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In the coming year, as AI continues transforming all the technologies we use, people will be searching for security, trust and solidarity.
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.

In the coming year, as AI continues transforming all the technologies we use, people will be searching for security, trust and solidarity.

Partly because thousands of parents evacuated from the north and south are living in Jerusalem, the city’s maternity wards are busier than ever.

The population grew 1.9% in 2023, with 72% of that growth due to approximately 179,000 babies born. Most popular names: Abigail and David.

Shay family launches Next October project to ‘plant a business’ commemorating each victim, from babies to soldiers to the elderly.

During war, in Q4/2023 Israeli tech companies raised $1.45 billion in 75 deals, a decrease of 15% and 16%, respectively, compared to Q3/2023.

An otherwise awful year was marked by unusual sightings of feathered species across the country, giving birdwatchers in Israel something to enjoy.

Israeli government agrees to give Intel a $3.2 billion grant toward the new plant in Kiryat Gat.

Tailoring, matchmaking, jogging: Israelis are finding quirky and unusual ways to pitch in to aid those affected by the events of October 7 and the ongoing battle in Gaza.

Web-based automated dialing solution enables civil defense units to communicate with each other during emergencies without relying on the Internet.

With demand for cybersecurity services booming, Israelis play a prominent global role in keeping data and identities safe.

Nuance Hearing working with global eyewear giant to make efficient and economic hearing aids that fit invisibly into your glasses.

Two Israeli organizations partner in Ra’anan Safe Space, a place in nature fostering resilience and healing.

Participants came to help counter the war’s economic disruption, volunteer and meet with entrepreneurs, officials, soldiers, refugees, hostage family.

From harvesting crops to performing for child evacuees and the war wounded, these professional musicians are playing from the heart.

Navina, QuantHealth, AIVF chosen among the most promising digital health startups of 2023.