Monthly Archives: May 2021

The prolific scribe of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Artificial Intelligence used by Dutch scientists has identified that a single scribe was responsible for eight of the 2000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in Israel’s Qumran caves. It makes him the most prolific sofer ever identified. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/mysterious-scribe-wrote-eight-diverse-dead-sea-scrolls-scholars-find-667092

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IDF helps survivor celebrate 100th birthday

Shoah survivor Yisrael just celebrated his 100th birthday. He survived the Transnistria Ghetto and then fought with the Red Army against the Germans during World War II. Watch as IDF Home Front Command soldiers surprised him and enlisted him as … Continue reading

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Israel-Russian beats tennis number 1

Russian-Israeli Aslan Karatsev beat world number one Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Serbian Open in Belgrade. Karatsev grew up in Israel but now plays for Russia. He recently rose from 114th in the world to number 28 and … Continue reading

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Cultural agreement with UAE

The National Library of Israel (NLI) in Jerusalem and the National Archives of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi have signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU). It covers cultural exchange, including conferences, exhibitions, workshops, study tours and training. … Continue reading

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Paralympic rower wins European silver

Israel’s Moran Samuel won a silver medal in the 2km event at the European Rowing Championships in Lake Varese, Italy. There was no medal ceremony due to the pandemic and the medalists instead collected their own awards from an empty … Continue reading

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A smart industrial zone in Dubai

Israel’s Tefen consultancy group (see here), led by Mally Bitzur-Parnes, is to Project Manage the building of an industrial zone in Dubai where the factories will be operated by robots with almost no human contact. Tefen is also bidding on … Continue reading

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Intel injects £600 million into MobilEye

US chip giant, Intel is to invest $600 million into MobilEye – its Israeli autonomous vehicle hi-tech company. Intel is the largest private-sector employer in Israel. https://www.jns.org/intel-announces-600-million-boost-to-israel-operations/

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Investment in Israeli startups (9/5/21)

HoneyBook raised $155 million; VAST Data raised $83 million; Locusview raised $64 million; Vim raised $60 million; Cymulate raised $45 million; Connecteam raised $37 million; Pecan.AI raised $35 million; IRP Systems raised $31 million; Akeyless raised $14 million; Unic-Tech raised … Continue reading

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Renewable energy company gets a boost

Migdal Insurance, Israel’s largest insurance company and pension manager is to invest up to $355 million in Israeli renewable energy company Doral (see here). It includes $110 million for a 20% stake in Doral, $100 million for Doral’s Indiana solar … Continue reading

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$20 million of satellite equipment

Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks (see here previously) has received orders of over $20 million for gateway amplifiers of its Wavestream US subsidiary. These Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) support communications on Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation satellites. https://www.gilat.com/pressreleases/gilat-awarded-over-20-million-in-orders-for-support-of-low-earth-orbit-constellation/

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