How to break your texting-while-driving addiction
The Israeli technologies fighting the drone threat at airports
A high-tech monitor for the elderly that they don’t have to wear
The cloud-connected ECHO, installed on a ceiling or wall, continuously monitors and analyzes the person’s location, posture, motion and respiration.
Israel becomes scale-up nation with more unicorns per capita
With 41 Israeli-founded private companies worth $1 billion or more, the Startup Nation has finally entered the Scale-Up Nation era.
New approach slows or reverses age-related mental decline
‘These findings represent real hope that we can stop, and even reverse, the deterioration that until now we considered an inevitable part of aging.’
Israeli, Californian firefighters become band of brothers
‘Israel sent 10 of its finest firefighters and they didn’t come for a tour or a vacation but to jump in and fight fires,’ says Cal Fire unit chief.
Why Israelis are leading the vegan revolution
‘We’re considered the most vegan country in the world,’ says Vegan Friendly founder and CEO Omri Paz. ‘Things are happening here before other places.’
Smart urban fabric provides shade and solar energy
Product designer Anai Green wins this year’s Women4Climate Tech Challenge with her Lumiweave outdoor fabric.
Meet the Orthodox woman at the top of Israel’s cyber game
Guardicore’s Ola Sergatchov discusses being a high-tech exec, changes in cybersecurity and the integration of religious women into the Startup Nation.
Hotel check-in and check-out at any time you want
Israeli travel-tech startup As You Stay offers flexible online booking arrangements that match your schedule.
Israeli startup keeps gums healthy with push of a button
Purecare Dental takes ozonated water out of the dentist’s office and into our bathrooms with easy-to-use device.
Why the UAE is looking to Israel to secure its food supplies
Myriad deals between the two countries run gamut from health-tech to diamonds, but food-tech and agri-tech are top priorities, investors agree.
Israeli orchestra sends musical love letter to Arab states
Firqat Alnoor’s Jewish, Muslim, Druze and Christian musicians are dedicated to promoting Arabic music – and coexistence.
Diagnosing retinal disease with artificial intelligence
AEYE's software uses artificial intelligence and neural networks to compare images from a patient’s scan with a database of healthy and diseased eyes.
The astonishing revival of Israel’s Persian fallow deer
A nearly extinct species is slowly reintroduced into the wild, where they play a key role in the natural ecosystem.
Landmark building to house new museum celebrating Jewish heritage
Empty for 12 years, former orphanage will be transformed into Beit HaKehillot museum and community center dedicated to Jewish heritage.
Resiliency and out-of-the-box thinking – that’s what the world needs now
Marketing expert and ISRAEL21c contributor, Jonathan Frenkel, interviews ISRAEL21c's Editor and Israel Director Nicky Blackburn.
Helping grains thrive in increasingly salty soil
Piloted in Israel and India, SaliCrop’s chemical process changes seed DNA to respond well in high salinity, without genetic engineering.
Israeli face-recognition tech lets actors work off set
Startup specializing in privacy solutions uses its tech to change and enliven actors’ expressions without them ever needing to leave the house.
United Arab Emirates
Oct 27, 10:00 am
Arabs from Gulf states rush to learn Hebrew
Oct 21, 10:30 am
1st UAE flight and delegation to Israel herald a new age
Oct 19, 11:27 am
Israel and Bahrain sign off on 8 cooperative agreements
Digital Ambassadors
Sep 9, 6:00 am
Romy Ronen, a proud Israeli-American on Columbia’s campus
Aug 27, 8:00 am
4 green companies that are changing the world
Jun 24, 10:10 am
Budget travel idea wins ISRAEL21c student contest
COVID-19
Oct 29, 7:00 am
9 corona-proof ways to tour Israel with a guide, from home
Oct 28, 11:10 am
Covid-19 pneumonia drug candidate being prepared rapidly
Oct 26, 11:01 am
Israel to begin clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine
Gal Gadot
Oct 13, 1:00 pm
Gal Gadot to star as Cleopatra in new film adaptation
Oct 4, 2:07 pm
Wonder Woman Gal Gadot third highest-paid actress in 2020
Mar 19, 1:31 pm
Gal Gadot: We’re all in this together
The Headlines
Archeology
Oct 6, 10:35 am
Ancient hominins used fire to make flint tools
Sep 20, 8:02 am
Ancient palace and city abandoned after quake, experts say
Sep 3, 3:21 pm
