Start-up nation thrives despite crisis – but can it endure? Posted by | Jan 1, 1970 | Israel NOWlej | 0 | “Investing now is perhaps the only way to secure Israel’s future as the oasis of innovation it has been in the Middle East,” writes Oded Hermoni, co-founder of J-Ventures. Read More CTech – Opinions . Read More in Israel NOWlej.