Israel Advocacy

The A-Team is CBI’s Advocacy for Israel committee. Our goals include providing educational programs, forums for discussion, and knowledgeable speakers on current and critical issues dealing with Israel. Committee members disseminate time-sensitive information – you are encouraged to add your name to the list to receive these emails. The A-Team publishes information in the Spiel and the Review, and posts information on the shul hallway bulletin board. We keep you informed of community events in the Tampa Bay area, including but not limited to: AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), Hadassah, Israel Bonds, JCRC (Jewish Community Relations Council), JNF (Jewish National Fund), and more. We welcome you to join us!

Contact Eric Pastman for more information: eric_pastman@yahoo.com.

Breaking News on Israeli Technology Developments (updated 9/21/23):

Our planet has about 110 million landmines that kill or main 5,000 people per year. Israel has developed a new biosensor that easily identifies their location.

A new robotic fish finder developed at the University of Haifa is being used to determine the health of the ocean and promote sustainable fishing.

Why use one drug when two drugs in much smaller quantities are more effective? A team at Technion - Israel Institute of Techology developed an AI matchmaker for drugs.

In a recent pilot study conducted in Africa, an Israeli system that uses AI to detect standing water reduced the mosquito population by 75%

To view older articles, please visit the A-Team Archive

For more information on new Israeli technology developments visit ISRAEL21c

The A-Team requests that you support the extradition of Ahlam Tamimi to face justice in the United States for the Sbarro bombing in Jerusalem on August 9, 2001.

Israeli Innovations Presentations

If you missed any of the Israeli Innovation presentations. You can download the presentation by clicking the links below. The presentations are built using Apple's Keynote application and will require a compatible application to access the material.

However, the first link below is an hour long recording of the presentation that you can watch by simply clicking on it.

Israel Innovations - Q2 2023 Updates- Presented Apr. 25, 2023 (Video)

Israeli Innovations - Q4 2022 Update - Presented Oct. 25, 2022 (YouTube Video)

Israeli Innovations - Israel in Ukraine - Presented Apr. 26, 2022 (Keynote)

Israeli Innovations - Consumer/Cultural - Presented Nov. 16, 2021 (Keynote)

Israeli Innovations - Medical - Presented Nov. 2, 2021 (Keynote)

Israeli Innovations - Environmental - Presented Oct. 19, 2021 (Keynote)

Israeli Innovations - Agricultural - Presented Oct. 5, 2021 (Keynote)

Please click the links for Educational Webinars and videos from  StandWithUs, EMET, OpenDor Media and JNF.

For accurate news on Israel and the Jewish world visit Honest Reporting or Camera

Support the Conservative movement in Israel at MERCAZ USA

For information on AIPAC

If you'd like to visit Israel virtually, The Atlanta Israel Coalition has posted their virutal tours on Israel on YouTube. They are excellent!!!