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Jake Epstein
Illustrative image of a spacecraft launch into space (forplayday; iStock by Getty Images)
October 21, 2020, 10:24 am
Florida, Israel call on firms to bid for joint aerospace R&D funding
Projects will be awarded funding for a total of $2 million if they show promising partnerships, near-future commercialization potential, economic benefit to Israel and Florida
By Jake Epstein
A Tech2Peace online event. The nonprofit uses technology to create dialogue and collaborations between Israelis and Palestinians (Courtesy)
October 19, 2020, 12:21 pm
Israelis, Palestinians learn lessons of conflict and trust from Northern Ireland
In a virtual event held by bridge-building nonprofit Tech2Peace, local youth try to see the other side’s narrative with the help of a veteran advocate for Protestant-Catholic peace
By Jake Epstein
Participants get creative on their laptops during a seminar at Tech2Peace, September 2020 (Micha Silverman)
October 7, 2020, 11:04 am
Safe crossing: Israeli, Palestinian seek smoother transfer of patients and info
Prize-winning app idea aims to stop crucial health details from being lost as West Bank Palestinians go by ambulance to checkpoint, then by another ambulance to Israeli hospital
By Jake Epstein
left to right: Nicola Mansour, Gal Dvir and Sally Awad Asfour, co-founders of BlockIT (Courtesy)
August 26, 2020, 2:06 pm
Arab-Jewish ‘partnership of equals’ startup BlockIT aims to bring fun to school
Co-founders develop educational toy kit for virtual & real life game; diversity brings new ways of thinking and breaks down prejudices too, they say
By Jake Epstein
'50:50 Startups’ first cohort at Azrieli College of Engineering in March (Courtesy)
July 30, 2020, 12:26 pm
Israelis, Palestinians build bridges by joining forces in tech
50:50 Startups is an initiative that creates startup collaborations between Israelis and Palestinians to show they can create ‘partnerships of equals’
By Jake Epstein
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