Monthly Archives: August 2013

Wounded Syrians brought to Israeli hospital

Posted on August 11, 2013

Ziv Hospital in Tsfat is treating a Syrian man suffering from shrapnel and bullet wounds to his stomach and a 50 year-old woman with shrapnel in her heart. A 15-year-old Syrian girl walks after major surgery. Even the NY Times … Continue reading →

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Dead Sea salt makes healthy relationship

Posted on August 11, 2013

(Thanks to NoCamels.com) Israeli startup Naked Sea Salt partners with a Palestinian Arab company to use eco-friendly methods to harvest salt from the Dead Sea. Each of Naked Sea Salt’s fifteen flavors is blended with organic herbs and spices to … Continue reading →

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Israel helps build industrial park for PA

Posted on August 11, 2013

Israel’s Civil Administration has fully supported the joint French / Palestinian Authority project to establish a new industrial park in PA-controlled Area A territory, near Bethlehem. Infrastructure for the park runs through Israeli-controlled Area C. The park opens in August. … Continue reading →

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Muslim IDF soldier despite everything

Posted on August 11, 2013

Ahmed Inaim is a Bedouin soldier from Nazareth who enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces, despite losing one brother who fell in military service. Another brother was wounded by terrorists in the same raid that captured Gilad Shalit. He explains … Continue reading →

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Christian Arabs become Israeli Christians

Posted on August 11, 2013

(Thanks to BIG) The goal of the pro-Israel Arab Christians of Nazareth is to convince more young Arabs to join the army. “We live in a Jewish state, which is democratic and free. As Israeli Christians we see ourselves as … Continue reading →

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Barcelona scores with “peace tour”

Posted on August 11, 2013

Barcelona FC took a break from pre-season training to hold a two-day “peace tour” in the holy land with Israeli and Palestinian Arab kids. A favorite among Israeli and Palestinian Arab fans, the Barcelona team included Lionel Messi, regarded as … Continue reading →

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Stoudemire applies for Israeli citizenship

Posted on August 11, 2013

Amar’e Stoudemire, the New York Knicks star, is seeking Israeli citizenship. Stoudemire came to Israel to help coach Canada’s basketball team in the recent Maccabiah games. He is also part owner of Israeli basketball club Hapoel Jerusalem. http://www.jta.org/2013/08/02/arts-entertainment/stoudemire-seeks-israeli-citizenship#ixzz2ar3C9y6W

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Inhalation masks for babies

Posted on August 11, 2013

Until now, infants’ inhalation masks have been miniature versions of adult ones – ill-fitting and unable to deliver medicine effectively. Now Israel’s Technion has made an infant-specific inhalation mask that even allows a pacifier to be stuck in the child’s … Continue reading →

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Treating corneal edema

Posted on August 11, 2013

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s EyeYon Medical has two solutions for corneal edema, which affects an additional two million patients every year. First, Hyper CL is a patented contact lens that uses osmosis to release fluid build-up. Then a DSPEK polymer … Continue reading →

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The blind can “see” with their fingertips

Posted on August 11, 2013

(Thanks to Israel21c) Bar-Ilan Professor Zeev Zalevsky has invented a bionic contact lens that receives electrical signals and transmits the encoded image to the wearer’s cornea. The image gets translated into a tactile sensation that can be interpreted visually. http://israel21c.org/technology/bionic-contact-lenses-turn-touch-into-vision/

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