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20 stories about Israel
ToBe Influence Innovation founder Eric Joely.

ToBe Influence Innovation automates the fight against the mite killing honeybee colonies

21.09.26|Zachy Hennessey
The Series A AgriTech company, already deployed in thousands of Israeli hives, is one of 23 startups selected for ScaleUp House's inaugural cohort.
אלון מאסק

Netanyahu calls off Elon Musk meeting as U.S. trip is sharply shortened

19.09.26|CTech
The Israeli advance team had already arrived in Texas before being told the planned meeting was canceled.
הפגנה BDS תנועת ה חרם בפריז צרפת

Israel can absorb a settlement boycott. The bigger risk is what comes next

08.09.26|Adrian Filut
The direct economic impact of Britain’s new measures is negligible, but 11 other countries quickly backed restrictions on settlement trade. The danger for Israel lies in sanctions expanding from products to companies, financial institutions and other parts of the economy. 
בנזין תחנת דלק נפט

Israeli credit card spending hit record $36 billion this summer

07.09.26|Shaked Green Arava
Spending surged 7.9% in July and August compared with last summer, while gas station spending jumped 13.8% as higher fuel prices pushed up the cost of filling the tank.
מטוס של חברת wizz וויז לואו קוסט

Wizz Air adds dozens of weekly flights from Israel

07.09.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
The Hungarian low-cost airline is relaunching five routes from Ben Gurion Airport and increasing frequencies on 11 others. The expansion will add 35 weekly flights.
לוגו אפל apple

Israeli tech's exit boom is quietly funding local charities

06.09.26|Zachy Hennessey
A new survey from Temura ties this year's wave of acquisitions, including Apple's purchase of Q.ai, to roughly $4 million in donations to Israeli nonprofits. 
Eyal Froind, CEO of Phoenix ESOP

"Employees are no longer satisfied with knowing how many options they hold"

02.09.26|special report
Eyal Froind, CEO of Phoenix ESOP, the trustee managing equity plans for some of the world's largest biggest technology companies operating in Israel, on the new platform his team has built and why the expertise behind it mattered more than the code itself
מנהל הרכש של יוון יאניס בוראס (מימין) ומנכ"ל משרד הביטחון אמיר ברעם, במעמד החתימה בקריה

Israel and Greece sign €3 Billion air defense deal, largest in bilateral defense trade

31.08.26|Yuval Azulai
“Achilles Shield” deal, under which Rafael and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will establish a multi-layered air defense network for Greece is the largest defense export agreement ever signed between Israel and Greece, and one of the largest arms deals in the country’s history
Alon Noy, Co-Founder and CEO of Astelia

I ran Israel's national red team. Now every attacker has one

30.08.26|Alon Noy
AI makes cyberattacks faster and cheaper, leaving network reachability as the only thing between attackers and their targets. Most defenders still overlook it.
מטוס F-35

Israel seeks homegrown alternative to U.S. precision munitions

21.08.26|CTech
Rafael and Elbit have reportedly been tasked with developing heavy bombs modeled on the American JDAM, with mass production targeted for mid-2027. 
מנכ"ל אנבידיה ג'נסן הואנג 2 בתערוכת CES בלאס וגאס 6.1.26

Nvidia accounts for 90% of Israel’s production abroad, and it’s reshaping the GDP numbers

18.08.26|Shlomo Teitelbaum‏
Production outside Israel has climbed to NIS 25.4 billion, widening the gap between headline economic growth and activity taking place inside the country.
תקיפה של ישראל ב עזה בשבוע שעבר 28.7.26

Israel is trying to shape what AI chatbots say about Gaza and the IDF

16.08.26|Omer Kabir
According to Politico, a campaign run through a French PR giant and a newly created research institute is flooding the internet with pro-Israel content designed to influence the information AI systems retrieve and cite. 
מטוס חברת קונדור Condor לצד דניאל דה קרבאליו חבר הנהלת קונדור וסמנכ"ל החברה

Condor returns to Israel with a long-term vote of confidence

13.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
The German airline has launched a new Frankfurt-Tel Aviv route despite the market’s security and operational challenges, saying it sees Israel as an important destination in its network.
מטוס של בלו בירד

A Greek airline with Israeli owners is becoming a force at Ben Gurion

12.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
Bluebird Airways accounted for 7.5% of passenger traffic in July, while its parent group also owns Cyprus-based TUS Airways.
עומס ב נתבג נמל התעופה בן גוריות טרמינל 3

Israel’s tourism industry is recovering, but it still depends on a fragile aviation lifeline

10.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
Visitor arrivals jumped 28.6% in July from a year earlier, but tourism remains well below 2025 levels, with the vast majority of visitors still arriving by air.
עומס ב נתבג נמל התעופה בן גוריות טרמינל 3

Airlines ramp up Israel flights ahead of summer travel rush

05.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
Foreign carriers and Israeli airlines are adding frequencies and seats as demand rebounds ahead of the Tishrei holidays.
מטוסים של קונדור

German airline Condor launches Israel flights despite renewed regional tensions

03.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
The carrier inaugurated daily Frankfurt-Tel Aviv service with a fully booked flight as Air Haifa expands and Ethiopian Airlines adds capacity.
עומס ב נתבג נמל התעופה בן גוריות טרמינל 3

2.6 million passengers and 47 airlines: Ben Gurion Airport braces for August surge

02.08.26|Hofit Cohen Ulay
The Airports Authority urges travelers to arrive early as daily traffic is expected to approach 100,000 passengers during peak dates.