Monthly Archives: March 2015

Citi launches tech challenge in Jerusalem

Posted on March 29, 2015

International banking giant Citi has launched the Citi Mobile Challenge in Europe (London & Warsaw), The Middle East (Jerusalem) and Africa (Nairobi). Developers can win $100,000 and Citi support by building innovative solutions based on Citi’s digital platform. http://www.citigroup.com/citi/news/2015/150223a.htm

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Israeli scientists calculate Saturn’s “day”

Posted on March 29, 2015

Scientists at at Tel Aviv University have solved the mystery of Saturn’s days, determining that one day on the planet lasts 10 hours and a little more than 32 minutes – seven minutes shorter than originally calculated. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4641248,00.html

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63.5% Israeli-Arab election turnout

Posted on March 29, 2015

Nearly two-thirds of Israel’s Arab population voted in the recent Israeli elections. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/Arab-sector-turnout-for-recent-elections-reached-635-percent-polling-data-shows-394878

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Israel’s medical diplomacy in action

Posted on March 29, 2015

The parents of children awaiting heart surgery by surgeons of Israel’s Save A Child’s Heart (SACH) are nervous, because being in Israel at all is a big risk for someone from Syria, Iraq, or Jordan. And every Tuesday children from … Continue reading →

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PA & Israeli girls study animal welfare together

Posted on March 29, 2015

40 girls from Jericho and Beit Shemesh participated in an event called “New Spring – New Hope,” at the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Israel. They visited animals and listened to a lecture in Hebrew and Arabic … Continue reading →

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Baseball for all

Posted on March 29, 2015

The Israel Association of Baseball (IAB) launched Baseball for All (Baseball Le’Kulam), the first ever program to teach Jewish and Arab Israeli children to play baseball. 28 sixth graders from Modiin and Ramle learned about baseball as they also learned … Continue reading →

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India’s PM tweets in Hebrew

Posted on March 29, 2015

Relations between India and Israel have improved so much since India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected. After Israel’s elections, Mr Modi tweeted in Hebrew, “Mazel tov, my friend Bibi @Netanyahu. I remember our meeting in New York last … Continue reading →

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In Vanuatu, everyone loves Israel

Posted on March 29, 2015

IsraAID workers discovered that the residents of the tiny islands of Vanuatu love Israel and called the Israelis “a light unto the nations”. IsraAID distributed over 40 tons of rice, flour and drinking water to residents of the Tongoa and … Continue reading →

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Brain disease mechanism discovered

Posted on March 29, 2015

Researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University and the University of California have discovered a new molecular mechanism in a mutant gene that governs how ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) attacks motor neurons. They have also identified that the protein MIF inhibits … Continue reading →

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BrainTech 2015

Posted on March 29, 2015

Here is a roundup by “neurotech entrepreneur” Yannick Roy of the first day of Israel Brain Technologies’ BrainTech 2015 Conference in Tel Aviv. The speakers focused on the main joint ‘brain initiatives’ being conducted around the world. http://neurogadget.com/2015/03/12/braintech-2015-day-1-roundup/11046

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