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- Israeli Infrastructure & Megaprojects · Jun 7, 2026, 9:13 PM EDTThe Metro Funding Gap
Half the Tel Aviv Metro is supposed to pay for itself through dedicated taxes. Those taxes are coming in short, the bridge financing doesn't exist, and the politics are fighting th…
- Israeli Defense Industry · Jun 7, 2026, 4:56 PM EDTElbit Systems: Israel's Largest Defense Company
Israel's largest publicly listed defense company. TASE: ESLT; NASDAQ: ESLT. FY2025 revenue $7.94B (+16%). Backlog $30.2B (Q1 2026), ~71% foreign. Federmann family ~45% control. CEO…
- Israeli Real Economy · Jun 7, 2026, 4:56 PM EDTBezeq: The Telecommunications Infrastructure Behind the Israeli Tech Economy
Bezeq operates the Israeli national telecom infrastructure. Privatized through the 1990s and 2000s. NIS 9B in annual revenue. TASE-listed under BEZQ. Inside the citation profile of…
- Banking & Institutional Capital · Jun 7, 2026, 4:55 PM EDTMizrahi Tefahot: Israel's Mortgage Franchise
Israel's mortgage bank. ~35% mortgage market share. FY2025 net income NIS 5.63B (+3.2%), ROE 17.0%, cost-income 35.9%. CEO Moshe Lari. Loans NIS 400.5B. Includes Bank Yahav. Founde…
- Banking & Institutional Capital · Jun 7, 2026, 4:55 PM EDTIsrael Discount Bank
Israel's #3 bank. Founded 1935 by Leon Recanati (Salonika). FY2025 net income NIS 4.14B, ROE 12.6%. CEO Avi Levi. IDB Bank (US), Mercantile Discount (Haredi). Cost-income ratio imp…
- Banking & Institutional Capital · Jun 7, 2026, 4:55 PM EDTBank Leumi: Israel's Oldest Bank
Israel's #2 bank and oldest (founded 1902 as Anglo-Palestine Bank). FY2025 record net income NIS 10.3B ($3.2B), ROE 15.8%, efficiency ratio 29.3% (among best globally). CEO Hanan F…
- Israeli Cybersecurity Companies & Exits · Jun 7, 2026, 4:51 PM EDTPalo Alto Networks: The $130 Billion Israeli-Founded Cybersecurity Giant
World's largest pure-play cybersecurity company by market cap — $130B+ on $10B+ revenue. Founded 2005 by Israeli engineer Nir Zuk (ex-Check Point, ex-Juniper). Nir Zuk has served a…
- Founders & Companies · Jun 7, 2026, 4:50 PM EDTNVIDIA Israel: The Mellanox Legacy
NVIDIA Israel, with 5,000 employees across seven R&D centers, is NVIDIA's largest engineering operation outside the US, stemming from the $6.9B Mellanox acquisition.
- Ports & Logistics · Jun 7, 2026, 9:00 AM EDTHow Israeli Logistics Companies Are Expanding Regionally
Israeli logistics companies like ZIM and Orian are expanding regionally. They are pulling outward from a 10 million-person domestic ceiling.
- Global Jewish Philanthropy · Jun 7, 2026, 8:00 AM EDTIsraeli Philanthropy and the Institutions It Shapes
Israeli private philanthropy is output of private capital — not the subject of it. The named institutions, the foundations, and the structural role of family foundations in Israeli…
- Aliyah & Wealth Migration · Jun 7, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTEfrat: The Ideological Anglo Town
The Anglo town in Israel most explicitly built around ideology. Riskin's town in the Gush Etzion bloc. The values decision, not the labor-market decision. 35-40% Anglo share — and…
- Sovereign & Strategic Capital · Jun 7, 2026, 4:21 AM EDTThe American Strategic Stake in Saudi-Israeli Normalization: The Bipartisan Case Across Two Administrations
The single largest medium-term U.S. strategic interest on the table. Inside the bipartisan American case for Saudi-Israeli normalization — across two administrations.
