Ethan Freedman

David Saranga, Director of the Digital Diplomacy Bureau at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, delivers a message in Farsi. (Courtesy/Twitter)

March 26, 2023, 7:12 pm

The next frontier: Israel taps AI and metaverse for aid in digital diplomacy

Speaking in many tongues with the aid of a Tel Aviv startup, the Foreign Ministry is boldly venturing into the virtual realm to get its messages across to friends and foes

By Ethan Freedman

An illustrative photo of a person typing on a keyboard as part of a cyber breach. (Techa Tungateja; iStock by Getty Images)

October 20, 2022, 1:58 pm

Israeli cyber intel firm shines bright light on new, shadowy cybercrime collective

Petah Tikva-based Cyberint dives deep into the unusual set-up and modus operandi of a successful group of cyber-mercenaries

By Ethan Freedman

Illustrative: In this file photo taken on January 27, 2021, Palestinian doctors and technicians work at the IVF laboratory at the Razan Center fertility clinic in Nablus, in the West Bank. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)

October 12, 2022, 6:38 am

With $92m in hand, Nazareth-based VC looks to invest in the Arab community

NGT’s new fund hopes to capitalize on burgeoning output from Arab medical sector; in 20 years, Arab Israelis went from making up 11.2% of new physicians to nearly half

By Ethan Freedman

The southern Israeli city of Eilat at dusk, April 2021. (gorsh13 via iStock by Getty Images)

September 21, 2022, 7:49 am

Israel to host 1st event on food scarcity, climate tech with Abraham Accord nations

International Summit on Food from the Sea & the Desert to be held in Eilat October 18-20, with representatives from Bahrain, Morocco and Jordan expected to join

By Ethan Freedman

Utahn government and economic officials visiting Israel as part of an unofficial Abraham Accords delegation. (Courtesy)

September 12, 2022, 9:32 pm

Utah looks to build on Abraham Accords, cement its ties in the Middle East

State delegation visits Israel and the UAE, as landmark 2020 deal bears fruits; trade between Israel and Utah has exceeded $1 billion since 1996

By Ethan Freedman

A soccer match between Wales and Belgium at the Cardiff City stadium in Cardiff, Wales, June 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

September 4, 2022, 4:50 pm

Backed by FIFA, Playermaker dives into sports analytics feet first

Israeli company says its shoe-mounted trackers can give athletes a leg up honing footwork or avoiding injury by crunching masses of data for key insights

By Ethan Freedman

The Theater in the Rough performance troupe in a production of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, running from August 9 to August 25. (Courtesy Yitz Woolf)

August 10, 2022, 12:49 pm

Troupe questions if ‘Merchant of Venice’ is kosher for modern times

Theater in the Rough brings Shylock to Jerusalem stage, in bid to grapple with complexities and contradictions of Shakespeare’s creation

By Ethan Freedman

July 24, 2022, 6:50 pm

Once homeless, para athlete Freya Levy finds a home at the Maccabiah Games

Levy, who was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a teenager, has beaten the odds to compete globally in wheelchair basketball: ‘I try to do as much as I can, while I can’

By Ethan Freedman

Cannes Palme d'Or winner 'Triangle of Sadness,' from Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund opened the 39th Jerusalem Film Festival on July 21, 2022 (Courtesy PR)

July 22, 2022, 6:24 pm

Jerusalem Film Fest fetes return with wry desert island flick ‘Triangle of Sadness’

Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning comedy masterpiece starts as a roiling comedy, but the ending may leave some feeling stranded

By Ethan Freedman

Chelsey Goldberg (R), captain of the Maccabi USA women's ice hockey team, posing for a photo. (Joya Create)

July 16, 2022, 11:30 am

After being iced for years, women’s hockey teams finally lace up at Maccabiah Games

Following a nearly decade-long effort, Southern California Jewish Sports Hall-of-Famer Chelsey Goldberg helps field three teams to their inaugural tournament

By Ethan Freedman

In this June 8, 2013, photo, students of the East Ramapo School District hold a sign during the One Voice United Rally in Albany, NY. (AP Photo/Shannon DeCelle, File)

April 9, 2022, 4:46 am

In a NY town, increasing Haredi influence turns a school board into a battleground

A court says public schools in Ramapo, home to a large and growing ultra-Orthodox community, have been gutted by officials who prefer that tax funds benefit religious school pupils

By Ethan Freedman

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the US Congress by video to plead for support as his country is besieged by Russian forces at the US Capitol, on March 16, 2022, in Washington, DC. (J. Scott Applewhite-Pool/Getty Images/AFP)

April 3, 2022, 3:35 pm

Ukraine has upper hand in information war, but Russia eyes a long game

Kyiv’s messaging and communications resonate in the West, experts say, while Russia focuses inward and on India, China, Africa

By Ricky Ben-David and Ethan Freedman

A patient who received reconstructive surgery of the ear at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. (Courtesy)

April 3, 2022, 1:40 pm

Doctors in Israel reconstruct severed ear in unique surgery

Plastic surgeons at Shaare Zedek Medical Center able to restore a patient’s upper ear, lost in a workplace accident

By Ethan Freedman

Israel's midfielder Yonatan Cohen shoots from the penalty spot but fails to score during the friendly football match Germany vs Israel in Sinsheim, Germany, on March 26, 2022. (Daniel Roland/AFP)

March 27, 2022, 9:36 am

Germany defeats Israel 2-0 in international soccer friendly

Despite close score, Germany dominates on the pitch, leaving Israeli goalkeeper Marciano floundering at times; game is fifth match between sides, with Germany winning each time

By Ethan Freedman

Author David Grossman in an interview with Channel 13 news, aired on March 19, 2022. (Screenshot/Channel 13)

March 20, 2022, 2:09 pm

David Grossman: ‘A deep sense of shame’ over Israel’s treatment of Ukraine refugees

Acclaimed Israeli author tells Channel 13 that Israel’s refugee heritage should compel the Jewish state to act in Ukraine; praises Bennett’s mediation efforts

By Ethan Freedman