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Israel ended Iran war with more interceptors than it started with, Rafael CEO says

As countries scramble to increase their missile interceptor stockpile, Rafael's new facility in Arkansas is expected to have the capacity to produce 1,000 Tamir interceptors a year

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, October 9, 2023.
Iron Dome batteries are seen stationed near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, August 6, 2022

First US-made Iron Dome interceptors delivered at Arkansas facility in major defense milestone

US President Donald Trump speaks with media before boarding Marine One as he travels to Grand Island, Nebraska, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 5, 2026.

Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize but has doubts he will get it

Lital Leshem and Lee Moser founded Protego, Israel’s first and largest defense-tech venture capital firms after October 7 to support a growing number of start-ups in the field.

Protego Ventures closes $125m. Fund I, expands focus on early‑growth defense companies


Jewish unity is no longer optional - opinion

Do we want to keep pouring energy into internal feuds? Now is the moment to build bridges – within Israel, between Israel and the Diaspora, and across our global Jewish communities.

 THE BORDER area with the Gaza Strip, last week: No army, no matter how brave, can win the long war if the people behind them are at war with themselves, the writer states.

'Promise made, promise kept': Huckabee praises Trump, Netanyahu's bold leadership in action

Israel and America, and their two unflappable leaders, provided more than a peaceful night for Israelis. They presented a humbler Iran to the world.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump shake hands following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, April 7, 2025.

Tehran has only bad options, Trump and Netanyahu have golden opportunities - opinion

Following US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Tehran faces dire consequences. Military action or diplomatic talks could reshape the region’s balance of power."

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Oval Office last week: Israeli officials responsible for trade with the US have no clue how the trade gap with the US can be abolished without damaging Israel’s economic interests, the writer maintains.

Shared society in crisis and hope: Education’s role in Israel’s recovery - opinion

Israel’s government has a vested interest, indeed a responsibility, to design a comprehensive educational plan that will teach all our children how to live in a shared, prosperous society.

 ISRAELI ARAB and Jewish youth often meet for the first time at Givat Haviva. The demand for shared society encounters is growing, the writer asserts.

‘Israel killed JFK’: Another antisemitic conspiracy levelled against the Jews - opinion

We destroyed the industries of the horse and buggy, as well as for Kodak cameras, typewriters, and the hula hoop. Hey, you don’t see many of them around lately, do you?

 Left to right: Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion, with F. D. Roosevelt Jr. and John F. Kennedy during their visit to Israel, October 8, 1951

The US-Israel partnership grows in the face of Qatari money - opinion

If Israel had effective public diplomacy, we would be bombarded with news alerts detailing the military, medical, and hi-tech gains Israel provided America from this ugly war.

 US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025.

Israel favors upgrading US free trade deal, economy minister says

Israel seeks to update its free trade deal with the US amid Donald Trump's sweeping new global tariffs.

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US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders-led effort to block arms sales to Israel

The Senate voted 82-15 and 83-15 to reject two resolutions of disapproval over sales of massive bombs and other offensive military equipment.

 US Senate floor

Trump tariffs on Israel a regression in trade relations: Israeli officials, businesses react

Officials said they were convinced that Israel's decision to cancel Israeli tariffs on US imports would prevent US tariffs on Israel.

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025

What the US can learn about hostages from Israel: No one left behind – analysis

Why does hostage recovery spark national urgency in Israel but not in the US?

 Shift 101 in front of the Kirya IDF Military Headquarters in Tel Aviv in silent calls for the release of all remaining hostages.