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Protego Ventures closes $125m. Fund I, expands focus on early‑growth defense companies

Protego was founded by Lital Leshem and Lee Moser and invests in Israeli companies that have demonstrated operational performance

Lital Leshem and Lee Moser founded Protego, Israel’s first and largest defense-tech venture capital firms after October 7 to support a growing number of start-ups in the field.
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion speaks with Archbishop Giorgio Lingua, the apostolic nuncio to Israel and the apostolic delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, at a reception for the diplomatic corps at the municipality's sukkah, Sept. 27, 2026.

Huckabee announces plan to break ground on permanent US Embassy in Jerusalem

Ondas is expanding its integrated autonomous defense systems platform

Expanding foothold in Israel, Ondas acquires three more defense tech companies

US President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025; illustrative

Trump willing to ‘part ways’ with Netanyahu when necessary, has often opposed him, Vance says


25 ViZionaries: Benaya Cherlow - No. 6

Founded SuitedSoldiers to help strengthen bipartisan support for Israel in Congress

Benaya Cherlow, founder of SuitedSoldiers

Son of Israel’s US envoy among four fallen soldiers honored in new pre-army program

‘The Four’ program in the Golan Heights will prepare religious, traditional, and haredi youth for service; honoree Moshe Leiter was the son of Israeli Ambassador to the US,| Yechiel Leiter.

‘The Four’ program in the Golan Heights will prepare religious, traditional and haredi youth for service and commemorates Maj. (res.) Moshe Yedidyah Leiter, Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Yossi Hershkovitz, Master Sgt. (res.) Sergey Shmerkin and Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Meir.

Huckabee says Turkish military was 'further south than supposed' before Israel's attack on Syria

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Al Arabiya in a Thursday interview that he didn't believe the Israeli attack on Syria was a provocation against Turkey, but more of a reaction.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, August 20, 2026.

Why Bennett, Eisenkot, and Lapid privately asked Trump not to endorse Netanyahu - analysis

Trump has personal political leverage over Netanyahu. So far, he has refrained from giving him the public election endorsement the prime minister had hoped for.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

'A toxic brand': US support for Israel 'collapsing' among Democrats and Republicans, expert warns

Speaking about the changing attitude toward Israel in the American political arena, Shain said that "Being anti-Israel in the US today is a hot commodity; it is worthwhile and rewarding."

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) and  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to the press as they meet at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, July 8, 2025

Israel aims to build its own stealth fighter jets, autonomous combat aircraft, senior official says

A senior Israeli official says the country is ready to develop homegrown stealth jets and unmanned combat aircraft as part of a push to reduce reliance on US aid

Loyal Wingman drone from Boeing supporting fighters in 3D illustration.

Netanyahu says Trump is in full control of Iran war, denies influencing strikes after DC meeting

Netanyahu denied pressuring Trump to enter or escalate the Iran war, saying the US president is the "senior partner" as the two leaders discussed the Hormuz blockade and further military action.

U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2025.

Maps of Syria, meeting Trump and Vance: What really happened behind Washington’s doors - analysis

The most important takeaway from Netanyahu’s Washington trip may not have been any single statement or announcement, but that Israel still needs to persuade the US of its position.

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with President Trump in the Oval Office in Washington DC.

US-Israel alliance pushed toward a bitter Democratic split over Gaza war and Netanyahu

Support for Israel among Democratic voters has plummeted, candidates critical of Israel are winning Democratic primaries, and even moderate lawmakers are increasingly willing to challenge US support.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials on the day of the funeral service for late US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC,July 28, 2026.

Israeli officials need to stop demonizing JD Vance, in doing so they prove him right - comment

We heard a warning about our isolation. He was telling us the era of automatic sympathy retires with his boss. Burn every Vance effigy you can build; the shift stays.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President JD Vance meet at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem last month. US politics has transformed Israel into a volatile symbol of domestic partisan identity, the writer asserts.