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- Defense · Aug 31, 2026, 2:11 AM EDTIsrael-Finland Defense: David's Sling, Spike, and the 2034 Pact
Finland extended its defense pact with Israel through 2034, covering David's Sling and Spike missiles. This includes 23 active projects between Israeli firms and the Finnish milita…
- Luxury & UHNW Lifestyle · Aug 30, 2026, 3:29 PM EDTMenachem Begin's 1948 Letter: A Testament to Unity
A rare 1948 letter by Menachem Begin, written to Irgun fighters after the Altalena affair, is now offered by Farkash Gallery in Jaffa Port. A page-by-page look at what it says and…
- Founders & Companies · Aug 30, 2026, 2:25 PM EDTRami Levy: Israel's Discount Supermarket King
He opened a single wholesale grocery on Jerusalem's Hashikma Street in 1976. Today Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing (TASE: RMLI) is Israel's discount-retail engine, spanning supermarke…
- Universities & Research · Aug 30, 2026, 5:11 AM EDTKCL Website Hosts Genocide Claim, Urges Israel Boycott
King's College London's own website hosts a genocide claim against Israel and a boycott call, naming Professor Hanna Kienzler as its point of contact.
- Israeli AI Companies & Infrastructure · Aug 30, 2026, 2:13 AM EDTWeebit Nano: The Israeli ReRAM Company Listed in Australia
ASX: WBT. Israeli-founded ReRAM semiconductor IP company. Licensed to onsemi and Texas Instruments. FY26 guidance upgraded to A$13.5M. Market cap >A$1B. Cash ~A$172M. First custome…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 30, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTTaub Center Study: 233 Days of IDF Reserve Duty Could Cost an Israeli Worker 5% of Lifetime Salary
Taub Center projects IDF reservists serving 233+ days could lose 5% of lifetime salary. Fathers serving 290–320 days: at least 6%. 70,000 student reservists. 30% of salaried spouse…
- Israel & Jewish Business Corridors · Aug 30, 2026, 1:14 AM EDTRichard Gere Among 100+ Backing Accused Hamas Financier
More than 100 celebrities and activists are urging Spain to free James "Fergie" Chambers, an American millionaire accused by U.S. authorities of laundering money to finance Hamas.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 30, 2026, 1:13 AM EDTParaZero DefendAir Wins First US Federal Order From Nasdaq-Listed Israeli Firm
ParaZero Technologies (Nasdaq: PRZO) landed its first DefendAir order from a U.S. federal agency on August 25, 2026, entering the U.S. counter-drone market with net-launching inter…
- American Jewish Institutional · Aug 29, 2026, 4:25 PM EDTBrandeis Poll: Students Rate Israeli Government Below Hamas
A Brandeis survey of 4,000 college students found 46% rate the Israeli government "very unfavorable." This compares to 43% for Hamas.
- Founders & Companies · Aug 29, 2026, 1:47 PM EDTSonja Balodis: Schiesser's CEO, Owned by Israel's Delta Galil
Sonja Balodis became CEO of Schiesser in March 2025, leading the 150-year-old German brand that Israeli company Delta Galil has owned since 2012 for 68 million euros.
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 29, 2026, 11:31 AM EDTManny Stul: The Refugee Camp Baby Behind Moose Toys
Manny Stul was born in a German refugee camp to Polish Holocaust survivors. He took over Moose Toys in 2000 and grew sales more than 7,000 percent, building Shopkins into the best-…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 29, 2026, 11:30 AM EDTSylvan Adams: Iberville Heir Behind Israeli Cycling
Sylvan Adams ran Iberville Developments, one of Canada's largest private real estate firms, for 25 years before moving to Israel in 2015. He now owns the Israel-Premier Tech cyclin…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 29, 2026, 11:29 AM EDTAlain and Gerard Wertheimer: Who Owns Chanel
Alain and Gerard Wertheimer own Chanel outright. Forbes 2026 puts each brother's fortune near 40 billion dollars, yet almost nothing is written about the men themselves.
