Monthly Archives: February 2021

One singer has all 8 top songs

For the first time all eight places on the Apple Music chart of most listened to songs in Israel are held by one Israeli singer – Omer Adam. He released a song each day from his new album, called simply … Continue reading

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Snow and light in Jerusalem

A blanket of snow covered the Jerusalem streets in mid-Feb. The streets were full of sounds of excited children, many seeing and playing in the snow for the first time. Ironically at the beginning of that week it was warm … Continue reading

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A red carpet of flowers

Every February, a burst of red anemones totally transforms the dusty landscape of the Negev Desert. Click on the video to see the brilliant red carpet of anemones spread out as far as the eye can see. https://israelbetweenthelines.com/2021/02/18/red-flowers-and-february-showers/ https://www.israel21c.org/israel-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-of-flowers/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq0Ay9kHhwc

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Bringing Israel home

Israeli-born chef and restauranteur Michael Solomonov is famous for the Israeli cuisine at his award-winning Philadelphia restaurant Zahav. He has now launched “Bringing Israel Home,” a new 16-part web series on Vimeo where he chats about Israeli cuisine, plus what … Continue reading

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The museums are open again

Many of Israel’s world-famous museums have just re-launched. The Israel Museum had activities for Purim with free entrance for children. See links below for other exhibitions. https://www.imj.org.il/en/content/visitor-information https://www.imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/maharajas-court https://www.imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/1001-characters

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Innovation cities

Israel’s Interior Ministry and Peres Center for Peace and Innovation has selected Eilat, Beit Shemesh, Netanya and Sakhnin to join the Hazira innovation program to benefit municipal economies. They join Bat Yam, Ashdod, Acre and the Western Negev Regional Cluster, … Continue reading

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Milk and Honey is a winner

Israeli single malt whisky distiller Milk and Honey (reported here previously) has won Whisky Magazine’s Craft Producer of the Year in the category Icons of Whiskies Rest of World 2021. https://whiskymag.com/story/icons-of-whisky-row-2021-winners-announced https://mh-distillery.com/

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Investment in Israeli startups 28/2/21

CYE raised $120 million; Gamida Cell raised $75 million; Personetics raised $75 million; Pliops raised $65 million; PerimeterX raised $57 million; Lusha raised $40 million; Redefine Meat raised $29 million; Atera raised $25 million; Nanit raised $25 million; EquityBee raised … Continue reading

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More protection for Europe

Germany has signed an agreement to protect its fleet of Leopard 2 tanks with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ Trophy active protection system. The system (called me’il ruach, or “windbreaker,” in Hebrew) is designed to protect armored vehicles from anti-tank missiles … Continue reading

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7th Israeli acquisition for Palo Alto Networks

Silicon Valley cyber powerhouse Palo Alto Networks has bought its seventh Israeli company. It is paying $156 million for Israeli cybersecurity startup Bridgecrew (reported here previously) which only emerged from stealth (secret development) in June. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3894051,00.html

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