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Zohran Mamdani credit: reuters Jeenah Moon Israelis brace for New York mayor’s business policies

Israeli businesspeople are concerned that Zohran Mamdani will make the city unattractive for them. “Globes” investigates the potential impact.

Ronnie Zahavi, Haleli Barath, Ofer Katz  credit: Rami Zarnegar The fund that became a tech town square

Cerca Partners has attracted a long list of serial entrepreneurs as investors, making their experience available to a new generation.

Micro-dramas credit: Shortical screen shot Israelis adapt Chinese micro-series concept for the West

Gaming producers and entrepreneurs in Israel are seizing the opportunity to gain a foothold in a huge potential market.

Traffic jam on Ayalon Highway  credit: Eyal Izhar Average peak-hour speed on Ayalon Highway down to 14 km/h

Experts warn that without a change in the approach to planning, the transport situation in Israel will only worsen.

Dr. Dan Diker credit: Rafi Kotz Trump’s peace plan could hand victory to Hamas

Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs president Dr. Dan Diker is concerned the peace plan will not be fully implemented and an armed Hamas will stay in control of Gaza, supported by Qatar and Turkey.

Jannik Sinner in McCann Paris campaign using Lightricks's LTX  credit: screenshot Can you tell when AI made the ad?

With the advertising industry adopting AI to create videos quickly and cheaply, Israel’s Lightricks recently beat Google and OpenAI to a contract with McCann Paris.

Joshua Kushner on cover of Forbes magazine credit: Forbes Brother of the more famous Jared

A major investor in Israeli startups, Joshua Kushner has quietly become one of the world’s most influential venture capitalists, leading the shift from Silicon Valley to New York through Thrive Capital.

A 15/85 financing offer on new apartments in Tel Aviv (the project has no connection to the article)  credit: Poli Tuvman Israel's residential real estate riddle

All the statistics indicate a declining housing market, except for one: the monthly new mortgage loans total remains very high. What explains the anomaly?

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange credit: Shutterstock MagioreStock For Israeli companies, there's now no place like home

In 2021, seven of the ten largest Israeli companies were listed in New York; now they're in Tel Aviv.

Prof. Elie Podeh  credit: Constantin Grossman The endgame in the Middle East?

Prof. Elie Podeh, who has spent 30 years researching the region, analyzes the possible outcomes, good and bad, of the Trump peace plan.

Tzvi Marmor  credit: Rafael spokesperson "Iron Beam is ready"

Rafael's Tzvi Marmor talks about integrating the laser system into Israel's air defense, and his company's dedication to maintaining the IDF's technological edge.

Idan Faingold credit: Nati Levy The entrepreneur who feels he’s “a soccer player at heart”

Israeli SaaS company Comm-IT CEO Idan Faingold: “I’m not so much focused on an exit or IPO, as we don’t need money, even though two acquisitions in the pipeline will bring us to over 1,000 employees.”

Bali Indonesia credit: Shutterstock Taroni Karmayuda Indonesia and Israel eye increased trade relations

The potential is huge and in a world where economic ties tend to precede political declarations, it may be trade that will pave the way for future normalization.

Ezra Gardner  credit: Varana Capital "The private market is closed to Israeli companies"

Ezra Gardner, who co-founded the most active foreign VC fund in Israel, warns that overseas investors are shunning the country, but still says he’s “never been more optimistic” about it.

Daniel Loeb credit: PR Daniel Loeb: If Israel was a share, I’d buy

The famed US investor and hedge fund manager spoke to “Globes” during a recent visit to Israel about the US economy, AI, his Israel investments, love of Judaism, and anti-Semitism.

The Lake Project Ramat Gan credit: Metnoya Israel's high-end home market slumps

"Globes" examines some of the most expensive recent real estate deals, as the high-end market is having one of its worst years.

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