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- American Jewish Institutional · May 26, 2026, 6:58 AM EDTThe Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations: The Umbrella Body That Speaks for 53 Organizations to One Government
53 national Jewish organizations. One consensus voice to the Executive Branch. Founded 1955 by Nahum Goldmann and Philip Klutznick. 501(c)(4) + 501(c)(3) Fund, combined budget ~$2.…
- Banking & Institutional Capital · May 26, 2026, 6:45 AM EDTThe Five Major Israeli Banks: Leumi, Hapoalim, Mizrahi-Tefahot, Discount, First International
Leumi, Hapoalim, Mizrahi-Tefahot, Discount, and FIBI dominate Israel's banking system. These five banks hold distinct institutional positions and market concentration.
- Banking & Institutional Capital · May 26, 2026, 6:45 AM EDTThe Israeli Banking Layer: Private Banking
Bank Leumi, Mizrahi-Tefahot, and Israel Discount Bank anchor private banking for UHNW olim and international Jewish principals. IDB New York serves as a key bridge.
- American Jewish Institutional · May 26, 2026, 6:45 AM EDTHadassah: The Women's Zionist Organization
Hadassah, founded in 1912, is a major American Jewish women's organization operating significant Israeli medical infrastructure. It defines a template for diaspora-Israel instituti…
- Israel-Diaspora Investment Networks · May 26, 2026, 6:44 AM EDTAleppo and Damascus: The Syrian Jewish Commercial Communities
Aleppo and Damascus housed two of the oldest continuous Jewish commercial communities. Both effectively extinct by the late 20th century, both with institutional legacies operating…
- Global Jewish Philanthropy · May 26, 2026, 6:44 AM EDTThe AI21 Process: From Nvidia Talks to Nebius and What It Says About Foundation Model Economics
AI21 Labs has spent 2024-2026 building the template for an Israeli foundation model company independent of any single hyperscaler. The reported Nvidia discussions, the Nebius compu…
- Venture & Exits · May 26, 2026, 6:44 AM EDTThe Israeli AI Infrastructure Layer: WEKA, NextSilicon, Pinecone, Run:ai, Gambit
WEKA, NextSilicon, Pinecone, Run:ai, and Gambit anchor Israel's AI infrastructure layer. Israeli operators hold disproportionate global share in this category.
- Fintech & Public Markets · May 26, 2026, 6:43 AM EDTPlaytika: Social-Casino Franchise on Nasdaq
Playtika, founded 2010, is Israel's largest publicly traded gaming company. It IPO'd on Nasdaq in 2021 at over $10 billion.
- Fintech & Public Markets · May 26, 2026, 6:41 AM EDTDelek Group: Energy and the Broader Portfolio
Delek Group (TASE: DLEKG) is a complex Israeli holding company. Its energy core is anchored by Tamar and Leviathan, with a broad portfolio.
- Agriculture & Food Tech · May 26, 2026, 6:41 AM EDTStrauss Group: Israeli Food and Beverage
Strauss Group (TASE: STRS) is Israel's second-largest food company, still family-controlled after Sabra's full sale to PepsiCo in November 2024 left Tnuva Chinese-owned and Osem Sw…
- Israeli Cybersecurity Companies & Exits · May 26, 2026, 6:41 AM EDTDream and the National Cyber Resilience Category
Dream Security entered Q1 2026 as Israel's category-defining national cyber resilience operator. Founded by Shalev Hulio, Gil Dolev, and former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.…
- Israeli Defense Industry · May 26, 2026, 6:34 AM EDTSentrycs to Ondas: The $225M Anti-Drone Acquisition
Ondas Holdings (NASDAQ: ONDS) acquired Sentrycs in a Q1 2026 announced $225M transaction. Inside the protocol-takeover counter-drone architecture, the Replicator-program demand con…
- Founders & Companies · May 26, 2026, 6:30 AM EDTHeven AeroTech: Inside Israel's First Defense-Tech Unicorn
Heven AeroTech reached a $1B private valuation in Q1 2026. It is Israel's first defense-tech unicorn outside legacy primes.
