Israel is the first country in the world to recognize the Arameans as a separate nationality.  There are 130,000 Aramean Christians in Israel – up from 60,000 in 1948.  The global estimate of Arameans is 1.65 million. http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/11/27/israel-first-country-to-recognize-aramean-nationality/

A new poll conducted by the Statnet Research Institute, headed by Israeli Arab statistician Yousef Makladeh, reports that 77 percent of Israeli Arabs preferred to live under Israeli rule than under the Palestinian Authority.  It confirms the results of a … Continue reading →

Israeli start-up app Dogiz is a social network for dog owners and it’s building a marketplace where you can find a veterinary, dog walker, hair dresser and more.  It is described as a community app for people who love their … Continue reading →

“Tech for Good,” is an Israeli organization that promotes technology development to solve social problems. To actualize its goals, the group last week inaugurated The Rally, Israel’s first “social tech” accelerator that aims to solve social issues like obesity, cyber-bullying, … Continue reading →

The Israeli Navy has selected Captain Or Cohen to become the first woman appointed as an IDF Navy ship’s commander. Cohen will be first appointed as deputy commander of a navy vessel, and following that will go on to take … Continue reading →

Shecodes, a network of around 4,000 female programmers in Israel has grown so fast in its first year it hasn’t even had time to finish its own website yet.  Its goal is that 50 percent of Israeli programmers will be … Continue reading →