Israel’s NeuroDerm to be sold for $1.1 billion

Largest ever acquisition of an Israeli healthcare company is to be made by Japan’s Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation.

By Abigail Klein Leichman

#BoutiqueInstruments

A small Israeli guitar factory is making big noises abroad

‘It’s not just about crafting a guitar; it’s also about crafting the best sound possible,’ says co-owner of B&G Guitars in Tel Aviv.

By Anav Silverman

#PeerToPeer

Unique Israeli youth group is a world model for inclusion

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Contributed Content // #HotelHeaven

The many flavors of Israeli hotels

Israel abounds with wonderful places to sleep and dream, whether it’s fancy hotels in the desert or fairy houses in the Golan.

By Lin Arison & Diana C. Stoll/The Desert and the Cities Sing

#FamilyTime

11 great Israeli museums to visit with the kids

It's summertime, it's hot, and school's out - perfect time to take your kids to one of Israel's many exciting museums.

By Viva Sarah Press and Abigail Klein Leichman

#Wildfires

Israel helps Montenegro extinguish wildfires

NATO allies and partners answered a call from Montenegro to help it deal with forest fires in the Lustica peninsula.

By Viva Sarah Press

#Free2B

For Israeli kids, every day is independence day

From the moment they can raise their heads, we encourage our sons and daughters to explore the world around them without fear or constraint.

By Inbal Arieli

#GirlPower

Join the club if you’re female and love technology

Actual communities, not just online forums, are seen as key to encouraging Israeli girls and women to enter high-tech careers and flourish at work.

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Contributed Content // #OliveSuccess

Rish Lakish olive oil: A family affair

At Rish Lakish, olive picking is still done by hand unlike at most commercial olive groves.

By Lin Arison & Diana C. Stoll/The Desert and the Cities Sing

#Hipstory

World leaders and cultural icons revamped as hipsters

Israeli artist Amit Shimoni gives political and cultural figures fashionable facelifts for free.

By Viva Sarah Press

#CuttingEdge

10 Israeli firms transforming how we try, buy and sell fashion

Fash&Tech community and innovation center for fashion, ecommerce and retail technologies in Israel grows to 1,600 people and 150 startups.

By Abigail Klein Leichman

#WomenInFootball

Women’s Football League tackles Israel

In Jerusalem and other cities, mothers and daughters are out on the field scoring touchdowns and loving it.

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July 24, 2017, 3:58 pm

Phibro Animal Health and Zydus Cadila sign long-term deal

Israel’s marketer of animal health and mineral nutrition products to provide knowhow to poultry market in India.

By Viva Sarah Press

July 24, 2017, 3:13 pm

Israel’s NeuroDerm to be sold for $1.1 billion

Largest ever acquisition of an Israeli healthcare company is to be made by Japan’s Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation.

By Abigail Klein Leichman

July 24, 2017, 11:51 am

Marine vessels unknowingly contribute to biodiversity loss

Half of the ships passing along the Mediterranean coast carry invasive ascidians that impair ecosystems, Tel Aviv University researchers say.

By Viva Sarah Press

July 24, 2017, 8:21 am

A small Israeli guitar factory is making big noises abroad

‘It’s not just about crafting a guitar; it’s also about crafting the best sound possible,’ says co-owner of B&G Guitars in Tel Aviv.

By Anav Silverman

July 24, 2017, 7:00 am // Contributed Content

The many flavors of Israeli hotels

Israel abounds with wonderful places to sleep and dream, whether it’s fancy hotels in the desert or fairy houses in the Golan.

By Lin Arison & Diana C. Stoll/The Desert and the Cities Sing

July 23, 2017, 2:00 pm

Unique Israeli youth group is a world model for inclusion

Krembo Wings offers a social outlet for kids who can’t take part in other youth and scouting movements, pairing each with two able-bodied counselors.

By Abigail Klein Leichman

#Technology

Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other nation by a large margin – 109 per 10,000 people – as well as one of the highest percapita rates of patents filed.
#Technology

Developers of Israel's missile defense system, Iron Dome, which became the hero of the 2014 conflict in Gaza, used some components from a toy car bought at Toys R Us to make the first prototype.
#Environment

For many years, conservationists believed Israel's Hula painted frog was extinct after its swampy habitat was drained in the 1950s. Now, the frog has been found alive and jumping in the Hula valley after massive conservation efforts.
#Health

Two Israelis have won the 2004 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their groundbreaking work in cancer research.
#Technology

Prof. Robert Aumann is the fourth Israeli in the last four years to win a Nobel prize.
#Technology

Two Arab-Israeli engineers have developed a 2x2x2-inch computer, which is the smallest in the world. The CuBox-i, sells for just $55 and is made by Israeli company, SolidRun.
#Social Action

In the middle of the summer conflict with Gaza in 2014, a Belgian-Israeli Jew and a Dutch Muslim developed a new computer tool for mapping rocket trajectories from Gaza.
#Environment

NASA is interested in knowing what Israeli researchers can learn about conditions on Mars by studying the Negev desert.
#Health

An Israeli research team has found that the combination of electrical stimulation and chemotherapy makes cancerous metastases disappear.
#Technology

The new American state-of-the-art F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft will be equipped with Israeli-developed mounted display systems in their helmets which incorporate and display all vital flight data.