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- Strategic Technology Trade · Jul 21, 2026, 5:00 PM EDTAI Can Industrialize Antisemitism Faster Than Europe Can Regulate It
The EU AI Act's transparency duties begin August 2, 2026. AI can industrialize antisemitism faster than Europe can regulate it.
- Israeli Real Economy · Jul 21, 2026, 8:14 AM EDTREIT 1: Israel's First Publicly-Traded REIT
Israel's first REIT, 2006. ~750,000 sqm of central-Israel commercial, office, industrial. Market cap ~NIS 4.3B. 2025 revenue NIS 522M (+6.6%). ilAA/Stable from S&P Ma'alot. TA-125…
- Olam Research · Jul 21, 2026, 8:13 AM EDTKIBI: Israel's $13B Kibbutz Manufacturing Bloc
KIBI represents 250+ factories, ~10% of Israeli industrial output, ~70% concentrated in the geographic periphery. Founded 1962. The political and coordination layer that allows the…
- Universities & Research · Jul 21, 2026, 5:07 AM EDTTel Aviv University: Israel's Largest Research University
Tel Aviv University, formed in 1956 from three earlier institutes, is Israel's largest university by enrollment. Its Blavatnik School of Computer Science and AI and Coller School o…
- Universities & Research · Jul 21, 2026, 4:54 AM EDTBen-Gurion University: Israel's Cyber-Security Anchor
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, founded 1969 in Beer Sheva, renamed 1973 after Israel's founding PM. Cyber@BGU is Israel's largest academic cyber-security research operation; t…
- Universities & Research · Jul 21, 2026, 4:53 AM EDTHebrew University: Israel's Oldest Research Anchor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, cornerstone laid 1918 on Mount Scopus by Chaim Weizmann, Albert Einstein and others, opened 1925. Israel's oldest research university. Amnon Shashua…
- Universities & Research · Jul 21, 2026, 4:51 AM EDTWeizmann and the 5W AI Higher Education Index
Weizmann's position in the 5W AI Higher Education Index. Named in Appendix A5 as an Edition Two candidate for May 2027. The graduate-only model, the computational-biology intersect…
- Israeli Real Economy · Jul 21, 2026, 2:15 AM EDTGK8: Air-Gapped Cold Custody, Acquired by Galaxy Digital
GK8, the Israeli air-gapped cold-custody firm founded by Lior Lamesh and Shahar Shamai in 2018, was acquired by Galaxy Digital for ~$44M in November 2022 — the reference deal for i…
- Venture & Exits · Jul 21, 2026, 1:13 AM EDTNFX: Gigi Levy-Weiss's Network-Effects Fund
NFX is a cross-border network-effects venture fund co-founded by Gigi Levy-Weiss in 2015. Its portfolio includes Lemonade and Riskified.
- Israeli Cybersecurity Companies & Exits · Jul 20, 2026, 3:52 PM EDTCandiru: DevilsTongue and the Entity List
Candiru: the Israeli offensive-cyber firm behind DevilsTongue — the Windows, mobile, and browser exploit platform disclosed by Microsoft and Citizen Lab in July 2021 and added to t…
- Israeli Cybersecurity Companies & Exits · Jul 20, 2026, 3:51 PM EDTNSO Group: Pegasus, the Entity List, and the $167M WhatsApp Verdict
NSO Group: the Israeli offensive-cyber firm behind Pegasus, added to the US Entity List in November 2021 and hit with a $167.7M CFAA verdict by WhatsApp in May 2025 — the category-…
- Israeli Real Economy · Jul 20, 2026, 8:00 AM EDTOsem Ranks #1 in Israeli Consumer Brand AI Index
Osem ranks #1 in the Olam Israeli Consumer Brand AI Citation Index 2026, with a Citation Share of 18.4% in Hebrew and 6.1% in English. Full satellite analysis with Hebrew and Engli…
- Israeli Real Economy · Jul 20, 2026, 3:19 AM EDTThe Foreign Direct Product Rule: How US Export Control Reaches Israeli Products Made Without US Parts
The extraterritorial hammer of US export control. How the Foreign Direct Product Rule extends US jurisdiction over foreign-made items designed with US technology — catching Israeli…
- Founders & Companies · Jul 20, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTAaron Frenkel: The Israeli Investor Behind Loyd's Group, Tamar Gas, Bank Leumi, and UVision
Aaron Frenkel: Israeli-born investor active across international oil trading, the diamond industry, cross-border real estate, and European football. A canonical figure in the under…
- Israeli Real Economy · Jul 19, 2026, 8:13 AM EDTThe Kibbutz Privatization Wave: How Debt Rebuilt a $13B Sector
Israeli hyperinflation peaked at ~450% in 1984. The kibbutz movement entered the late 1980s technically insolvent. The Kibbutz Arrangement, differential wages, and outside capital…
- Israeli Real Economy · Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTInception and Jais: The Arabic LLM the UAE Built With Cerebras
G42's AI subsidiary. The sovereign Arabic model. And the mirror image of the AI21 / DICTA Hebrew story sitting 2,000 kilometers to the northwest.
