January 2022 – Jewish Review

groundbreaking discovery found 170,000-year-old humans had advanced cognitive ability

January 31, 2022David Leibermann

Evidence for advanced cognitive ability in 170,000-year-old early humans Tel Aviv University’s groundbreaking discovery in prehistoric archaeology provides evidence for advanced cognitive ability in 170,000-year-old early humans. The researchers constructed a software-based smoke dispersal simulation model and applied it to a known archaeological site in a first-of-its-kind investigation. They discovered that the early humans who […]

AIPAC Refuses to Learn From Its Mistakes on Iran – Because AIPAC and its allies cannot concede that Iran is a regional power in the Middle East, they promote policies that bring the US closer to war.

January 31, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy

F.B.I. Bought Israeli Spyware Secretly

January 30, 2022David Leibermann

Israeli spyware is highly sought after. Israeli is, after all, known for two things: High tech and security & defense. So it makes sense that many Israeli startups have put the two together and gone to work developing cybersecurity software. And this includes the development of both spyware, as well as programs to defend against […]

Activestills and the Making of a Decolonial Archive – Members of the Israel/Palestine-based photo collective explain their approach to their work.

January 28, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy

4 Important Business Expenses You Probably Didn’t Budget For

January 28, 2022David Leibermann

by Contributing Author When starting your own business, there are countless things to plan for in your budget. No matter how hard we try to account for every little element – from supplies to overheads – there are always going to be minor details that we forget about. Here is a quick list of business […]

Virtual Care Management Sensi.ai closes $14 million Series A round

January 27, 2022David Leibermann

Sensi founders Nevo Elmalem Romi Gubes, Alon Brener. Source: company website The Israeli business is developing an artificial intelligence-powered in-home virtual care agent to assist long-term care professionals in assisting elders in aging in their own homes. Sensi.ai, an AI-powered virtual care management platform, announced the completion of its $14 million Series A fundraising round […]

Democrats Mostly Silent on Sheikh Jarrah Expulsions – Key members of Congress who criticized Israel last spring are declining to comment on Palestinian home demolitions.

January 26, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy

China’s Economic Takeover Africa

January 26, 2022David Leibermann

African cornfield China’s Ministry of Commerce reports that trade between China and Africa surged by 40.5 percent year on year in the first seven months of 2021, reaching a record USD 139.1 billion. The Ministry highlighted that African items are gaining traction in China’s market, with African imports increasing by 46.3 percent between January and […]

A Hebrew Teacher Called Herself an Anti-Zionist. She Was Fired. – A complaint arguing that a Reform synagogue violated New York labor law could point toward a new strategy for Palestinian rights advocates.

January 25, 2022David Rutman, Meghan Froy

5 things to know about why Russia might invade Ukraine – and why the US is involved

January 24, 2022David Leibermann

Little green men and lorries after the seizure of Perevalne military base, 9 March 2014 credit Anton Holoborodko by Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida U.S. President Joe Biden said on Jan. 19, 2022, that he thinks Russia will invade Ukraine, and cautioned Russian president Vladimir Putin that he “will regret having done it,” following […]

What is the TikTok war and why is Israel losing it?

The 10 plagues of Israel’s high-tech ecosystem

Israeli executive pivoted to make more of a difference in the world

A spotlight on Jerusalem’s safe rooms and bomb shelters

Month: January 2022