AIPAC announced that provisions supportive of Israel were added to the 2018 Fiscal Year Omnibus Appropriations Bill passed on March 23rd. The provisions, which arose from bipartisan support in the House and the Senate, establish a U.S.-Israel Center for Excellence in energy and water technologies. Additionally, the law funds the U.S.-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Energy (Bird-Energy) Program. U.S. Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA) commented that, “Thi

Israeli technology was utilized following the devastating hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Initially designed to assist military personnel in harsh environments, the technology is now being implemented for humanitarian causes globally, as reported by Newsmax. It works best in humid climates and uses energy equivalent to that of a strong lightbulb to produce between 160 to 1,600 gallons of water daily depending on the size of the unit. The water produced is incredibly pure. While w

Prior to U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s May 22nd visit, the Israeli Minister of Economy Minister Eli Cohen announced that Israel plans to increase its exports to the U.S to over $100 billion by 2020. This is more than five times Israel’s 2016 U.S. export volume of $17.6 billion. Texas is poised to be one of the most important recipients of these exports. ​ One additional type of export that may see an increase especially following Cohen’s initiative are agricultural exports