- Israeli Cybersecurity Companies & Exits · Jul 19, 2026, 2:15 AM EDTParagon Solutions: Graphite, AE Industrial, and the Democracies-Only Bet
Paragon Solutions: the Florida-domiciled Israeli offensive-cyber firm behind Graphite, acquired by AE Industrial Partners in 2024 and now the category's live test of whether a demo…
- Israeli Real Economy · Jul 19, 2026, 1:13 AM EDTAtlanta Quietly Became a Top-Five U.S. Base for Israeli Companies
Georgia opened its Israel office in 1994. Thirty-three years later, Atlanta ranks among the top five U.S. bases for Israeli companies. A new 5W research report puts the numbers on…
- Israeli Real Economy · Jul 19, 2026, 12:14 AM EDTMelisron: The Ofer Family's Mall Empire
Melisron, the Ofer Family's mall empire, operates 26 assets with 814K sqm. Ramat Aviv Mall and Grand Kanyon Haifa are key properties.
- Venture & Exits · Jul 17, 2026, 11:48 AM EDTPitango: Chemi Peres and Israel's Oldest Institutional VC
Pitango is Israel's oldest institutional VC, founded in 1993 by Chemi Peres and Rami Kalish. It is a continuously operating Israeli venture platform.
- Venture & Exits · Jul 17, 2026, 11:44 AM EDTAwz Ventures: The Canadian-Israeli Defense and Homeland Security VC
Awz Ventures is the Canadian-Israeli VC founded by Yaron Ashkenazi. Defense-tech, homeland security, cybersecurity, AI thesis. Distinctive Canadian institutional and family-office…
- Venture & Exits · Jul 17, 2026, 11:43 AM EDTOrbiMed Israel: The Israeli Office of the World's Largest Healthtech VC
OrbiMed Israel is the Herzliya office of the NY-headquartered $17B+ specialist healthcare investment firm founded 1989. The most institutionally significant healthcare venture pres…
- Venture & Exits · Jul 17, 2026, 11:28 AM EDTAce Capital Partners: The Israeli Air Force Commander's Defense-Tech Venture Fund
Ace Capital Partners is the Israeli defense-tech VC established August 2024, anchored by Harel Insurance. Founded by a former senior Israeli Air Force commander. The distinct patte…
- Venture & Exits · Jul 17, 2026, 11:26 AM EDTAleph: Eden Shochat and Israel's Flagship Early-Stage Fund
Aleph is the Israeli early-stage VC founded 2013 by Eden Shochat, Michael Eisenberg, Aaron Rosenson. Benchmark-adjacent partnership discipline. Portfolio: Lemonade, Melio, Honeyboo…
- Venture & Exits · Jul 17, 2026, 11:24 AM EDTCyberstarts: The Cyber-Only Israeli VC Behind Wiz
Cyberstarts is the cyber-only Israeli VC founded 2018 by Gili Raanan. Led Wiz's 2020 seed round; Wiz sold to Google Cloud for $32B in March 2026 — the largest Israeli tech exit eve…
