
The man on the hilltop
Assaf Gavron’s novel about an unauthorized settlement in the Judean Hills, The Hilltop, has earned him a literary prize and worldwide critical acclaim.
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.

Assaf Gavron’s novel about an unauthorized settlement in the Judean Hills, The Hilltop, has earned him a literary prize and worldwide critical acclaim.

‘Our uniqueness stems from the creation of a business community as well as the support and collaboration generated from it,’ says WeWork Israel director.

Groundbreaking new diagnostic technique used on firefighters at Ground Zero identifies dangerous particles inhaled by firefighters, factory workers, dental technicians, kids with asthma.

Experiments reveal that animals are more vulnerable to stress during the night and more resilient in the morning.

Preserved remains of a prehistoric submerged village off the coast of Haifa yields amazing archeological finds.

It was all in good fun, for the benefit of the audience at Comedy for a Change in Jerusalem.

KeyBoots website helps backpackers find temporary employment in Australia or Israel in exchange for food and lodging.

Yshai Oliel became Israel’s first male Junior Orange Bowl champ at age 12. Now he’s captured the title for 14-year-olds, too.

Maccabi Electra guard Sylven Landesberg talks to ISRAEL21c about adapting to Israeli pro basketball and life in his adopted country.

The HyperQ Rest goes on the US market as an advanced and low-cost tool for more accurate ECG results in patients with chest pain.

ISRAEL21c rounds up the top super-cool technological advances from Israeli companies that you should keep an eye on next year.

An abandoned industrial building at the port is transformed into an urban art platform attracting international talent.

A revolutionary diagnostic system under development in Israel uses a mouthwash embedded with gold nanoparticles to detect cancer cells.

‘This is the new Internet reality in a nutshell,’ says Israeli founder of first-ever crowdsourced profile app.
BGU professor wins Bill & Melinda Gates grant to continue his years-long fight to wipe out parasitic infections in Ethiopia.