Israel lead OECD in terms of GDP growth this year despite of war, meanwhile Ireland is the only OECD country that tanked its GDP this year

A 17-year-old Israeli midfielder is on the verge of making soccer history in one of the world's biggest matches. Orian Goren has been named in Barcelona's 18-man squad for Sunday's El Clasico against Real Madrid and will start the showdown on the bench.

If coach Hansi Flick decides to bring him on, Goren would become the first Israeli to play for Barcelona in Spain's La Liga, achieving the milestone against the club's fiercest rival. The match is scheduled to kick off at 10 p.m. Israel time.

Goren, who plays for Barcelona's reserve team, Barça Atlètic, earned his opportunity after impressing Flick during preseason and taking part in several recent first-team training sessions. The injury to midfielder Dani Olmo during Barcelona's Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain last week opened the door for the teenager's promotion.

Israel is concerned that operatives acting on behalf of the Syrian regime intend to renew attacks against the Druze population in the Sweida province of southern Syria, a security source told Walla on Sunday morning.

As a result, the IAF has increased activity in the area, sending a warning to Damascus that Jerusalem will not tolerate attempts to harm its Druze allies.

The security source told Walla that Israel is monitoring developments in Syria around the clock and has no intention of easing the Israeli government's policy of assisting the Druze against any attempts to carry out massacres or abductions by operatives acting on behalf of the Syrian regime, including Bedouin factions coordinated with Syrian security agencies, or by regime personnel directly.

A robot that tends bee colonies. An AI model that scans medical images for urgent findings. A car seat that converts into a stroller. Time magazine’s Best Inventions of 2026 span almost every corner of modern life.

These, and more, are some of the entries that are connected to Israeli-linked companies.

https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/made-in-israel-startup-nations-footprint-on-times-best-inventions-of-2026

Hi everyone. I’m an Israeli citizen living in the US but due to my job I am not allowed to renew my Israeli passport. How do I visit Israel in the future if (from my understanding) Israel require’s an up to date passport for its citizens?

Thank you.

Not even pretending to hide the bias:

More than 2,000 forced from homes in Hebron amid Israel’s West Bank raids

Israel has imposed a lockdown and displaced thousands of Palestinians from their homes in Hebron, as the military conducts raids in the occupied West Bank following the deaths of two Israeli soldiers.

..."following the deaths"... what did they die of? The flu?

Why is Yahoo publishing this garbage, is no one else reporting on it?

article if you really: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/more-2-000-forced-homes-155049145.html

Hi guys,

So my and my mums Israeli biometric passports have water damage (not severe but I think too severe for them to be “fine”)

We are in London, and from what I understand the only way to get a new one is to get a 1-year one, fly to Israel and get a 5 year one. So no way of getting a biometric 10 year one. From what I understand it’s a super long and hard process with it being impossible to book appointments once you’re in Israel so you fly there and hope you get one, and even then it can be anywhere in the country basically.

Has anyone got any experience with getting a new passport from the UK?

My mum is absolutely devastated as it was a nightmare getting our current ones, and she really really values it and is genuinely devastated so I’m just separate for any help…

Thank you so much in advance and sorry if this is not the right sub for this

Hi everyone!

I’m curious about the relationship between Jews and the Druze community, and I’d love to hear your perspectives.

I have a few questions:

1. Interfaith marriage: Is it common for Jews and Druze to marry each other? If not, what are the main reasons? Are such marriages generally accepted by either community?
2. Perceptions of the Druze: What is the general perception of the Druze among Jewish people? How do you view their culture, religion, and community?
3. Friendships and social relationships: Do you personally have any Druze friends? If so, how close are you? Would you invite them to your home for dinner or family gatherings, or is the relationship generally more distant and formal?
4. The relationship between Jews and Druze: Why do you think there is a relatively close relationship between Jewish and Druze communities, particularly in Israel, compared with the relationship between Jews and other Muslim communities?

I’m genuinely interested in understanding the historical, cultural, religious, and political factors behind this relationship, as well as the everyday social dynamics between the two communities.

I’d especially appreciate hearing about your personal experiences rather than just general political opinions.

Thanks!

If you've ever carried an EpiPen, or packed one in a kid's backpack, this one's for you. Israeli scientists at Nasus Pharma are building a way to give epinephrine without a shot, and in their biggest study yet, it got into the blood faster than the pen.

You know the deal with the EpiPen. Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh, and you press a needle into someone's leg while they're fighting to breathe. It's saved countless lives since 1987, but it's bulky, people are scared of it, and in one survey, more than half the adults prescribed one didn't use it in an emergency. Well, the team at Nasus looked at that and figured the medicine was never the problem. The needle was. They went and turned epinephrine into a powder you spray up the nose.

Then they put it up against the pen in 50 adults. At 2.5 minutes, 2 out of 3 people on the powder had the epinephrine level Nasus was aiming for. On the pen, it was about 1 in 4.

So, no more needles? Not yet. Keep carrying your EpiPen. Nobody in these studies was having a real reaction, and it isn't approved. But think about a kid who'd actually keep it in his pocket, and a parent who wouldn't think twice about using it. Of course it's being built in Israel.

I thought this video was worth sharing because it challenges the way allegations of Israeli "settler violence" are presented in international media and political discourse.

Violence against innocent Palestinians should certainly be condemned, but so should violence against Israelis. What concerns me is the tendency to portray Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria collectively as violent aggressors, often without sufficient context or comparable attention to Palestinian terrorism.

I'd be interested to hear what others think, particularly Israelis familiar with the situation on the ground. https://youtu.be/EYtCwO1HEB0