Monthly Archives: June 2012

BioMed 2012 Conference highlights Israel’s excellence

Posted on June 10, 2012

The ILSI-Biomed 2012 Conference in Tel Aviv displayed the achievements of the Israeli biotech industry. It also highlighted Israel’s drive to tailor medical devices to the individual patient whilst making them easier for the expert physician to operate. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/156160 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1cnKHaOdVs&feature=player_embedded

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Rewriting DNA to understand what it says

Posted on June 10, 2012

A new Weizmann Institute study advances our understanding of the genetic code. It proposes a way of effectively introducing numerous carefully planned DNA segments into genomes of living cells and of testing the effects of these changes. http://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/rewriting-dna-to-understand-what-it-says

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A new book every 80 minutes

Posted on June 10, 2012

A new book, CD or magazine is published every 80 minutes by the “People of the Book” in the Jewish State, amounting to about 20 titles per day, according to data released by the National Library ahead of Israel Book … Continue reading →

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Israeli teenager is top volunteer

Posted on June 10, 2012

Ben Havardi is the youngest winner ever to receive the “President’s Award for the Volunteer” given to those who have contributed to Israeli society in an extraordinary way. He works with special needs children, distributes food to the needy, visits … Continue reading →

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“Israel is a beacon of true freedom”

Posted on June 10, 2012

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee certainly didn’t hold back on the accolades for the Jewish State at the 8th annual Jerusalem Banquet of the Eagles’ Wings organization in Manhattan. “Every time we win a friend for Israel, we win a … Continue reading →

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Hero of Silence

Posted on June 10, 2012

British Jew David Littman, who passed away recently, had been a Mossad agent, human rights activist and a historian. His biggest achievement was rescuing 530 Moroccan Jewish children and bringing them to Israel in 1961. In 2009 Israeli President Shimon … Continue reading →

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I’m really happy about this

Posted on June 10, 2012

Moving up from 8th place, the world’s sixth happiest people in the world are – the Israelis! It’s published in the Wall Street Journal. http://247wallst.com/2012/05/22/the-happiest-countries-in-the-world-2/2/

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Israel can be Hong Kong squared

Posted on June 10, 2012

Professor Charles Murray – author of “The Bell Curve” – spoke at the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies conference on the free market. http://www.timesofisrael.com/how-jewish-genetic-genius-can-make-israel-a-hong-kong-squared/ http://www.jims-conference.org/Program/Pages/Agenda.aspx

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Israel’s vegetable paradise – the desert

Posted on June 10, 2012

60 per cent of all Israel’s agricultural exports are now grown in the Arava – originally the desert region from Eilat to the Dead Sea. Israel has truly made the desert bloom. 600 farms now produce 150,000 tons of peppers … Continue reading →

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Success of Jerusalem’s Startup Weekend

Posted on June 10, 2012

150 budding entrepreneurs participated in the first Jerusalem competition to select hi-tech business ideas. Among the 13 final selections were several from the Arab and ultra-orthodox religious communities, plus from the Palestinian Authority. http://www.jpost.com/Business/BusinessNews/Article.aspx?id=271386 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx2Fb9dsxME&feature=relmfu

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