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Based on the latest monthly report from the Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel), one can summarise the resilience of Israeli society. Based on this report, the following is my summary of the key findings. Population Growth: Israel's population surpassed 10 million in late 2024, marking a 1.2% annual increase from 2023—the fastest in over a … Continue reading Israel Resilient. Poverty soars. Am Israel stands against all odds
MetalBear, based in Tel Aviv, is the creator of mirrord, an open source development solution that eliminates bottlenecks in cloud-native development by enabling local code to run in production-like conditions instantly. Founded by cybersecurity experts Aviram Hassan (CEO) and Eyal Bukchin (CTO), the company helps developers ship faster, more reliable software. With 25 employees across 14 countries, MetalBear serves … Continue reading AI Industry: MetalBear (Israel) Raised $12.5M
With somewhat unfortunate words, Prime Minister Netanyahu first announced the move toward a self-sufficient economy – due to Israel's growing isolation from Europe, according to PM Netanyahu – only to then retract this move after harsh criticism. Later PM Netanyahu claimed it referred only to weapons production. Israel must become self-sufficient in this industry. Agreed. … Continue reading What Israel must understand: Europe is not the world. And Israel needs a free market.
The #1 trade partner for Israel should become the USA. Not Europe, not China or Russia. Both are hostile to Israel. Why privilege the EU, Russia and China products? This must change. The USA and many other pro-Israel states (all those states that have opened their embassy in Jerusalem) have everything Israel needs. Israel should … Continue reading The USA must become #1 Trade partner of Israel. Israel feeds hostile States. Insane.
Israel's current foreign exchange reserves are extremely satisfactory. According to a recent press release from the Bank of Israel, they account for 41.00% of Israel's gross domestic product. "Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of August 2025 stood at $230,321 million, an increase of $3,553 million from their level at the end of the … Continue reading Israel: Foreign Exchange Reserves – Excellent performance
Mekorot is the national water company of Israel. It operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Energy and Water and the Ministry of Finance, and is accountable to the Israel Water Authority. According to the recent press release of the state-run company, Mekorot writes again a profit. According to the press release, the revenue … Continue reading Water: Mekorot (Israel)Increases Profit
The Directorate of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) Space Program Office in the Israel Ministry of Defence (IMOD), the IDF, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) successfully launched the Ofek 19 satellite into space on the night of Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025, at 22:30 IST. The launch was carried out from an undisclosed test site by … Continue reading Launch Ofek 19 Satellite
Read a chronology of success. The success of Israeli companies. Day by day starting with the January 25th till March 16th, 2023. This chronology refutes with FACTS the left lie that the markets do not trust Israel anymore, because of the judicial reform. The opposite is true. A global left strives to destroy the only … Continue reading Book: The Markets Trust Israel. Against the Left Lie.
Against all odds, Israel's startup ecosystem keeps thriving. Most recent example: Sola Security, based in Tel Aviv. Sola Security, the Cybersecurity AI assistant, announced today it has raised a $35 million Series A round led by existing investor S32 and joined by M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund, and New Era Capital Partners. All existing investors, including venture capitalist Mike Moritz, S Capital, and Glilot Capital … Continue reading AI industry: Sola Security (Israel) raises $35M
Due to the continued strength of the Shekel against the US dollar and the Euro, it is interesting to draw some macroeconomic comparisons between Israel and the OECD average. The most recently available data (June 2025) for inflation, unemployment, and gross domestic product growth were used. Spoiler alert: Israel performs as a mini-state, caught in … Continue reading Macroeconomic data: Israel compared to OECD
Spoiler alert: Israeli startups are performing excellently. Startups in the EU underperform. EU in panic mode: Smash Israel by creating a terror state "Palestine". Such synopses should, of course, always be read with a grain of salt. Some investments aren't disclosed publicly, remain secret, others simply escape attention, and finally, more and more Israeli startups … Continue reading Investments (Q1/Q2 2025) in Israeli Startups. The Panic in EU-Europe
The Israeli company 'Orbit Communication Systems', based in Netanya, is one of the global leaders in ground, airborne and maritime communications, satellite tracking, and ground-station technology, revolutionising global connectivity with cutting-edge solutions for the new space era. Orbit is publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and is under the control of the FIMI Investment … Continue reading Israel: Compact SATCOM Solution for Military
A Texas-based online store owned by a Christian family has set out to market products from small businesses in Judea and Shomron globally. The family Wearp describes their motivations and their reasons in their own words: "Our aim is to offer you the best of the Promised Land! We work directly with small businesses to … Continue reading Buy BlueWhite from Judea and Shomron: BLESSEDBUYISRAEL
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it has been awarded $1.635 billion contract to deliver a range of defence solutions to a European country. The Implementation of the contract is expected to span over 5 years. The contract includes two groups of technologically advanced solutions from Elbit Systems. These solutions are based on the Company's cutting-edge … Continue reading Elbit Systems (Israel) Awarded $1.635 Billion Contract
The Israeli company, Strauss Group Ltd (TASE: STRS), reports for the second quarter & first half of 2025, driving results: The operating Profit up 61% in the second quarter. Sales grew 12% to NIS 3.1b. Donate For Independent and Free Pro-Israel News of "VonNaftali"Make an independent pro Israel Blog (Non-Profit) possible. Donate 1.8 US-Dollar or … Continue reading Strauss Group (Israel) Reports Operating Profit up 61%
According to the most recent press release of the Israeli company 'Rafael' we learn that Germany is buying military equipment from Israel. On the other hand, Germany has refused most recently to sell any military equipment to Israel. To call this an irony of history is a Gentleman's understatement. Donate For Independent and Free Pro-Israel … Continue reading Germany embargoes Israel, but purchases military equipment from Israel.
INTEL Israel is Israel's largest private employer, and current developments at INTEL are naturally of utmost relevance to Israel. Donate For Independent and Free Pro-Israel News of "VonNaftali"Make an independent pro Israel Blog (Non-Profit) possible. Donate 1.8 US-Dollar or more. COMPANIES WHICH 'VONNAFTALI' REPORTED ABOUT ARE ESPECIALLY INVITED TO MAKE A DONATION. Google Translate now … Continue reading Intel and Trump Administration. What does it mean for Israel?
In the most recent press release of Thoma Bravo, the US-based investment company announced the purchase of the Israeli software house Verint Systems. Verint Systems will be merged with Calabrio. The aim, a new AI-powered platform for CX. Donate For Independent and Free Pro-Israel News of "VonNaftali"Make an independent pro Israel Blog (Non-Profit) possible. Donate … Continue reading US Investmenthouse ‘Thoma Bravo’ bought Israeli Software company
Over the last four weeks, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has shown super-resilience and growth, as reflected in various indices and market activities. Awesome. Donate For Independent and Free Pro-Israel News of "VonNaftali"Make an independent pro Israel Blog (Non-Profit) possible. Donate 1.8 US-Dollar or more. COMPANIES WHICH 'VONNAFTALI' REPORTED ABOUT ARE ESPECIALLY INVITED TO … Continue reading Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Super-resilient
Elbit Systems Ltd has been awarded an approximately $130 million contract by a European customer for the supply of rockets for the Precise and Universal Launching System (PULS). The contract will be executed over a period of three years, according to the press release of Elbit. Under the contract, Elbit Systems will supply a variety of advanced rocket … Continue reading Elbit Systems (Israel) Secures $130 Million Contract