Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

AI tools to combat antisemitism

Posted on March 9, 2025

Israeli and Jewish tech innovators and organizations are developing new AI-powered tools and initiatives to counter misinformation and antisemitism online. They include Generative AI for Good, Bottom Line, Reasonate, Facts Commando, and Atchalta. https://www.atchalta.com/ https://www.jns.org/new-ai-tools-emerge-to-combat-antisemitism/ https://www.generativeaiforgood.com/ https://bottomlinemedia.org/ https://reasonate.vayomar.com/ https://facts-commando.com/

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Resolving disinformation in seconds

Posted on March 9, 2025

Israel’s Cyabra (see here previously) a leading AI platform for real-time disinformation detection, has launched Insights. This powerful new AI-feature is designed to transform complex social media disinformation data into clear, actionable answers in seconds. https://www.ourcrowd.com/startup-news/cyabra-launches-ai-powered-insights-feature-safeguarding-brands-and-governments-against-ai-driven-digital-disinformation

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720 new engineers

Posted on March 9, 2025

Following last week’s video about Tel Aviv’s Afeka College (see here previously) the college has just graduated a record 720 new engineers. Some 44% of its students, plus faculty and staff, have been serving in the reserves, supported by a … Continue reading →

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From theory to practice

Posted on March 9, 2025

Four years ago, Tel Aviv University scientists engineered a frictionless structure, two atoms thick (see here previously). Last week (see here) one TAU team used this discovery to simulate “on-off” switching. Now another team shows how this “superlubricity” vastly enhances … Continue reading →

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The sky is no limit (almost)

Posted on March 9, 2025

Maayan Gabai has cerebral palsy, yet climbed Mt Kilimanjaro on crutches. He and 29 others raised over NIS 1 million for Shalva, the Israel Association for the Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities. Ex-IDF Arab affairs spokesperson Maayan was … Continue reading →

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The bravery of Israeli female EMTs

Posted on March 9, 2025

On International Women’s Day (8 Mar) it is worth seeing how the women volunteers of Israeli medical NGO United Hatzalah responded to the aftermath of Oct 7 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VaS8bdBfgc https://israelrescue.org/program/womens-initiative/

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IDF digital platform in Turkish

Posted on March 9, 2025

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit has launched official digital platforms in Turkish, establishing accounts on the prominent social media networks X and Telegram. The IDF now operates in seven languages: Hebrew, English, Arabic, French, Spanish, Persian and Turkish. https://www.jns.org/idf-expands-digital-outreach-with-turkish-language-platforms/

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Indian workers rescued

Posted on March 9, 2025

Ten workers from India were rescued from a Palestinian Arab village where they had been held for over a month, while their passports were misused. The overnight rescue operation was led by the Population and Immigration Authority, together with the … Continue reading →

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Israel & US conduct joint air exercise

Posted on March 9, 2025

The Israeli and U.S. Air Forces conducted a significant joint military exercise over the Mediterranean Sea, in their first collaboration on this scale in two years. Dozens of fighter jets, strategic B-52 bombers and refueling aircraft participated. https://www.jns.org/israel-us-conduct-major-joint-military-drill-over-mediterranean/

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Religious leaders promote sustainability

Posted on March 9, 2025

Israel’s Bar-Ilan University hosted an international conference to address sustainability challenges through the lens of religious teachings. Over two dozen Jewish, Christian, and Moslem scholars attended, including from Morocco, Turkey, UAE, Kosovo, Uganda, US, UK and Scotland. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-844693

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