Israel Start-Up Nation

Rosh Hashanah 2026: Israel’s 78-year miracle was never supposed to happen - opinion

In May 1948, a battered remnant of a people declared a state on a sliver of land no one else wanted. Five regular armies crossed its borders within hours. Twenty more governments wished it were gone.

 A FLAG march takes place through the Old City on Jerusalem Day, in May. Israel will become a bi-national state and its Jewish expressions, including the national flag, will lose their status and their meaning, the writer warns.
Alumni from Unit 8200 attend annual conference in 2025.

IDF Unit 8200 Alumni Association uses network to drive Israeli innovation, start-ups

A European Union flag flies outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019.

Israel isn’t losing to Europe. It’s simply not showing up - opinion

OpenAI.

Jewish success in AI is fueling an old debate about antisemitism - opinion


Climate innovation center teases a more developed Negev

The center's activities will stretch throughout the Negev and the Arava, from Kiryat Gat to Eilat and Sderot to the Dead Sea.

 DeserTech and Climate Innovation Center leaders gather in Beersheba

Political instability is endangering Israel's tech scene - editorial

Returning to political calm may not bring investments back to their record levels of 2021, but it would help Israel at least keep up with the US and Europe.


Israeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home

This marks a reversal, as Israel had managed in the past decade to persuade more of its startups to set up their legal identity domestically.

 Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

Fitch affirms Israel's 'A+' credit rating, warns of judicial uncertainty

As Q2 closes, all eyes are on Fitch’s assessment of Israel’s economy, which will likely have a significant impact on the country’s credit rating.

The Fitch Ratings building is seen in New York

Who will be the political hero to save Israel from chaos? - opinion

Are there not 10 righteous people, in this present government, who, together, can see the impending destruction, ban as one cohesive group, and save our country from the abyss to where it is headed? 

 Premier candidates: Benny Gantz, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yair Lapid.

Is the Israeli Start-Up Nation era coming to an end?

Start-ups in Israel are in decline. It leads us to ask: Has the Israeli Start-Up Nation era come to an end?

 An employee of Israeli start-up AIR sits in a prototype of AIR ONE, an electric vehicle designed to fly commuters on short trips far above streets overcrowded with cars in Beersheba, December 18, 2022.

S&P warns: Judicial reform controversy will continue to harm Israeli economy

The agency warned investors that "political polarization and volatility in Israel will remain high in the coming months."

 The S&P Global logo is displayed on its offices in the financial district in New York City, US, December 13, 2018

'Israel’s high uncertainty is killing business'

The CEO of one of Israel’s largest IT companies, Aman Group, explains what businesses are planning to do in case the local economy plummets.

 WORKERS FROM the hi-tech sector protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.

Nurturing a new generation of Israel advocates - opinion

By empowering non-Jewish individuals to advocate for Israel based on their personal experiences, we challenge the notion that support for Israel is solely rooted in religious or ethnic identity.

 TAMID FELLOWS spend a Shabbat together in Jerusalem.

Israel is not a start-up nation, but a renaissance nation - opinion

We are not a start-up nation but a renaissance nation. Commitment to live in this country must transcend cost-benefit analysis.

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