- The Kosher Economy · Aug 29, 2026, 2:13 AM EDTThe Kosher Meat Supply Chain
A fire destroyed 75% of America's largest kosher meat plant in Postville, Iowa. This impacts a supply chain reliant on few slaughterhouses and shochtim.
- Founders & Companies · Aug 28, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTGottex: The Swimwear Brand That Dressed Princess Diana
Gottex: founded 1956 in Tel Aviv by Holocaust survivor Lea Gottlieb. She sold her wedding ring to buy fabric. Dressed Princess Diana and Elizabeth Taylor. Peak $40M revenue, 80 cou…
- Israeli AI Companies & Infrastructure · Aug 28, 2026, 2:13 AM EDTNano Dimension: The Stratasys Rival in AM
Founded 2012 in Ness Ziona. Nasdaq: NNDM. The Israeli additive-electronics company that spent ~$900M assembling an AM empire — failed Stratasys hostile bid, Desktop Metal bankruptc…
- Fintech & Public Markets · Aug 28, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTMor Investment House: Israel's Fast-Rising Asset Manager
One of Israel's fastest-rising asset managers (TASE: MRIN), founded 2006 in Ramat Gan. ~NIS 119B AUM, third-largest by assets. The only major investment house built from scratch af…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 27, 2026, 6:12 PM EDTDell Foundation Tech Leaders Israel: A 170M NIS STEM Scholarship
Tech Leaders, a 170M NIS Dell Foundation and CHE-PBC program, funds up to 1,500 underrepresented Israeli students in STEM degrees over five years.
- Olam Research · Aug 27, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTWhat Makes This Jewish? Inside Hillel's Keshet Audit, Climate Justice Deep Dives, and Abortion Committee
14 of 19 Hillel program components are not distinctly Jewish. Year-long LGBTQ+ audit. Climate Justice and Disability Justice deep dives. No comparable audit of Jewish educational q…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 27, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTIsrair and Arkia: Who Owns Israel's Domestic Airlines?
Israir is Israel's second-largest airline, controlled by Rami Levy's BGI consortium since 2021. Arkia, Israel's oldest airline, is controlled by the Nakash brothers (Jordache) sinc…
- Olam Research · Aug 26, 2026, 9:13 AM EDTDepartment Heads Sign Petition Calling Gaza a Crime
Full professors represent 35% of all petition signers. Department heads, endowed chairs, and emeritus scholars appear among the 1,434.
- Global Jewish Philanthropy · Aug 26, 2026, 8:24 AM EDTBend the Arc's Selah Pipeline: 400 Leaders, Zero Transparency
Bend the Arc says its Selah Leadership Program has trained 400+ leaders across 200+ Jewish and secular organizations since 2002. There is no public alumni directory. Olam maps the…
- Founders & Companies · Aug 26, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTCastro: Israel's Fashion House Since 1950
Castro (TASE: CAST): Israel's oldest fashion house, founded 1950. FY2025 revenue NIS 2.12B, net income down 59%. 170 stores in 7 countries. Rotter and Castro families hold 75%. How…
- Israeli Real Economy · Aug 26, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTPelephone: Israel's First Cellular Operator, Now a Bezeq Subsidiary
Israel's first cellular network (1986), now a Bezeq subsidiary. Q2 2026 revenue NIS 511M, 5G at 63% of postpaid base. How it compares to Cellcom and Partner, plus the Bezeq structu…
- Olam Research · Aug 26, 2026, 2:00 AM EDTמדד התשובות של אולם, ביטוח: הראל מוביל, ליברה חוטפת
מהדורה 8 של מדד התשובות של אולם: אודיט ציטוט על 5 מנועי AI בעברית בביטוח. הראל מוביל בסך הכל ובבריאות, AIG חולשת על שירות התביעות, ליברה חוטפת את הרכב והצעירים — וכלל נוכחת כמעט בכ…























