Friday Features

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Friday Features – October 24, 2025: (1) Ron Dermer – Israel’s Behind-the-Scenes Architect of Survival; (2) Israeli Defense Innovation – ‘They Can Boycott Our Politics but Not Our Technologies’

Friday Features – October 17, 2025: (1) The Soul of the Jewish Nation Can Finally Begin to Heal, Photo/Video Essay; (2) A Lion – Freed Hostage Matan Angrest Embodies The Zionist Spirit; (3) Rebirth – Israel’s Hard-Hit Confrontation-Line Communities are Making a Comeback; (4) Wait … He’s Jewish? Meet Three Unconventional Jews

Friday Features – September 26, 2025: (1) In the Heart of Dahieh, Beirut: The Daring Mossad Operation That Led to the Assassination of Nasrallah; (2) Israel’s Citizen-Army Responds to the Call – Even After Two Years; (3) A Fascinating Look at the World’s Most Complete Jewish Baseball Card Collection

Friday Features – September 19, 2025: (1) Go … South, Young Jews: Jewish Students See the South as a More Welcoming Place for College; (2) Innovative Israeli Medical Advances – From Science Fiction to Reality

Friday Features – September 12, 2025: (1) The Womanpower of the IDF – Taking on Larger and More Important Roles; (2) Israeli Tech Fights Voice Scams – “Good AI” vs. “Bad AI”

Friday Features – August 22, 2025: (1) How Israel Secretly Recruited and Trained Iranian Dissidents to Attack Their Country from Within – Extraordinary Details; (2) The Stones Don’t Lie – The Jews are the Indigenous People of the Land of Israel; (3) Coming Home Before Their Parents: The Teens Leading a New Wave of Aliyah

Friday Features – August 15, 2025: (1) Israel: A Largely Self-Funded, High-Return U.S. Strategic Asset; (2) Outgoing CENTCOM Chief Michael Erik Kurilla: General, Diplomat and True Friend of the Jewish People; (3) Egypt’s El-Sisi Needs Israeli Gas to Survive

Friday Features – August 1, 2025: (1) The View from the Frontlines in the North: A Rare & Candid Interview with an Active-Duty Brigade Commander; (2) Jews in (Outer) Space; (3) Secret Diaries Reveal Ben Gurion’s Sleepless Nights

Friday Features – July 25, 2025: (1) Meet Humble Servant Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir: The IDF’s Unique Chief of Staff; (2) Jewish Life Thrives – Even in Places One Would Least Expect; (3) Jews Are Defying Stereotypes with Success in International Sports

Friday Features – July 18, 2025: (1) The Incredible Story of a Reserve Battalion Arresting Iranian Quds Force Operatives Deep Inside Syria; (2) Chabad’s Levi Shemtov: A Global Rabbi in the Capital of Power; (3) More Israeli Successes in Science, Technology and Business

Friday Features – July 11, 2025: (1) How Israeli Ingenuity and Technology Prepared an Aging Air Force Fleet for an Historic Victory; (2) Global Investors Have Made Israel’s Currency, Debt and Equity the World’s Top Performers; (3) Renewal of the Soul: Former Hostages Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen Get Engaged

Friday Features – July 4, 2025: (1) Mossad Chief David Barnea Paved the Way for Triumph in Iran; (2) Astonishing Data on Israel’s Technological Dominance in the 12-Day Iran War; (3) The Real Proof of Israel’s Victory is Unfolding in the Financial Markets – The Shekel is Leading the Charge