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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


Israel's $50 million influence campaign reaches beyond Iran ceasefire - report

As 69% of US adults hold an unfavorable opinion of the Israeli government, Israel has spent an all-time high on hasbara at roughly $730 million, over four times the sum allowed in 2025.

Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.

House rejects bill to strip Israel aid despite over 100 Democrats voting to cut funding

The House voted 314 to 104 to defeat the measure, offered as an amendment to a State Department spending bill by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky.

US Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks to the press as he exits a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Foreign influence, including from Israel, does not dictate US's Iran policy, Vance tells Joe Rogan

Vance told Rogan that a well-funded campaign targeted him over negotiations with Iran, while insisting he would pursue Trump’s objectives and put US interests first.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks on Joe Rogan's podcast, published July 15, 2026.

Israel-Lebanon talks conclude in Rome, pilot zones agreed, IDF may begin withdrawal in days

Two pilot zones were agreed upon to test the successful expression of Lebanese sovereignty through the implementation of agreed-upon conditions by the Lebanese armed forces, an official told the Post

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, April 14, 2026.

Editor's Notes: Israel-US alliance after the aid is gone must become a partnership, not an MoU

Israel should stop talking like a needy recipient. America should stop pretending this is philanthropy. Both governments have decided the aid era is over, and that something new must come next.

US President Barack Obama (C-R), escorted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C-L), view battery of Iron Dome, short-range missile defence system during a welcome ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport on March 20, 2013 near Tel Aviv.

Withdrawal cannot be a gesture of faith: US, Israel must align on Lebanon - editorial

“We did not ask anyone’s permission to enter Lebanon, and we do not need permission to stay in Lebanon,” Israel Katz said, adding that Israeli forces would remain until Hezbollah is disarmed.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he steps off Air Force One to board the new Qatari-gifted Boeing plane, enroute to the United States following his participation in the NATO Summit at Royal Air Force Mildenhall on July 08, 2026 in Mildenhall, England.

Rahm Emanuel to warn ‘Greater Israel' could harm Israel-US alliance in Tel Aviv Speech

Veteran Democrat and potential 2028 presidential candidate is set to spell out his vision for Israel and its neighbors in Tel Aviv address.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks during a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hearing on Capitol Hill July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trump says Netanyahu 'knows who the boss is,' as leaders discuss possible White House visit

"We get along very good. [Netanyahu] knows who the boss is," Trump said in a phone interview with Axios.

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.

Celebrating the ‘United States of Possibility,' and an Israel of impossible possibles - opinion

For all the tensions of the moment, Israelis and Americans should celebrate America’s 250th, toasting both countries as miracle-makers that keep making the impossible not just possible but routine.

The Statue of Liberty is lit up ahead of the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of US independence, on July 1, 2026.

Your Taxes: Lebanese people want to give peace a chance - is it time to do business?

All in all, it seems the trilateral framework is a tristate building permit that lays the foundations for the next Trump Tower.

A demonstrator holds empty tear gas canisters during a protest over the deteriorating economic situation, in Riad al-Solh Square in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2023.