In the 11th Jan 26 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include
More Israelis now live in Gaza border communities than before Hamas invasion.
Israel’s life-saving skin cancer treatment can now cure multiple myeloma.
Israel boosts ties with Greece, Cyprus, Morocco, Chile, Honduras and Somaliland.
Nvidia’s boss praised Israel for powering its global success.
Israelis enjoy excellent employment prospects and inflation-beating salaries.
Israeli basketball star enjoyed two major birthday presents.
Grandchildren of US Ambassador to Israel discovered buried treasure.
This first newsletter of 2026, published on 11/1 (or 1/11 if you prefer) contains a number of firsts for Israel. The first engagement of two ex-hostages. The first concert of an ex-hostage. The first time Israeli-developed skin cancer treatment has been re-engineered to treat blood cancer. The first center to research into the interface between AI and the brain. And the first Israeli baby of 2026 (born in the first minute of the year).
The first Arab-Muslim Israeli police commander. The first military defense plan between Israel and Morocco. The first delegation from Chile to visit Israel. The first country in the world to recognize Somaliland. And the first visit to Israel by the son of the ex-Shah of Iran.
The first Israel-developed supercomputer for Nvidia. The first system to connect multiple drones. Israel's first launch pad for vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The first comprehensive border-protection system. The first technology to recycle mixed construction debris into end-product building materials. And an Israeli university that is first of its peers in generating founders of billion-dollar companies.
The first direct airline service from Israel to Vietnam. The first view of a million-year-old Israeli cave system. And the first family of an American Ambassador to discover buried treasure in the Jewish State.
The photo (TY Sharon) is of Iranian protest posters in the Jerusalem museum of Islamic Art. They were first exhibited in 2016 and we hope that their messages will inspire the Iranian people one decade later.
