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Iron Dome: The inside story

Prof. Shlomo Maital reviews the inside story of the iron dome project and the man behind it, by the person who headed the project at RAFAEL: Chanoch Levin.

How Israel conquered coronavirus

Prof. Shlomo Maital brings us the story of how Israel conquered COVID-19 and transitioned from initial chaos to ultimate success.

Ultra-Orthodox pull U turn on Vaccines

In this article Prof. Shlomo Maital explains why Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community initially dragged their feet on vaccination – and then abruptly changed their minds -and what we can learn from this episode?

It is not too late to reconsider

Professor Oded Goldreich has been denied the Israel Prize. Professor Irad Yavneh reminds us of the remarkable contribution of Goldreich’s life work to the State of Israel and calls upon the minister of education to reconsider.

Something goes wrong, it is the time for a change

Based on interviews of 32 prominent Israelis, from diverse walks of life, we find a wide common ground in considering the ‘Declaration of Independence’ to be Israel’s vision for the coming decades. Updating the ‘rules of the game’ and broad sense of security are needed enablers. Paradigms in education, Jewish-Democratic state, moral market economy, ‘Mamlachtiut’, Israel in the Middle East, and foreign affairs – are discussed.

Something goes wrong, it is the time for a change

Based on interviews of 32 prominent Israelis, from diverse walks of life, we find a wide common ground in considering the ‘Declaration of Independence’ to be Israel’s vision for the coming decades. Updating the ‘rules of the game’ and broad sense of security are needed enablers. Paradigms in education, Jewish-Democratic state, moral market economy, ‘Mamlachtiut’, Israel in the Middle East, and foreign affairs – are discussed.