Every year, Business Insider gives a shout-out to women in the tech industry with its list of "most powerful women engineers in the world." This year, the publication featured 22 women, of which three were Israeli, by far the largest number of any country when compared to Israel's small size and population.

Amidst the tension and turmoil of the on-going Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a number of organizations and individuals are bravely reaching out to communities in order to build bridges and restore much needed hope and optimism for the future.

An Israeli-developed “mini-farm” that can grow vegetables anywhere with a self-sustaining “closed loop” of energy and nutrition and help feed a billion needy people has won a prize as the most promising project to help developing countries improve their economies.

What makes a self-made Chinese billionaire fall in love with Israel? Perhaps it's that like him, Israel started out without many resources, but became a high-tech powerhouse. Today, Li is the prime example of the Far-East's new-found interest in the holy land.

Prepare to laugh, as we compiled a list of the 10 funniest Israeli startup videos. These include everything from poisoning Bar Refaeli, to featuring the fake sign language interpreter from Mandela's funeral, to our very own NoCamels' Managing Editor - and sometimes TV star - Avner Meyrav.

There are many similarities between great chefs and great fashion designers: both require a keen sense of taste, and, for the masters in each field, the creator's personal signature is always apparent to connoisseurs. Israeli hat designer Maor Zabar has combined both areas with a collection of hats that look simply delicious!

James Brown once said "this is a man's world," but as these 10 Israeli women show, that couldn't be further from the truth. NoCamels has sifted through the startup nation to bring you the top ten key female figures in Israel's tech scene.

A recent study by the OECD has shown that Israel has the second-highest percentage of billionaire entrepreneurs in the world! The report ranked the best breeding-ground for financial entrepreneurial success, and it's Israel.

Israel is known as the Startup Nation, with new and innovative startups sprouting left and right. But did you know that in recent years Israel has also become a major exporter of TV shows? NoCamels presents the shows you watch but probably didn't know were conjured in an Israeli writer's mind.

The peace process may be in the dumps, but one Israeli entrepreneur thinks that the answer to peace lies at least partly with children, and their ability to play together online. The project, Games for Peace, is all about bringing Palestinians and Israelis together using online gaming.

Much of the world's conflict-resolution is done behind closed doors between various nations, but what if architects were thrown into the mix? Israeli firm Saya has set out to design a practical, architectural solution to world conflicts, from the Middle East to Cyprus and the US Mexican border.

No reason to fear the dark anymore! Israeli researchers are working on a nanomaterial that can be applied to any glasses to turn them into night-vision goggles!

Wheeling down a flight of stairs may no longer be a challenge for those confined to a wheelchair. Israeli company SoftWheel has developed a next-generation wheel that has its own inner-suspension system for shock absorption.

MassChallenge, the world's largest accelerator working out of Boston, has officially launched in Israel. Attending the launch was CEO John Harthorne, who told NoCamels why Israel has the perfect startup ecosystem for MassChallenge's first outside branch.

With his Israeli-American partner, Jewish media superstar Larry King is promoting cooperation between Israel and Silicon Valley. King, alongside the Technion, is setting up the Israel-Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, which he will personally fund.