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Israel’s Tamer Masudin refuses to fit into the labels often imposed on Israel. He shares why he began speaking publicly after Oct 7, why he sees Zionism as compatible with his own identity, and what growing up as a Black Bedouin in Israel actually looked like.

Four Israeli innovations made TIME’s Best Inventions list for 2026. SpotitEarly (see - dogs to detect cancer); Beewise (see - robotic beehives); Bria AI (see here - artists royalties); and Aidoc (see - medical imaging analysis). Most have been around for several years.

Israel has become a Pacific Islands Forum partner. Forum Secretary-General Baron Divavesi Waqa informed Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar that the Pacific leaders had approved Israel’s application as a “Forum Partner” at their meeting in Palau.

Just one example of the benefits that the UK may lose, due to the anti-Israel policy of its government.

Israel hosted 250 entrepreneurs, investors and technology leaders from all 50 U.S. states at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. The Flightech delegation is part of the Foreign Ministry’s initiative, building strong partnerships between US & Israeli tech leaders.

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Companies are beginning to take up residence in the Beyond Tower in Givatayim. At 320 meters high with 78 floors it is currently Israel’s tallest building. It will eventually be superseded by the Azrieli Group’s Spiral Tower in Tel Aviv, which will be 355 meters high.

The spiritual leader of Syria's Druze, Sheikh al-Aql Hikmat al-Hijri,  has described the community as "an integral part of the State of Israel," At a gathering in Suwayda, he praised Israel's model of state-building. saying the two communities shared doctrinal "common denominators,"

Israel opened an Israeli national pavilion at the Marrakech Airshow in Morocco. It was Israel’s first official participation in a Moroccan defense exhibition since the signing of the Abraham Accords. Apart from the Israeli pavilion, Elbit Systems, IAI, and Rafael also exhibited.

As predicted (see previously) Sheba Medical Center’s innovation hub has been launched in Boston USA. The startups include , , , and .