Competition

Israeli chess player expected a forfeit, her Iranian opponent showed up

Yarden Bloch said she had assumed the game would not take place because Iranian athletes have often been prevented from competing against Israelis.

Israeli chess player expected a forfeit. Her Iranian opponent showed up.
S.PELLEGRINO Young Chef Competition.

Israel’s next generation of chefs steps forward

Alex Bouaziz CEO and co-founder of Deel.

Tech Talk: Deel puts $15m. behind YC-style global start-up competition, launching in Tel Aviv 

A DEMONSTRATION calling for stronger UK government action against antisemitism takes place in London last month. ‘More than 1,500 antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2025 – almost certainly an undercount, as many people no longer report,’ says the writer.

Global advertising challenge launched to counter rising antisemitism


Lina Glushko balances Israel's US Open hopes on her racket

Lina, 22, now ranked No. 215 in the world, is about to become the only Israeli female at the US Open Tennis Championships, taking place in New York from August 29-September 11. 

 TENNIS SISTERS Julia (left) and Lina Glushko have represented Israel on the court for more than a decade. Lina is in the qualifiers of the US Open in New York.

Noa Kirel officially announces that she will represent Israel in Eurovision 2023

No information has been released in regards to what song Kirel will sing at the competition, but the singer will have full artistic control over the song choice.

 Noa Kirel officially announces that she will represent Israel in Eurovision next year August 10, 2022.

This Smart Mattress won Unistream’s Entrepreneur of the Year competition

The EasyWake mattress is one of the dozens of products from 110 youth-developed startups from all over Israel.

A scale model of the winning project - a smart mattress, at Unistream- Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 competition.

MassChallenge Israel 2022 selects 10 winning startups with great potential

The startups that were chosen by MassChallenge cover a diverse range of industries, from nutrition, to cancer aid, to 3D printing solutions

 MassChallenge winners with Aaron Zucker, Executive Director of MassChallenge Israel; Cait Brumme, the CEO of MassChallenge Inc. from Boston.

Sagi Muki loses to Iranian Saieid Mollaei in Grand Slam judo competition

Even though Muki was eliminated from the competition, he and Mollaei showed mutual respect and the two hugged each other after the fight.

IRANIAN SAIEID MOLLAEI, who fled his country after ignoring orders to drop out of a match in 2019 to avoid facing Israeli judoka Sagi Muki, won a silver medal over the weekend at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam at the Drive-In Arena.

Israeli tech company awarded for 'best speech to text' AI

Verbit's AI-driven technology can turn any audio information — Be it lectures, podcasts, or television shows — Into a text transcript in seconds.

 Verbit staff.

Uber to relaunch taxi operations in Israel, appoints new general manager

The ride service claims it will offer riders competitive pricing and reinvigorate the taxi industry in Israel.

 An unauthorised device displays a version of the Uber logo on a vehicle in Manhattan, New York City, New York, US, November 17, 2021.

16 year old Israeli wins gold medal in European gymnastics championship

The Israeli team also won a gold medal in the group competition, beating Italy and Azerbaijan.

 Gymnast Daria Atmanov

Talon Cyber Security top finalist for prestigious startup competition

Customers can leverage Talon to gain visibility into and secure SaaS applications, web activity, corporate devices and non-corporate devices.

 Talon Cyber Security top finalist for prestigious startup competition.

Israeli series 'The Lesson' wins top prizes at Canneseries Competition

The Lesson looks at a conflict between a troubled teacher, Amir and a rebellious and equally troubled student, over issues of racism.

 CAST AND production members of Israeli series ‘The Lesson’ accept their award from the Canneseries Competition in France on Wednesday night.