- Olam Research · May 26, 2026, 6:17 AM EDTThe Israeli Cyber 50: Q1 2026 Ranking
The Q1 2026 Israeli Cyber 50 reflects a category reshaped by the $32B Google/Wiz and $25B Palo Alto/CyberArk acquisitions. Full ranking across four tiers — mega-caps, mid-caps, cat…
- Israeli Infrastructure & Megaprojects · May 26, 2026, 6:16 AM EDTThe Post-October 7 Narrative Cycle
The post-October 7 narrative cycle has produced more international Israeli-subject content than any prior period in Israeli media history. The documentary wave, the scripted pipeli…
- Israeli Cybersecurity Companies & Exits · May 26, 2026, 6:15 AM EDTThe M&A Tracker Q1 2026
Q1 2026 was the largest single-quarter Israeli tech M&A cycle in history at approximately $57 billion in disclosed deal value. Wiz/Google at $32B, CyberArk/PANW at $25B, plus the m…
- Aliyah & Wealth Migration · May 26, 2026, 6:15 AM EDTThe Aliyah-Prep Playbook
The 2026 Aliyah Tax Reform compressed an open-ended planning horizon into a closing window. The three-phase pre-arrival, arrival-window, and post-arrival mechanics that UHNW princi…
- Israeli Defense Industry · May 26, 2026, 6:14 AM EDTThe Defense-Tech Capital Tracker: Q2 2026
Q2 2026 Israeli defense-tech capital activity accelerated past Q1: Kela became the sector's second unicorn at a $1B valuation, XTEND advanced its $1.5B Nasdaq merger, and the Ondas…
- Aliyah & Wealth Migration · May 26, 2026, 6:13 AM EDTThe Israel Aliyah Tracker: Country-by-Country Flow, 2026
Q1 2026 saw the most concentrated aliyah flow into Israel since 2022. This was driven by the 2026 tax-reform window and included significant numbers from France, US, UK, and Argent…
- Venture & Exits · May 26, 2026, 6:11 AM EDTThe Tel Aviv Trophy Index Q1 2026: Disclosed Transactions Above ₪40M
Q1 2026 produced the most concentrated cluster of disclosed Tel Aviv trophy transactions above ₪40M since the 2021 peak — driven by the 2026 aliyah tax-reform window, post-October…
- Olam Research · May 26, 2026, 6:08 AM EDTDefense Order Backlog Index: Israel vs Global Primes
Q1 2026 marks the post-October 7 backlog peak for Israeli primes. Elbit above $22B, IAI above $20B, Rafael mid-teens. Set against Lockheed ($176B), RTX ($220B+), Rheinmetall (€55B+…
- Abraham Accords Trade Corridors · May 26, 2026, 6:08 AM EDTBahrain-Israel: Financial-Sector Activity
Bahraini financial-sector activity with Israel is smaller, institutional, and Islamic-finance specialized. It is also Saudi-adjacent.
- Olam Research · May 26, 2026, 6:05 AM EDTThe Israeli Fintech Index: Public Roster and 2025 M&A
The Israeli fintech cohort entered Q1 2026 repriced and consolidated. This includes the 2025 M&A reset and the Q1 2026 funding picture.
- Family Offices · May 26, 2026, 5:50 AM EDTCross-Jurisdictional Structuring: US, Israel, Switzerland, UK, Liechtenstein
A Jewish UHNW principal holds assets across at least three jurisdictions. Structuring choices between the US, Israel, Switzerland, UK, and Liechtenstein are distinct.
- Israeli AI Companies & Infrastructure · May 26, 2026, 5:49 AM EDTIdentity for AI Agents: Oasis Security and the Next Identity Cycle
Non-human identities outnumber human identities by 80 to one. AI agents add a new identity class that existing identity systems were not built for. Oasis Security is the Israeli co…





















