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JULY 13 • 2023 | 7

Another exciting 
development for Israeli 
transportation is self-
driving buses, where the 
Transportation Ministry, 
the Israel Innovation 
Authority (IIA) and Ayalon 
Highways are collaborating 
to promote an autonomous 
bus pilot, another milestone 
to the revolutionary vision 
of fully automated public 
transport. Israel is definitely 
aiming high and recently 
even began conducting tests 
of a flying taxi, a futuristic 
solution that will help ease 
traffic issues. 
Defense — Israel is 
considered safe and has a 
strong military presence. 
In Israel, both men and 
women have mandatory 
military service in the 
Israeli Defence Forces 
(IDF). 
Military service is not 
only necessary for citizens’ 
protection and sense of 
security but also becomes 
the source for building 
character and innovation 
development as the IDF 
becomes a fertile ground 
for entrepreneurship. If 
you are accepted to an elite 
unit, you are exposed to 
life-changing experiences, 
gain leadership skills, and 
practice profound decision-
making and problem-
solving-skills that can 
provide endless knowledge 
and huge advantages in real 
life.
In the words of Israel’s 
first prime minister 
David Ben-Gurion: “It’s 
not enough to be up to 
date; you have to be up to 
tomorrow.” 
One recent example of 
Israeli military innovation 

that is “up to tomorrow” 
is the “Ofek-13,” a new spy 
satellite launched in March 
that is the most advanced 
of its kind, delivering the 
highest quality images to 
the Israel Defense Forces 
and is crucial for military 
intelligence gathering. 
Food and AgTech — If 
you ever visited Israel, 
you must have enjoyed 
the exceptional culinary 
experience. Israeli food 
reflects the national culture 
and is very developed, with 
a high emphasis on social 
gatherings and family. 
Israel’s strong and 
innovative AgriFood sector 
is mainly a combination of 
governmental support and 
learning from the situation 
of local resources shortage. 
Just recently, the Israel 
Innovation Authority 
announced it would invest 
up to $13 million in 
FoodTech Fermentation, a 
technology that can assist in 
creating plant-based meat 
and dairy substitutes. 
Israeli food startups are 
constantly emerging and 
offering revolutionary 
solutions. One of them is 
Redefine Meat, a company 
that uses a 3D printer to 
create animal-free meat 
with the same texture 
and flavor using natural 
ingredients. 
There is, of course, many 
more reasons for Israelis to 
be happy about. Hopefully, 
you will get the chance to 
come to Israel soon to take 
a closer look. 

Liza Yedwab is the manager of 

Israel Operations for the Michigan 

Israel Business Accelerator. This 

essay first appeared in its news-

letter. 

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