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The cheese industry in Israel is relatively small compared to other countries, but it has been growing steadily in recent years. Several artisanal cheese makers in Israel produce high-quality cheeses using traditional methods. Some popular Israeli artisanal cheeses include goat cheese from the Golan Heights and sheep's milk cheese from the Negev Desert. However, because … Continue reading Cheese in Israel
First of all, it is important to know that both states, Islamic Turkey and Qatar, are committed to the ideology and machinations of the Islamic terror network of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood is the dominant driving force in Qatar and Turkey. Islamic Turkey is pursuing an open policy of restoring the Ottoman Empire, … Continue reading Trump at Crossroads: For the Allies or the Turkey-Qatar Axis of Terror. But, What If?
The OECD's Indicators of Talent Attractiveness (ITA) second edition, published in April 2025, updates the 2019 benchmarks using data up to 2023. The report of the OECD assesses 38 OECD countries across three main migrant profiles: highly skilled workers (with advanced degrees), entrepreneurs, and international students, plus a new category for start-up founders. The rankings … Continue reading OECD Report on Talent Attractiveness (2025). Israel performs desastrously
Apologies to my US friends and readers. Yes, Israel was mentioned first because, in relation to its population, resources, and the hostile environment it operates in, Israel is and remains the world's number one startup nation. Now, here are the facts, presented in an infographic. (c) Pitchbook The PitchBook index ranks the world’s top 50 … Continue reading Two Startup Nations: Israel and the USA. No EU University is in the Top 20.
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
Recently, one of the world's largest archaeological databases was put online and thus accessible to a wider public. "The Israel Antiquities Authority launches the Israel National Archaeological Database - A groundbreaking digital platform, one of the largest of its kind in the world, centralizes all the archaeological information collected and researched in Israel. The database currently includes … Continue reading World’s largest digital archaeological database on Israel online
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
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
Tel Aviv University (TAU) may provide some answers. However, the way is for sure long. But what was recently detected by TAU scientists is breathtaking. Yes, there is a life after a black hole digests you. How could it be? The black hole as the ultimate challenge for resilience might be answered in Israel. The … Continue reading How to survive a Black Hole? Science from Israel may give some answers.
At the moment the left governments of the woke West are going crazy. They harass Israel, a sovereign democratic state. They threaten Israel to get Israel to abandon the law against UNRWA. Of course, they offer nothing in exchange. It will not happen. UNRWA is a terror organisation - like UNIFIL - and part and … Continue reading UNRWA and the Tantrum of the Woke West
After 'National Socialism', basically, an ideology to be counted as a branch of Socialism, as the name already indicates, 'Palestinianism' is contemporarily the most deadly ideology seeking the genocide of the Jewish people and its state: Israel. In the first step, I will give a small overview of the term 'Palestine' throughout history. Second, I … Continue reading ‘Palestinianism’ – An Ideology of Genocide
Innovation 4.0: Innovation des Innovationsprozesses - Überlegungen zur Meta-Innovation als Disruption. Ein Kurzbesuch bei Schumpeter, Drucker und Tora ENGLISH FOLLOWS GERMAN Innovation ist mehr als die neue Idee, mehr als die bloße Erfindung, wenn auch eine solche neue Idee Fundament ist. Das weiß man spätestens seit Schumpeter und mit Schumpeter begann es, Innovation als sowohl … Continue reading Innovation 4.0: Innovation of the Innovation Process – Schumpeter, Drucker and Tora revisited
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
According to Arab and Turkish media reports, Turkey is building several military bases in Syria, despite clear warnings from the USA. On the one hand, Islamic Turkey is militarily confronting the Kurdish Democratic Forces (SDF) and Israel, and on the other hand, Islamic Turkey is pushing ahead with its plans to establish an Islamic caliphate. … Continue reading Turkey to establish new military bases in Syria and Lebanon. A Threat to Irael.
Many scenarios are currently being analyzed, weighed up, and considered probable or less probable. Completely normal work for the secret services/agencies, the militaries and other research and advisory institutions, aka think tanks. The media then love to report on these vaguenesses and garnish them with statements from alleged "anonymous seniors". Lazy journalism. Donate For Independent … Continue reading What If Turkey and Egypt Open War against Israel?
The Israeli capital repo market is underdeveloped. A symptom of highly restrictive and socialist-orientated markets with oligarchic structures. That may change. A call from TASE. Support by your membership in ‘VonNaftali Business Club’ on ‘Buy Me A Coffee” the independent and free Pro-Israel blog ‘VonNaftali’ > Learn more and Read the article (fee): Upgrade Israeli Capital … Continue reading Upgrade Israeli Capital Repo Market. Call for Cooperation.