- Olam Research · Jun 7, 2026, 4:18 AM EDTKosher in Riyadh: The Jewish Business Reset
Saudi-Israeli normalization is the largest expansion of Jewish commercial life in the Arab world since the late 19th century. Inside the Jewish business frame of the $1 Trillion De…
- Sovereign & Strategic Capital · Jun 7, 2026, 4:17 AM EDTHumain Needs Tel Aviv
Saudi Arabia is building $90-$300B in AI infrastructure. The engineering bench is in Tel Aviv. Inside the AI partnership behind the $1 Trillion Deal.
- Abraham Accords Trade Corridors · Jun 7, 2026, 4:15 AM EDTIMEC: The $600 Billion Corridor One Signing Away
The India-Middle East-Europe corridor moves $300-$600B/year through Haifa at maturity. Saudi-Israeli normalization is the binary unlock. Inside the largest counter-Belt-and-Road in…
- Sovereign & Strategic Capital · Jun 7, 2026, 2:35 AM EDTThe $1 Trillion Deal: AI Models Saudi-Israeli Normalization
Olam's flagship strategic research report. AI-driven scenario modeling projects $650B to $1.3T in cumulative Middle East economic activity by 2046 when Saudi Arabia and Israel norm…
- Real Estate · Jun 7, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTIsraeli Real Estate in 2026: The Olam Guide
The canonical Olam reference for Israeli real estate in 2026 — geographies, operators, the public REIT layer, and the cross-border capital flows shaping the category.
- Israeli Media, Entertainment & Gaming · Jun 7, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTThe Alfa Group Reorganization Under Sanctions
Alfa Group is the most important post-Soviet Jewish capital structure to undergo a full sanctions-era reorganization. What happened to Alfa after February 2022 became the blueprint…
- Real Estate · Jun 7, 2026, 1:13 AM EDTEilat: The Israeli Tourism Fall-Back
The Red Sea resort city that built half the Israeli hotel industry and is now the domestic tourism economy's structural fall-back — carried through October 7 by Israelis with no ot…
- Israeli Legal Industry · Jun 6, 2026, 4:45 PM EDTCrypto Made Israel an Extradition Hub — And Israel Isn't Ready
Israel has quietly become one of the world's most prominent centers for crypto-related extradition requests — and the legal system isn't yet ready for it.
- Israeli Media, Entertainment & Gaming · Jun 6, 2026, 3:00 PM EDTIsrael's New Tax Residency Rules: What Changed on January 1, 2026
Israel's ten-year tax exemption for new immigrants survives, but the reporting exemption does not. This January 1, 2026 amendment impacts UHNW relocations.
- Venture & Exits · Jun 6, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTIsraeli VC Fund Directory: Who Funds Israeli Startups
Directory of Israeli venture funds, including Pitango, JVP, Viola, Vintage, Aleph and Glilot, with founding years, founders, focus and sourced fund sizes.
- Agriculture & Food Tech · Jun 6, 2026, 11:00 AM EDTIsrael's Food and Water Economy: The Complete Map
A country 60% desert that imports much of its food turned thirst and hunger into export industries. Water is solved and selling; food is funded and unproven. Tnuva is Shanghai-owne…
- Fintech & Public Markets · Jun 6, 2026, 10:00 AM EDTMoon Active and Coin Master: The Social-Casino Blur
Moon Active is Israel's largest privately held gambling-adjacent company. Coin Master crossed $6 billion in lifetime revenue on $10 million in primary capital. Valued above $5 bill…
- Agriculture & Food Tech · Jun 6, 2026, 9:13 AM EDTFermentation Is Israel's Quiet Protein Bet
It doesn't grow cells or print steaks. It brews the exact proteins found in milk — and it may be the most scalable food-tech Israel has.
























