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Israel's Medical Achievements

Sheba rises to 7th best in the world

Israel's Sheba Medical Center rose to seventh place in Newsweek and Statista's 2026 World's Best Hospitals ranking, extending its streak to eight years on the list. Its new Roman Abramovich Therano...

First robotic heart surgery in the Middle East

Israel's Sheba and Poriya Medical Centers have together performed the first robotic heart surgery in Israel and the Middle East using the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system. It is less invasive, c...

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Science & Technology

Israeli engines steer 100+ satellites

Israel's Rafael Labs has developed engines that steer satellites in the world's most critical orbits; their high efficiency allows them to operate for many more years without failure. Rafael is a p...

Reducing aviation carbon emissions

More on Boeing's partnership with Israel's Technion to create SAF (sustainable aviation fuel - see previously). Dr. Brendan Nelson, president of Boeing Global, said "If there is one country in the...

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Israel is Inclusive &
Global

80,000 Muslims pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa

Some 80,000 Muslim worshipers - including 8,500 Palestinian Arabs - gathered at Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem for the first Friday noon prayer of Ramadan. It was completely peacef...

A new era with India

In a powerful display of partnership and shared vision, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi oversaw the signing of agreements spanning agriculture, geo...

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Culture, Entertainment & Sport

Historic NBA game features 3 Israelis

When the Brooklyn Nets hosted the Portland Trail Blazers at the Barclays Center, Portland's Israeli star Deni Avdija uniquely faced Brooklyn's Danny Wolf and Ben Saraf, both Israeli citizens. The c...

Gold for gymnast Dolgopyat

Israeli Olympic champion Artem Dolgopyat won the gold medal in floor gymnastics at the 2026 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Germany.

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Economy & Business

20,000 jobs in California

367 Israeli-founded companies created more than 20,000 jobs in California in 2024, and added $6.5 billion to the economy, according to a new report from the U.S.-Israel Business Alliance. They also...

$1 billion orders for personal planes

Israel's AIR has received orders worth $1 billion, with 3,300 customers currently on a waiting list for its AIR ONE eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) personal aircraft. FAA regulatory a...

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The Jewish State

Wedding in a shelter

Lior and Michael didn't let a war and cancelled venue stop their wedding. They relocated to a public bomb shelter, 4 floors beneath Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Center. Among the concrete columns friends a...

Gemstone seal from Kingdom of Judah

A late 8th century BCE gemstone seal was discovered during excavations in northern Israel. It is believed to have been used by a high-ranking administrative official during the time of the Kingdom ...

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