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20 stories about Israel
Ben Rabinowitz Amiti Ventures

Israelis should tread lightly between the US and China trade war

16.01.21|James Spiro
As trade wars between the two countries show no sign of slowing down, Amiti Ventures’ Managing Partner and Founder Ben Rabinowitz urges Israel to lean into America
בנימין נתניהו דונלד טראמפ הסכם שלום בין ישראל ל איחוד האמירויות בחריין 9

Inside Israel’s social media campaign to woo the Middle East

12.01.21|Reuters
A small team based in Israel’s foreign ministry is spearheading an Arabic-language campaign via platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as part of a multi-pronged diplomatic effort to win over popular acceptance
שקל דולר מט"ח מטבע חוץ שער חליפין כסף מזומן

Israeli tech sector raises alarm bells over plummeting dollar

30.12.20|CTech
Local tech companies traditionally raise funds in USD, meaning most of the sector is adversely affected by the exchange rate hitting lows not seen since November 1996
ועידת פריז 2018 דוקטור עמי אפלבאום

Israel launches national AI program, but lack of budget threatens its implementation

22.12.20|Meir Orbach
The five-year national program has a NIS 5 billion budget, but political turmoil and the lack of a state budget are holding it back
Augury CEO Saar Yoskovitz

Shared office cultures between New York and Israel is a ‘fool’s errand’, says Augury

17.12.20|CTech
When opening up an office in the U.S, Augury had to adapt to a whole new set of values and norms. Here’s how they did it
חמד בן ח'ליפה בנו ו משה חוגג

Beitar Jerusalem’s new Emirati co-owner partners with ex-Unit 8200 officers

15.12.20|Raphael Kahan
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Nahyan’s latest collaboration with Israelis is set to focus on cyber defense, including setting up a cyber academy
משרד האוצר האמריקאי וושינגטון ארה״ב

Israeli companies at risk after suspected Russian hackers spied on U.S. Treasury emails

14.12.20|Raphael Kahan and Reuters
Hackers got into U.S. government systems by surreptitiously tampering with updates released by IT company SolarWinds, which also serves companies and governmental bodies in Israel
סייבר האקרים אבטחת מידע

Israel's supply chain targeted in massive cyberattack

13.12.20|Meir Orbach and Golan Hazani
A hack into the servers of software company Amital Data led to an attack on some 40 of its clients, including some of the country’s largest in the logistics and importing sectors
איתן סטיבה על רקע שיגור

Eytan Stibbe will blast off toward a new future of spaceflight

13.12.20|Yafit Ovadia
With plans for the next Israeli astronaut to fly aboard a SpaceX craft, commercialized spaceflight is bringing about a new era
ענת כץ נספחת כלכלית ניו יורק וקנדה

Israeli tech companies have no more excuses to overlook Canada

12.12.20|Allon Sinai
Could Covid-19 end up being what finally unfreezes the dormant trade between Israel and Canada?
מנות חיסון חיסונים פייזר קורונה

Survey: One-third of Israelis would prefer to take homegrown Covid-19 vaccine

10.12.20|James Spiro
The results come a day after America’s Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine touches down for distribution
גסיקה מאיר

Jewish astronauts reach for the stars

02.12.20|Yafit Ovadia
Eytan Stibbe, the second Israeli astronaut isn’t alone, to date 16 Jewish astronauts have made it to space
ועידת ישראל דובאי מימין סופי שולמן ויקראם שרוף שייחה עבדאללה אל נועיימי מאיר לינזן ארשי איוב מוחמד

Panelists predict prosperous partnership between Israel and UAE

26.11.20|CTech
"I don't see too many obstacles going forward. Both countries need each other. I just see opportunities,” said Vikram Shroff
ועידת כלכליסט בדובאי עבד אל מג'יד אל פהים יו"ר Dubai Pearl

Israelis should come and share their expertise with the UAE, says chairman of Dubai Pearl

25.11.20|CTech
"Israelis are good in what they know. They need to come with that and share it with the rest of us,” says Abdul Majeed al-Fahim
ועידת כלכליסט בדובאי ת'אני אל שיראווי

UAE can help the startup nation scale, says top Emirati businessman

25.11.20|CTech
"This marriage will be an economical marriage, a commercial marriage, where we will need each other," explained Thani Al Shirawi, Vice-Chairman and Deputy Managing Director at the Al Shirawi Group of Companies
ועידת כלכליסט בדובאי יפעת אורון

“Economic relations with the UAE will be developed with Israel 10 times faster than with other countries,” says Leumitech CEO

25.11.20|Irit Avissar
“At the beginning we thought that cooperation would include investments in Israeli companies, but now we understand that the UAE wants a deeper, mutual two-sided relationship,” said Yifat Oron
מטה יבמ IBM פתח תקווה פארק אזורים

IBM fires dozens of employees in Israel office

24.11.20|Meir Orbach
IBM already began firing thousands of its employees across the world back in May
ד”ר מוחמד אל כוויתי

UAE views Israel as a strategic cybersecurity partner, says head of national cyber authority

19.11.20|Omer Kabir
"Israel has the best talent in the field and we are working together in order to protect the digital space," said Mohammad Al Kuwaiti
איתן סטיבה

Future Israeli astronaut to pay $50 million for space excursion

17.11.20|Udi Etsion
Eytan Stibbe will pay the sum to travel aboard the SpaceX rocket. At 63, he will be the oldest person to reach the ISS