Tourism returns just in time for summer as the number of passengers to Ben Gurion Airport continues to grow, reaching a post-pandemic record of 22,500 travelers last week. In 2019, the average daily total was more than 115,000 passengers, yet after a full industry shutdown, the increasing number is a signal of positive return. Most…
New legislation was signed into law by Gila Gamliel, the former Environmental Protection minister, making Israel the first country to ban the sale of fur. Tweeting with pride, Gamliel said, “Now the whole world knows we made history today, fur is no longer in fashion.” Animal rights organization PETA also supported the major move, stating that…
Israel has dropped mostly all of the prior COVID-19 restrictions as of June 1, which have been set in place since March 2020. People no longer need to wear masks outdoors and international travel restrictions have been lifted for outgoing travelers. Foreign travel has opened for groups and citizens’ family members. Gatherings have no limits,…
Despite the turbulent moments of 2020, Israel healthtech is back on the investment map in a strong way. A sum of about $700 million dollars was invested in healthtech in the first quarter of 2021, which is already more than the $813 million made during the entire year of 2020. With the spotlight on healthcare,…
Formerly known as Google X, Google is launching a new landing pad in Tel Aviv, Israel to work on, as they say, huge problems with breakthrough technology and radical solutions. The idea started in their California offices in 2010, and aims to improve lives by “moonshots,” or very out-there ideas and technologies that are meant…
