Agriculture‘Game-changer’ nanotech cooling spray from Israeli startup boosts crop yields by 30 per centCooling Crops has developed a patented, sprayable powder that radiates heat and reduces the temperatures of plantsBy John Jeffay2 min read
Eurovision 2026I’ll bypass all the hurt and make my Eurovision about love, vows Israeli hopeful Noam BettanIsrael’s contestant speaks to the JC about freedom, connecting with the audience – and schnitzelBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
IsraelLag B’Omer chaos as Charedim break police blockade at Mount MeronThe latest unrest among the strictly-Orthodox community came after a disappointing IDF recruitment drive and continuing disputes over conscription from yeshivotBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Israeli PoliticsSmotrich claims forming government with Arab party was ‘greater calamity’ than October 7 failingsThe finance minister suggested that politicians who went into coalition with the Ra’am party ‘sold the State of Israel to its enemies’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
BasketballWe’re bouncing back from October 7, says Hapoel Tel Aviv owner as team prepares for showdown with basketball giant Real MadridSpanish police are not allowing Real fans to pack out the Madrid arena during EuroLeague battleBy Yoav Borowitz3 min read
ArtVenice Biennale jury resigns after clash with organisers over IsraelThe mass walkout follows a dispute over efforts to exclude Israeli and Russian artists from top awards at the prestigious global exhibition.By JC Reporter1 min read
Israel Guide Dog Centre UKMother of October 7 victim and Israel Guide Dog Centre continue special connectionLisa Marlowe, a new trustee of the centre, is also partaking in their walking challengeBy Ben Conway2 min read
FootballPalestinian football chief snubs handshake from Arab-Israeli official at Fifa CongressJibril Rajoub claimed that Basim Suleiman’s appointment to the Israeli FA was designed to ‘whitewash their fascism and genocide’By JC Reporter1 min read
Israeli TechIsraeli startup’s supermarket shopping trolley that allows you to jump the queueICust2Mate devices allow shoppers to pay on a laptop-sized screenBy John Jeffay1 min read
High TechUdderly ingenious: the first robot milking parlourIsraeli innovation milks a herd of 5,000 cows two or three times a dayBy John Jeffay2 min read
SportThey floored the world! Israeli coach hails gymnasts after miracle of BakuCoach Ayelet Zussman tells the JC about the special meaning of winning gold in a Muslim countryBy Yoav Borowitz3 min read
IsraelUkraine threatens Israelis with sanctions over ‘stolen’ grain shipThe vessel is waiting to dock at Haifa, but is being examined by the Israel Tax AuthorityBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
West BankIsrael withholds over $200 million in PA tax revenue‘We will not transfer funds that ultimately reach terrorists who harm Israeli civilians,’ said Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.By JC Reporter1 min read
IranRubio rejects latest Iran ceasefire proposalThe reported deal would have seen the Strait of Hormuz reopen, but a delay in talks on nuclear limitationsBy Melanie Swan1 min read
LebanonNetanyahu accuses Hezbollah of ‘undermining’ ceasefire after another IDF soldier killedIdan Fox, 19, became the sixteenth soldier to die in Lebanon since the start of the latest warBy Melanie Swan1 min read
LebanonIDF investigating after military bulldozer filmed destroying Christian village’s solar panels in LebanonThe incident occurred in the same area where another soldier recently destroyed a statue of Jesus, prompting international outrageBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
