 24, 2021
Religious and secular Israeli teens find common ground Be a Mensch Foundation works to bridge the wide secular-religious divide in Israel through youth dialog. September 23, 2021
Israeli research: Secondhand smoke in kids’ hair prompts behavior changes in parents Smoking parents more likely to change their habits if they see results of nicotine tests on their children’s hair. September 19, 2021
Israeli study shows mental-health cost of repeated COVID lockdowns This is the first study to measure mental health before and after a second lockdown. September 14, 2021
Why Tel Aviv is ranked the 8th best city in the world ‘The city that never stops’ also was voted most fun city in the world in the annual poll of city-dwellers across the world. September 12, 2021
Israeli, Japanese researchers find clue to 1,000-year-old space mystery Tel Aviv University and University of Tokyo researchers from identify rare electron-capture supernova that may help explain the development of Crab Nebula. August 6, 2021
Should we get a third vaccine shot? The answer isn’t so simple Israel has already started an aggressive campaign to give over-60s a third booster shot. But is it wise? August 2, 2021
Israeli public health expert: We must learn to live with Covid Instead of despairing, we need a road map of life with viruses. ‘We will always be dealing with pandemics, and we cannot keep stopping the world.’ July 27, 2021
Israeli app makes communication easy for those with speech difficulties Voiceitt app allows people with speech impairments to converse with others and to control Alexa-enabled smart home devices using their own voices. July 25, 2021
NBC Olympics chooses Israel’s Innovid as ad management provider Israeli multinational will manage third-party ads across NBC Olympics’ leading CTV apps, including NBC Sports and the Olympic Channel. July 22, 2021
Israeli startup harnesses AI to make your bus arrive on time A complaint about the inefficiency of man-made decision-making leads to Optibus, a company ensuring smoother travel in 500 cities worldwide. July 22, 2021
How Israeli companies are riding the Covid wave to Wall Street It’s not in spite of Covid that Israel has been able to succeed; it’s because of this challenging time that many companies reached this benchmark. July 21, 2021
Israelis fly to Philippines to aid vaccination campaign Philippine government thanks Israeli medical experts for coming to Manila in support in of its Covid Response and Vaccination Program. July 6, 2021
Lapid-Bennett coalition: 9 firsts you should know about Israel’s new government The coalition headed by Naftali Bennett includes a spectrum of lawmakers – Orthodox, Arab, female, gay, and even Israel’s first deaf Knesset member. June 16, 2021
Israeli researchers find way to detect water contamination before it reaches your tap Contaminated drinking water is a major issue around the world. Now Israeli researchers have found a way to detect contaminated water in real time before it reaches our homes. May 10, 2021
Meet 6 Israeli women breaking glass ceilings in fintech 'Being a woman gives you an advantage because finance used to be a male-dominated world. Females bring a different point of view and I leverage that.’ April 28, 2021
Why Israel is becoming a hub for Parkinson’s research A high rate of genetic Parkinson’s makes Israel a perfect lab for finding ways to prevent, stop and even cure this fast-growing neurological disorder. April 8, 2021
Israel tops world in kidney donations to strangers 'Israeli transplant surgeons go to international conferences and tell us their colleagues from other countries say their numbers don’t come close.' April 7, 2021
Israeli-led team: Bacteria in cancer cells can be harnessed to fight tumors Scientists have discovered that the immune system can find bacteria residing within cancer cells and use them to provoke an immune reaction against a tumor. April 1, 2021
What did you do in the IDF? For one bored guard, it was write a bestseller By October 2020 The Millennium Wolves had generated $5 million in sales revenue. March 7, 2021
Israelis rally to clean tar spill and avert future crises Israel’s largest environmental disaster brings out thousands of volunteers to clean beaches and brings renewed call for prevention and monitoring. March 3, 2021
Covid symptoms may be mistaken for vaccine side effects, Israeli study shows Israeli study of vaccinated healthcare workers warns doctors to test people complaining of post-vaccination symptoms because they could be infected. February 26, 2021
Israel scrambles to save animals injured in massive tar spill Veterinary professionals and volunteers in Israel rush to clean the beaches and rescue injured sea turtles, birds, lizards, snails and other wildlife. February 25, 2021
Israel startup gives discarded clothes and fabric a serious makeover Re-Born Textiles, a new Israeli initiative, offers an alternative that not only saves clothing and other textile waste from the trash heap but also employs at-risk populations. February 17, 2021
Israeli pilot programs integrate ultra-Orthodox into premium high-tech jobs Culturally sensitive programs train women and men in the religious sector to fill needs in companies such as Apple, Check Point, Facebook, XM Cyber. February 14, 2021
Meet the Cochin Jews – Israel’s oldest Indian community Recent attention has focused on the Bnei Menashe Indians who just arrived in Israel, but there’s an older Indian community that’s been here since the country was founded. January 24, 2021
A new bee species is discovered in Israel Amidst decreasing global bee populations, new finding provides optimism for pollination and bee habitat conservation. January 10, 2021
Israel prepares vehicles for mobile Covid and flu shots Manufactured by the Israeli company Caravila, the two-ton vehicles include a separate entrance and exit. December 13, 2020
Innovative Israeli genome editing treatment destroys cancer cells The novel nanoparticle-based delivery system carries mRNA that encodes for an enzyme that acts as a molecular pair of scissors which snips the cancer cells’ DNA. December 7, 2020
Special-needs adults find meaningful work on kibbutz farm Growing healthful moringa and turmeric leads them on their way to a more independent and integrated life. December 6, 2020
Drugs to fight Covid-19 already on the market, say Israeli experts No need to reinvent the wheel, drug repurposing may be the fastest and cheapest way to treat people infected with the coronavirus, experts told a Tel Aviv University conference. December 2, 2020
TIME picks 6 Israeli inventions for its best of 2020 list A folding car and restructured sugar are among innovations cited by magazine for their originality, creativity, effectiveness, ambition and impact. December 1, 2020
Israeli university’s Islamic history course is global hit Students from Pakistan, Indonesia, Qatar and Afghanistan all tuned in to a course previously enjoyed only in a Tel Aviv classroom. November 26, 2020
Breakthrough Israeli study shows hyperbaric oxygen can reverse aging New study shows high-pressure oxygen treatments can reverse two major cellular processes associated with aging and its illnesses. By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c Hyperbaric oxygen treatments can stop... November 22, 2020
Israeli high school champion fencer inspires citywide volunteer network to help elderly What started out as a high school project delivering food to senior citizens has grown into award-winning network looking out for the elderly. November 22, 2020
How an Israeli remote control could end loneliness for seniors Uniper Care promotes an active lifestyle and preventive care at home with a simple-to-use remote control hooked up to the TV. November 18, 2020
Israel’s Aleph Farms Launches Program to Grow Steaks in Space ‘Aleph Zero’ brings cultivated meat production to outer space, enabling human life to become multiplanetary with unconditional nutrition sources. November 2, 2020
‘Neutralize’ sewage or it will spread corona, Israeli scientists warn Scientists say extra measures are needed to keep wastewater from posing a threat of a renewed outbreak. October 25, 2020
‘Mama’ drone saves life of endangered Israeli vulture chick Xtend drone company, the Israeli army and conservationists join forces to bring food to an orphaned chick on an isolated cliff. August 27, 2020
