World War II’s secret Jewish commandos: X Troop
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings a particularly stunning yet-untold World War II story by Hunter College Professor Leah Garrett – a book about 87 Jewish commandos, an unlikely band of brothers, who together played a decisive role in defeating the hated Nazis.
Arab Israelis: Is anybody listening?
As Prof. Shlomo Maital writes in this article, we Israelis have many stellar qualities. But listening patiently to those with whom we may disagree is not one of them.
In this article we get the opportunity to listen to Shams Marie Abomokh, a remarkable young woman from Baka al-Gharbiya.
Lebanon: Who destroyed it, and what happens next?
Nations fail when self-interest, rampant like the Delta variant, becomes dominant and spreads viciously.
Let us look north and treat Lebanon as a life lesson.
COVID led schools the wrong way – here’s how we fix it
There is a critical skills gap emerging, between the skills that industry wants and needs when hiring workers and the skills that potential employees have acquired in school.
The digital twin and condition based maintenance
A series of three blogs emphasizing the role of digital twins in providing monitoring diagnostic and prognostic capabilities, with examples from condition based maintenance.
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?
Between Mount Meron and Giv’at Zeev the ultra-orthodox autonomy is hiding
Prof. Orit Hazan about the hidden disaster in the ultra-orthodox society – the Education Autonomy
The Gaza war: What are the economic costs?
Money is fungible (transferable). Qatari money enables Hamas to use equivalent funds on rockets, instead of on food and electricity for its citizens.
Prof. Shlomo Maital on the cost of the latest Gaza war.
