Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Boycott: Looming Legal Battle Over Trademark Infringement
The recently announced decision by ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s to boycott the West Bank and East Jerusalem…
Beresheet 2: Israel’s Second Attempt to Land on the Moon Scheduled for 2024
On Feb. 22, 2019, the Israeli SpaceIL lunar lander Beresheet (named after the first book of the Torah) was launched…
Tel Aviv Allocates 100 Million Shekels to Beautify Run-Down Apartment Buildings
Many newer and renovated older apartment buildings in Tel Aviv-Yafo are quite attractive, but others…
Under Development: Revolutionary Remotely Operated Needle for Brain Surgery
Israeli startup Tamar Robotics is developing a trailblazing procedure that could take the place of…
Uziya Tzadok: A Young Israeli Boy Sings the Haunting Song ‘Shema Yisrael’ (Not the Prayer)
When he was just a boy, Uziya Tzadok performed a stunning rendition of the song “Shema Yisrael” on Israeli television…
Morocco: North African Country to Make Tel Aviv Liaison Office Its Official Embassy in Israel
The Muslim nation of Morocco reportedly will be transforming the liaison office it maintains in Tel Aviv into its embassy…
Research Breakthrough: Tel Aviv University Team Creates Technology Just Two Atoms Thick
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have created an ultra-thin piece of technology only two atoms thick. The result of a multi-disciplinary effort from TAU’s Raymond and Beverly Sackler schools of Physics and Astronomy and of Chemistry, the findings of the study were published in Science magazine. The breakthrough could “significantly boost the speed and efficiency…
The Enormous Number of Game-Changers That Come From ‘The Startup Nation’
Israel may be a tiny country geographically and a small country in population, but it is recognized internationally as a giant in innovation — hence the bestselling 2009 book and informal moniker “The Startup Nation.” People all over the world are using innovative, even revolutionary, products and services created in Israel, even though in most…
Tisha B’Av: Mourning the Destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem
The holy day of Tisha B’Av is without a doubt the most sorrowful, most somber day in the Jewish religious calendar…
Caesarea: Ancient Roman-Era Port on Israel’s Mediterranean Coast, Built by Herod the Great
Of the many ancient historical sites found in Israel, one of the most impressive is Caesarea, located on the Mediterranean coast about halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa. The name derives from the ancient city of Caesarea Maritima, which was built by Herod the Great, the Roman client king of Judea, about 25–13 BCE. At…
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