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Israel has delivered the first of two Iron Dome anti-missile defense batteries to the United States. In 2019, Israel’s Defense Ministry and the US Defense Department signed a $300 million deal for two of the systems to be integrated into the US Army. The second battery is slated for delivery in the coming weeks.
“I am proud that this advanced system will protect US Army soldiers as well,” Israel’s Defense Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz said at an event marking the milestone. “The completion of this agreement serves as further proof that the defense alliance [between the US and Israel] is based on common values and interests, which are stronger than ever,” he added.
Iron Dome became operational in Israel in 2011 and has since successfully intercepted over 2,400 incoming projectiles.
Antisemitism Watch: Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister, Omer Yankelevitch, has urged Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos to remove from the retail giant’s platform books containing antisemitic content.
“We demand Amazon instate an official policy barring the sale of antisemitic titles that promote Holocaust denial and hatred of Jews,” Yankelevitch wrote in a letter to Bezos.
The appeal comes in the wake by a study by the ministry that found that Amazon is currently selling 40 books with antisemitic content, each of which has sold thousands of copies.
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Tel Aviv industrial and product designer Anai Green was one of four innovators to win the 2nd International C40 Women4Climate Tech Challenge 2020. Green received the award for developing a fabric that creates both light and shade in outdoor spaces.
Dubbed Lumiweave, the invention has been billed as an example of how textiles can be used to mitigate damage to the environment.
In another sign of warming relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates following the countries’ Sept. 15 peace agreement, singers from both nations have come together to produce a first-of-its-kind duet.
Titled Hello, Friend, the song features Israel’s Elkana Martziano and the UAE’s Walid Aljassim. Released on Wednesday, it includes Hebrew, Arabic and English lyrics that promote co-existence.
Parts of the video were filmed in Israel and others in Dubai.
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