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- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 19, 2026, 2:13 PM EDTThe Shabbat Economy: What It Costs Israel to Stop Every Friday Afternoon
Israel's economy shuts down weekly for Shabbat. Economists estimate this costs 2–3% of GDP, or NIS 40–60 billion annually.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 19, 2026, 9:13 AM EDTWho Signed: How Israeli and American Academic Petition Participation Compare
Two audits. Two countries. 5,343 faculty. 51.1% documented against Israel. The same disciplinary pattern appears independently in America and Israel: humanities 4-5x more likely th…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 19, 2026, 2:23 AM EDTConference of Presidents Political Audit: 62% of Major American Jewish Organizations Oppose Trump and Netanyahu
A Conference of Presidents audit of 53 member organizations shows 33 are left-aligned. Only seven support both Trump and Netanyahu administrations.
- Global Jewish Philanthropy · Aug 19, 2026, 2:13 AM EDTUJA-Federation of New York: $276M Grants, Revenue, Israel Aid
UJA-Federation of New York reported $350.5 million in revenue and $275.8 million in grants in FY2025, and has allocated more than $320 million to Israel since October 7, funding be…
- Israeli Cybersecurity Companies & Exits · Aug 19, 2026, 2:13 AM EDTSentinelOne: Israeli Autonomous Endpoint Security
SentinelOne is an Israeli-founded autonomous endpoint security company with a $6B market cap. It has a Tel Aviv R&D anchor and $1.16B ARR.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 19, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTBe: Shufersal's Pharmacy and Health-and-Beauty Chain
Shufersal's Be pharmacy and health-and-beauty chain has ~96 stores. It is the perennial #2 to Super-Pharm in the Israeli market.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 19, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTמדד התשובות של אולם — רכב: טויוטה שולטת באמון, BYD חוטפת את החשמלי
Toyota dominates trust, service, and value retention in Olam's 6th Answer Index for cars. BYD leads the electric vehicle segment and price perception.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 19, 2026, 12:16 AM EDTNetivot: The 35,000-Person Southern City With a 44,000-Unit Master Plan
35,000 residents. Master plan authorizes 44,000+ additional units. 1,500 Haredi families projected in Neve Sharon. MBC's Kiryat Melech, Aharoni UP HILLS, Damari VIEW, Rami Tzarfati…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 19, 2026, 12:16 AM EDTTwo Coasts, Two Doctrines: Why Netanya Runs on TAMA 38 and Bat Yam Runs on Pinui-Binui
One statute, two coasts, two doctrines. Netanya runs on TAMA 38 retrofits and Ir Yamim greenfield. Bat Yam runs on pinui-binui rebuilds. The split is structural: Amidar stock versu…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 18, 2026, 9:13 AM EDTIsraeli Middle East Studies: 82% Call Gaza a War Crime
82% of Middle Eastern Studies professors signed the Gaza war crimes letter, versus 15% in Engineering, the widest discipline gap in Olam's audit.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 18, 2026, 7:53 AM EDTCamp Ramah: The Conservative Movement's Leadership Pipeline
Nine flagship overnight camps. ~10% of North American Jewish overnight campers. The rabbinical seminary's farm system. How Camp Ramah became the Conservative movement's human-capit…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 18, 2026, 7:25 AM EDTWhen Does Fighter Speech Become Incitement? The UFC Has No Answer
The UFC has never articulated where political speech ends and incitement begins. Four fighters tested that line. All got the same answer: nothing.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 18, 2026, 6:00 AM EDTSpike: The World's Most-Exported Anti-Tank Guided Missile
Spike is the world's most-exported anti-tank guided missile, licensed or procured by 46 countries and combat-proven in 14 conflicts since 1996.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 18, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTDelta Galil: The Israeli Apparel Giant You're Wearing
Delta Galil Industries (TASE: DELG): founded 1975 in Israel. $2.12B revenue 2025. 25,000 employees. CEO Isaac Dabah holds 49%. Manufactures for the world's biggest apparel brands.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 18, 2026, 1:24 AM EDTIsraeli Drone Swarms: The Category Israel Operationalized First — Elbit Seek & Strike, Xtend, and the 5,000-Drone IDF Contract
Israeli drone swarms — category Israel invented and now sells. May 2021 Gaza first documented deployment. Elbit Seek & Strike IDF integration 2026. Xtend: 5,000-drone IDF contract…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 18, 2026, 1:13 AM EDT52% of Jewish Voters Say "Antisemitic" Describes Trump Well. A Year Ago It Was 30%.
52% of Jewish voters say "antisemitic" describes Trump well — up from 30% a year ago. Israel ranks fifth among voting priorities. Reform Jews disapprove at 81%; Orthodox Jews appro…
- Global Jewish Philanthropy · Aug 17, 2026, 5:09 PM EDTUJA Spent $8.6 Million on Jewish Security. Nobody Carries a Weapon.
UJA spent $8.6 million on Jewish security, protecting 3,400 institutions. This global philanthropy uses cameras and training but no firearms, also funding gun control advocacy.
- American Jewish Institutional · Aug 17, 2026, 5:08 PM EDTJewish Security Costs: $765 Million a Year, and No One Tracks Where the Guns Are
The Jewish community spends $765 million a year on security. The federal government provides $300 million. Three out of four institutions that apply for help are told no. This is h…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 17, 2026, 5:00 PM EDTNo AI Engine Will Write You an Antisemitic Speech
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity consistently refuse to generate antisemitic speeches, Holocaust denial, or conspiracy theories. The safety floor holds.
- American Jewish Institutional · Aug 17, 2026, 10:25 AM EDTJewish Gun Clubs Are Growing. Nobody Speaks for Them.
Lox and Loaded runs 59 chapters in 24 states. Twelve rabbis broke with the Orthodox Union in 2014. And in New York City, a Jew who owns a gun legally still cannot carry it to shul,…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 17, 2026, 9:14 AM EDTHow Was the Israeli Faculty Petition Database Verified?
How Olam verified 2,844 Israeli faculty petition signers: five archived petition rosters, eight university directories, a 100% match rate on 1,434 names, and full inclusion, exclus…
- Global Jewish Philanthropy · Aug 17, 2026, 9:13 AM EDTFIDF Had $140 Million Available to Spend. Its Annual Grants Still Didn't Rise.
FIDF's available-for-general-expenditure rose 62% to $140 million during wartime. Program grants held at $139 million. The board has not disclosed a target reserve ratio.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 17, 2026, 9:13 AM EDT50% of Israeli Professors Signed a Letter Calling Gaza a War Crime
An Olam audit of 2,844 faculty at eight Israeli universities found how many signed a letter calling Gaza a war crime — and how concentrated the signatures were in one petition.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 17, 2026, 8:13 AM EDTJews and Guns: Major Jewish Groups Back Gun Control
Olam audited 53 Conference of Presidents members and major denominational bodies. Ten have formal gun-control positions. None address armed congregants.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 17, 2026, 6:51 AM EDTLiora Ofer: Melisron Chair, Ofer Real Estate Heir
Chairwoman of Melisron (TASE: MLSR), Israel's largest mall owner. Sole owner of Ofer Investments. $2.67B Forbes. One of two female billionaires in Israel.

























