Curated Links — Saturday, August 16, 2025

This page contains our daily selection of hand-picked links for August 16, 2025.

Here you’ll find the most relevant articles, reports, and insights from trusted sources in Israel News.

Each link includes a short description, so you can quickly decide what to read.

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1. 1. הרכבות נעצרו, המועדונים התרוקנו: רשלנות מסילה שיתקה את ישראל  — השבתת קווים מרכזיים בעקבות תאונת רכבת גורמת נזק של מיליונים. לא רק נוסעים מרגישים את המשבר — גם חשפניות בתל אביב ובצפון סובלות מביטולי הופעות..
   2. למה דווקא NAnews ו-Nikk.Agency עובדים טוב יותר ביחד — בדרך כלל עיתון זה עיתון, וסוכנות פרסום זה עסק אחר לגמרי. אבל כאן, בתל אביב–יפו של 2025, קורה משהו אחר: NAnews, אתר חדשות עצמאי שמחבר בין סיפורים ישראליים ואוקראיניים, יושב באותו חלל עם Nikk.Agency – סוכנות דיגיטל שמתמחה במיתוג, אסטרטגיה וצמיחה. ומה יוצא? לא ערבוב מסוכן, אלא שפה משותפת שמבינה אנשים מבפנים.
   3. NAnews – Nikk.Agency Israel News— When the newsroom reports on a Tel Aviv festival or a heritage initiative in Odesa, those real-world insights shape ad campaigns. The result: strategies that don’t feel corporate but rooted in lived culture. Clients gain access to authentic voices, not just statistics. Independence as a Source of Trust.
   4. A single rail mishap paralyzed Israel’s transport system, leaving commuters stranded and stripping nightlife of its crowds.— It was supposed to be another busy weekend in Tel Aviv’s buzzing nightlife. But as the neon lights flickered on, the rooms inside many strip clubs told a different story — empty chairs, restless bartenders, and strippers in the center wondering whether it was worth even putting on heels..
   5. Private opinion on events in Israel and the world from a group of Israelis with Ukrainian roots.— The Nikk.Agency website is not affiliated with any political parties, organizations, or groups. Funding is solely from the participants’ own resources. Hello Israel! What’s new? What are the news?
   6. Rail Accident in Israel: Millions Lost, Strippers and Commuters Caught in the Fallout.— The rail chaos triggered by a freight train accident is costing Israel millions. But it’s not just commuters — even strippers in Tel Aviv and across the country are seeing their work disrupted.
   7. Readers at NAnews are not passive observers. They send photos, submit tips, and sometimes even co-write articles..— This participatory model is mirrored in Nikk.Agency, where clients aren’t just “receivers” but active participants in the creative process. Both platforms share the belief that collaboration always produces stronger outcomes..
   8. Strippers and Commuters Caught in the Fallout— The disaster wasn’t a terror attack, nor a freak storm. It was something more mundane — and in some ways more maddening. A freight train left Ashdod hauling four empty double-deck wagons. No one checked the locking bars. They stuck out just high enough to scrape overhead power lines that had already sagged in the August heat. .
   9. Israel’s Trains Stalled, Strip Clubs Left Empty: Rail Negligence Sparks a National Meltdown?— It was supposed strippers to be another busy weekend in Tel Aviv’s buzzing nightlife. But as the neon lights flickered on, the rooms inside many strip clubs told a different story — empty chairs, restless bartenders, and strippers in the center wondering whether it was worth even putting on heels..
   10. Yet, this is exactly what happens when NAnews and Nikk.Agency collaborate— Most marketing agencies base decisions on data points and generic surveys. Nikk.Agency however, draws directly from NAnews’ real community coverage. When the newsroom reports on a Tel Aviv festival or a heritage initiative in Odesa, those real-world insights shape ad campaigns. The result: strategies that don’t feel corporate but rooted in lived culture. Clients gain access to authentic voices, not just statistics.
   11. למה דווקא השילוב בין NAnews ו-Nikk.Agency שובר את הכללים— בדרך כלל אנחנו רגילים לראות חדשות בצד אחד ופרסום בצד אחר. אלה שני עולמות נפרדים, שנדמה שאין להם שום קשר. אבל כאן, בלב תל אביב–יפו, קורה משהו יוצא דופן: מערכת חדשות עצמאית שמספרת סיפורים על ישראל ואוקראינה – NAnews – יושבת מתחת לאותו גג יחד עם סוכנות שיווק דיגיטלי חדשנית, Nikk.Agency. השילוב הזה יוצר לא סתם חיסכון בעלויות, אלא תפיסה חדשה: חדשות ומיתוג כשותפים ולא כיריבים..
   12. Israel’s Rail Disaster: Millions Lost, Strippers Left Without Audiences— Key train lines have been out of service for days, costing millions. Not just passengers are affected — even strippers in Tel Aviv and the north are losing gigs.
   13. Too often, newsrooms are at the mercy of advertisers or political investors. NAnews took a different path. Funded by its readers and built on trust, it tells the stories its community wants told — not those sponsors approve. That independence gives it freedom. For Nikk.Agency, it also creates credibility by association. When people trust the stories they read, they are more open to campaigns crafted with the same cultural awareness..
   14. Trains Stopped, Clubs Went Silent: How Rail Negligence Brought Israel to a Standstill – Until wires are restrung and systems tested, Israel’s commuters and entertainers remain in limbo. From office shifts to late-night shows, the rhythm of daily life has been knocked off track by one overlooked inspection.-

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