In Focus

Israel Securities Authority Chairman: “Regulation is stuck. The market and the public can't wait."

Sefi Zinger warned that delays in regulatory reform could come at a cost to investors and the wider public

Leading figures at the conference
Sylvan Adams speaks at the WJC Governing Board in Geneva, in May

‘I trust President Trump’

Dr. Gail Gilboa Freedman, Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Sapir Academic College.

Engineering the future from the Negev

Katherine Kassis at the University of Haifa Department of Fashion's Graduate Fashion Show

University of Haifa’s School of Design hosts first graduate fashion show on campus


Where terror meets the rule of law

Led by Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Shurat Hadin is using lawsuits and international legal pressure to hold terror groups and their sponsors accountable

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Shurat HaDin president: ‘If all the democratic states could wage financial war against terror regimes, they could eliminate evil from the world.’

Evolving regional economic opportunities

The UAE as a strategic economic partner

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

AI and robots will not replace engineers; they will remove the tedious work

Dassault Systèmes Israel Country Manager Eli Boichis on innovation, AI, and the future of engineering

Eli Boichis, ‏Country Manager, Dassault Systèmes Israel

When humanity meets the sea: Surfing as a source of solace from trauma

Surf Therapy has become a significant tool in coping with trauma and other mental health challenges. The experience accumulated in Israel enables us to provide innovative tools to the world.

Teenagers arrive tense, angry, lonely, distrustful, and completely closed off, and then have their emotional state change through their encounter with the waves.

The rise of deep tech is the north’s opportunity

The shift from software startups to deep research and advanced hardware is reshaping the high-tech map, giving northern Israel the natural advantage thanks to research, infrastructure, talent & costs

Gali Meamen-Sheffer

Strengthening human infrastructure

Genesis Prize Foundation Chairman Stan Polovets reflects on matching gift initiative in honor of 2026 laureate Gal Gadot

Former hostage Liri Albag hugs actress Gal Gadot on July 22, 2025.

Israel cannot afford to rely solely on theoretical doctorates

In an era driven by technology, artificial intelligence, and rapid innovation, Israel’s higher education system must expand beyond the traditional research PhD model.

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, president of the Holon Institute of Technology

From the depths of the water to the heights of Mount Herzl

My journey as a woman into the hearts of ZAKA

Irene Nurith Cohn is a volunteer in the Zaka scuba unit

“The sea saved my life. Now we use it to save others”

Inside Israel’s surf-therapy organization

HaGal Sheli session. Waves as opportunities

World Emunah: The women who are holding Israel together

Resilience not as an abstract Israeli virtue, but a daily labor performed overwhelmingly by women whose contributions often remain out of frame.

Frieda Ross, President of World Emunah