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An emergency information center, staffed by English and Hebrew speakers, is assisting some 90,000 visitors in the country.
In 2022, bilateral trade surpassed $2.5 billion (not including software and services).
GM Afcon’s V-Alert system differentiates between movement caused by wind or rain, for example, and an intruder.
A bipartisan group seeks $2 million—a 33% increase—for the special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism in the next fiscal budget.
Technology entrepreneurs said a showcase in London helped them network and become better role models for the ultra-Orthodox community.
The unspoken question in the air at the Connect2Innovate conference was whether Saudi Arabia will be the next Arab state to normalize relations with Israel.
“A mob attacking tourists because they don‘t like their license plate is disgusting and cowardly,” says German ambassador to Israel.
“Arabs also need to fight anti-Jewish propaganda that still exists in their societies,” said participant Amir Al Sheikh, an Israeli Arab Muslim.
Israeli experts point to Japan as a possible alternative model to the Jewish state’s position in the conflict.
The summer program will welcome 20 “carefully selected participants who will go through a rigorous application process and exams,” says spokesperson Noy Assraf.
The Connect2Innovate forum focuses on fintech, logistics, supply change, water, energy and climate.
Thousand-year-old Codex Sassoon manuscript is expected to fetch up to $50 million at Sotheby’s.
