
3 projects win $1m Breakthrough Climate Solutions Prize
JNF-Canada initiative meant to encourage exceptional Israeli nonprofit researchers or organizations to help cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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.

JNF-Canada initiative meant to encourage exceptional Israeli nonprofit researchers or organizations to help cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Civil-aid organization and its philanthropic and corporate partners are supporting hundreds of thousands of Israelis directly affected by war.

Startup Apollo Power has developed lightweight, flexible solar panels that can turn any surface including a car roof into a power-generating platform. Amazon, Volkswagen and Hyundai are already on board.

Zoog offers a huge library of ready-to-record songs, stories, jokes and more, enhanced with personalization and augmented reality features.

Exposure to tears activates human smell receptors and alters aggression-related circuits in the brain.

Bonus Biogroup recognized as a global leader in innovation in biotechnology, cell therapy and development of effective treatments.

Cybersecurity company reports 100%+ year-over-year revenue growth, with 100+ customers added quarterly, including multiple Fortune 50 companies.

With a worldwide lack of agricultural workers, automating many types of farm tasks is the obvious solution.

Health Ministry approves manufacturing and marketing of Aleph Farms’ Petit Steak, cultivated from cells of a Black Angus cow.

REE is first company to get US certification for a vehicle whose functions are fully controlled by electronics rather than mechanical connections.

‘Our heart is captive in Gaza’ dog tags provide incoming travelers with a visual reminder of those still held by Hamas since October 7.

In this brutal war, an Israeli program dedicated to fostering a Palestinian startup nation seems like a non-starter, but that’s not the way the founders of the Palestinian Internship Program see it.

Due to Houthi attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea, worldwide shipping is in trouble and the global supply chain faltering. These technologies can help.

During one of the warmest-ever winters in Israel, experts warn that early blooming and other natural phenomena are the result of climate change.

Using public transportation has gifted me the opportunity to get acquainted with people I’d never have met in the solitary bubble of a car.