Israel’s COVID vaccine: Yes, we can!
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings the story of Israel’s coronavirus vaccine. Warning: It may not have a happy end.
How the US slashed child poverty: Lessons for Israel
Israel has neglected its poor children for decades, while in recent months, in one fell swoop, the US has slashed child poverty by 40% or more. How did the US do this? And what can Israel learn from it?
World War II’s secret Jewish commandos: X Troop
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings a particularly stunning yet-untold World War II story by Hunter College Professor Leah Garrett – a book about 87 Jewish commandos, an unlikely band of brothers, who together played a decisive role in defeating the hated Nazis.
Arab Israelis: Is anybody listening?
As Prof. Shlomo Maital writes in this article, we Israelis have many stellar qualities. But listening patiently to those with whom we may disagree is not one of them.
Lebanon: Who destroyed it, and what happens next?
Nations fail when self-interest, rampant like the Delta variant, becomes dominant and spreads viciously. Let us look north and treat Lebanon as a life lesson.
COVID led schools the wrong way – here’s how we fix it
There is a critical skills gap emerging, between the skills that industry wants and needs when hiring workers and the skills that potential employees have acquired in school.
The digital twin and condition based maintenance
A series of three blogs emphasizing the role of digital twins in providing monitoring diagnostic and prognostic capabilities, with examples from condition based maintenance
Iron Dome: The inside story
Prof. Shlomo Maital reviews the inside story of the iron dome project and the man behind it, by the person who headed the project at RAFAEL: Chanoch Levin.
How Israel conquered coronavirus
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings us the story of how Israel conquered COVID-19 and transitioned from initial chaos to ultimate success.
The impact of forests and open landscapes on the physical and mental health of the public
