
12 impossible ideas that Israelis turned into reality
No mission is impossible for inventive Israelis who read ‘impossible’ as ‘I’m possible’ and don’t regard probable failure as a reason not to try.
Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

No mission is impossible for inventive Israelis who read ‘impossible’ as ‘I’m possible’ and don’t regard probable failure as a reason not to try.

Stimulate your brain with these thought-provoking books by Israeli experts in happiness, AI, neuroscience and irrationality.

Israeli lab develops system that tracks vital signs of multiple patients at once, without wires and without exposing medical staff to pathogens.

Just five years old, Bettear’s AI accessible audio system is used in concert halls, museums, theaters, universities and other venues in 60 countries.

Armis, AudioCodes, Cyabra, CyberArk and REE win worldwide recognition from venerable multinational market intelligence firm.

New survey reveals CEOs have it hard, CTOs find the balance, and surprise, surprise, it’s the toughest of all for women.

HemaShock exsanguination tourniquet squeezes the blood from the patient’s limbs and sends it to the core organs where it’s needed most.

For the Catholic Jubilee Year, the Holy Land is designated as a special destination for pilgrims. Here are 10 places Christian visitors shouldn’t miss.

Plastic Back’s innovative low-temperature chemical recycling technology converts hard-to-recycle plastics like PVC into valuable byproducts.

Award-winning Israeli wildlife photographer Roie Galitz leads expeditions to remote regions to document the effects of climate change in nature.

Groundbreaking analysis of 300k+ medical records shows women take up to a year to recover after childbirth, and blood tests before pregnancy can already reveal complications that will emerge.

Phytech’s platform, used in several countries, uses advanced sensors that convey how the plant feels, and farmers adjust irrigation accordingly.

Dogged by controversy from the start, the Museum of Tolerance is finally opening its doors to the public, though the finished museum still isn’t quite up to full speed.

After a difficult year and a half, hotels are opening and reopening in time for the prime tourist season starting at Passover.

And an 11th is singled out in connection with its acquisition by a European company on the top 50 list.