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Hilla Bakshi, founder of Israel’s 24,000-strong community “HaMeetupistiot” explains her mission to close the gender gap in tech by building a global network where women show up, speak up and lift each other higher. (See also Baot, featured previously and Women in Tech Israel – see link below).

Fans of top Israeli basketball team Hapoel Jerusalem turned their team’s court into a sea of stuffed animals during a “Doll Toss” event. These toys will soon bring joy to children in hospitals, shelters, and schools across Jerusalem.

President Isaac Herzog welcomed Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa to Jerusalem - the South American leader’s first official visit to Israel. He also opened Ecuador’s Innovation Research and Development Center in Jerusalem, with diplomatic status.

Readers of this newsletter will already know these. PillCam, flexible solar panels, desert hydroponics, eco-friendly packaging, ReWalk exoskeleton, Watergen water from air, emergency bandage, AI medical imaging, lab-grown meat, and space technology.

Some 14 years ago I wrote a series of blogs about all the vital products and services you must avoid if you want to completely boycott Israel (see , , , and (TY Phillip P) ). Now here is a recent, more up-to-date, more extensive “15-steps” article by Joshua Hoffman.

The first JNS International Policy summit had an impressive line-up of speakers. Other events included Yom HaZikaron, International Bible Quiz, and Independence Day President’s reception.

Israel’s UVision (see previously) and Israel Aerospace Industries have partnered German companies to produce loitering drones for the German army. UVision and Rheinmetall are to produce the Hero series of drones.  IAI and MBDA are to promote the Harop drone.

Following the revelation (see previously) of Ireland’s broken promise not to buy arms from Israel, now Spain has been caught out with a similar promise. The Spanish government has in fact granted 46 contracts worth over 1.2 billion Euros with Israeli defense firms since 7 Oct 2023.

To mark the forthcoming Jerusalem Day, this article celebrates those Ethiopians (now Israelis) who could only dream of reaching Jerusalem, until rescued by Israel.

The grand opening of the Icon Mall in the Palestinian Authority city of Ramallah was accompanied by music, mixed dancing, and fireworks. The mall is the largest in the PA-controlled region and even has a rooftop swimming pool.