Yitz Applbaum

taking heat Colby back in Capitol’s crosshairs Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s under secretary for policy, is once again facing criticism from senators who said he was evasive, unresponsive and even disrespectful at a classified briefing on Thursday regarding the implementation of the National Defense Strategy, Jewish Insider’s Marc Rod reports. Senators said that, among other issues, Colby had failed to provide clear answers regarding the war in Iran.

It has been quite some time since I’ve had the presence of mind to sit down and write my wine column. Since I last wrote, I’ve welcomed a granddaughter, something I highly recommend, and started an early stage defense technology fund in Israel. Even with all of the changes in my life, the thing I’ve missed most is writing this column and hearing from readers. As Passover approaches, I’ve received hundreds of emails asking for my Seder lineup, so I’m bringing the column back.

Opinion "Israel is going to see hundreds of billions of dollars in defense tech exits in the next few years that are going to displace existing primes and reshape the global defense landscape," writes Yitz Applbaum, chairman of Kinetica VC fund. 10:42, 15.01.26 We know that Israel is the world’s most impressive cyber power. For decades, famed IDF units have produced some of the world’s best engineers and hackers.