Israel Start-Up Nation

IDF Unit 8200 Alumni Association uses network to drive Israeli innovation, start-ups

The event comes as artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are reshaping the technology sector and forcing companies and professionals to adapt to new realities.

Alumni from Unit 8200 attend annual conference in 2025.
A European Union flag flies outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019.

Israel isn’t losing to Europe. It’s simply not showing up - opinion

OpenAI.

Jewish success in AI is fueling an old debate about antisemitism - opinion

ISRAELI SCIENTISTS who reside overseas visit the Teva factory as part of a new project to encourage their return to Israel.

Israel must reverse the loss of its top scientists and doctors - opinion


Political instability is endangering Israel's tech scene - editorial

Returning to political calm may not bring investments back to their record levels of 2021, but it would help Israel at least keep up with the US and Europe.


Israeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home

This marks a reversal, as Israel had managed in the past decade to persuade more of its startups to set up their legal identity domestically.

 Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

Fitch affirms Israel's 'A+' credit rating, warns of judicial uncertainty

As Q2 closes, all eyes are on Fitch’s assessment of Israel’s economy, which will likely have a significant impact on the country’s credit rating.

The Fitch Ratings building is seen in New York

Who will be the political hero to save Israel from chaos? - opinion

Are there not 10 righteous people, in this present government, who, together, can see the impending destruction, ban as one cohesive group, and save our country from the abyss to where it is headed? 

 Premier candidates: Benny Gantz, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yair Lapid.

Is the Israeli Start-Up Nation era coming to an end?

Start-ups in Israel are in decline. It leads us to ask: Has the Israeli Start-Up Nation era come to an end?

 An employee of Israeli start-up AIR sits in a prototype of AIR ONE, an electric vehicle designed to fly commuters on short trips far above streets overcrowded with cars in Beersheba, December 18, 2022.

S&P warns: Judicial reform controversy will continue to harm Israeli economy

The agency warned investors that "political polarization and volatility in Israel will remain high in the coming months."

 The S&P Global logo is displayed on its offices in the financial district in New York City, US, December 13, 2018

'Israel’s high uncertainty is killing business'

The CEO of one of Israel’s largest IT companies, Aman Group, explains what businesses are planning to do in case the local economy plummets.

 WORKERS FROM the hi-tech sector protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.

Nurturing a new generation of Israel advocates - opinion

By empowering non-Jewish individuals to advocate for Israel based on their personal experiences, we challenge the notion that support for Israel is solely rooted in religious or ethnic identity.

 TAMID FELLOWS spend a Shabbat together in Jerusalem.

Israel is not a start-up nation, but a renaissance nation - opinion

We are not a start-up nation but a renaissance nation. Commitment to live in this country must transcend cost-benefit analysis.

 TRANSACTIONS ARE faceless by nature.

Spain’s South Summit considers expansion to Israel

Renowned innovation, and entrepreneurship event eyes collaboration with Israel following successful 11th edition.

 South Summit CEO Maria Benjumea at the event's inauguration