Monthly Archives: March 2026

97-year-old Yaacov Agam, wins Israel Prize

97-year-old artist Yaacov Agam is the recipient of the Israel Prize in the field of plastic arts, painting, sculpture and photography for 2026. His seven decades of plastic art, kinetic art, and op art includes the “Fire and Water” fountain … Continue reading

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All Star

Deni Avdija has made history, becoming first-ever Israeli selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game. The achievement is one more accolade for Avdija during a breakout season, in which he’s averaging over 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists … Continue reading

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Gold medal judoka is only 18

Israel’s Izhak Ashpiz was named “Prince of Tibilsi” when the 18-year-old dominated the Under 60kg Men’s Grand Slam Judo event in the capital of Georgia. Ranked officially number 14, he displayed a masterclass in varied execution to exploit weaknesses in … Continue reading

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Craft beers tell stories of war, recovery, and creativity

Israeli beer expert Doug Greener takes the lid off several new Israeli beers that add to the culture and flavor of the country.  Best wait until after Passover. https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/article-882671

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Exhibition marks Knesset building’s 60th anniversary

The Knesset’s 60th annual Tu B’Shevat celebration, featured an exhibition tracing Jewish leadership institutions from the Great Assembly and Sanhedrin to the modern Israeli parliament. It included a recently unearthed stone vessel used by Galilean Jews 1,800 years ago. https://www.jns.org/israel-news/ancient-vessel-from-jewish-galilee-on-display-at-the-knesset … Continue reading

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$6 billion of bonds are oversubscribed

Israel successfully completed a $6 billion public offering of dollar-denominated bonds with low interest rates, that were six times oversubscribed. 300+ institutional investors participated from over 30 countries, indicating a high level of confidence in the Israeli economy. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-882593

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Israeli US startup founders open the TASE

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange hosted a special Opening Bell Ceremony, welcoming eight prominent founders of New York–based Israeli technology companies. Nearly 500 Israeli startups are operating in New York, mainly in cybersecurity, fintech, AI, digital health and proptech. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/banking-and-finance/article-882622#google_vignette

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Israeli startup investments to 22/3/26

Claroty raised $150 million; Onyx Security raised $35 million; Venice raised $33 million; Orion Security raised $32 million; Native Security raised $31 million; Brandlight raised $30 million; Fig Security raised $30 million; Reco.ai raised $30 million; Adaptive6 raised $28 million; … Continue reading

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Exits, takeovers & mergers to 22/3/26

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has acquired Israel’s Zim for $4.2 billion and then sell Zim’s Israeli operation to Israeli private equity fund FIMI. Multinational Radware has acquired Israel’s Pynt for tens of millions of dollars; AI giant Nebius has acquired Israel’s agentic … Continue reading

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$275 million to protect helicopters

Israel’s Elbit has been awarded contracts worth $275 million to supply its advanced airborne self-protection electronic warfare suite, including its Direct Infra-Red Counter-Measure (DIRCM) system, to an Asia-Pacific country. The contracts will be delivered over five years. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-elbit-wins-275m-helicopter-protection-deal-1001531732

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