Monthly Archives: August 2015

Scholarships and pride for Druze students

Posted on August 9, 2015

Thanks to International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), many Druse students received University scholarships in memory of former Druse IDF officer and Majdal Shams mayor Maj. Salim Shufi. The current mayor said the event gave the students a sense … Continue reading →

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A Heart for Peace

Posted on August 9, 2015

Since it began in 2005, A Heart for Peace’s Israeli and Palestinian Arab doctors at Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital have treated 607 children with congenital heart diseases from Gaza and the PA territories. No child has been prevented from receiving care. … Continue reading →

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Haifa doctors save two Palestinian Arabs in Jerusalem

Posted on August 9, 2015

18 year-old Muhammad Jabri nearly died in a Hebron car crash but was saved by doctors from Haifa’s Rambam hospital who were at Augusta Victoria hospital in Jerusalem treating another Palestinian Arab when Jabri was brought in. http://unitedwithisrael.org/palestinian-teen-saved-by-israeli-doctors-at-rambam-hospital/

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Israel donates helicopters to Jordan

Posted on August 9, 2015

Israel has given around 16 retired U.S.-supplied Cobra combat helicopters to Jordan to help fend off insurgent threats on Jordan’s Syrian and Iraqi borders. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/23/mideast-crisis-israel-jordan-idUSL8N0ZO15120150723?rpc=401

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Training 150 Indian police

Posted on August 9, 2015

Last week I reported about the Israeli-trained Indian anti-terror SWAT team. This week, Israel’s ambassador to Israel announced that Israel will give anti-terror training to 150 Indian policemen at the new state-of-the-art national police academy in Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem. … Continue reading →

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Israel Africa hub is launched

Posted on August 9, 2015

Israeli startup Fundz has launched the online community Israel Africa Hub. It will leverage technology to support the fast growing technology ecosystems across Africa, allowing entrepreneurs and investors to interact, co-invest or expand existing enterprises. http://disrupt-africa.com/2015/08/online-community-launched-to-build-ties-between-africa-and-israel/

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Discovery of the melanoma trigger

Posted on August 9, 2015

A team of researchers from Tel Aviv University, Israel’s Technion, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sheba Medical Center have discovered what causes melanoma cells to turn into aggressive tumors. The scientists are convinced that it will soon lead to … Continue reading →

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Protection against microbial infections

Posted on August 9, 2015

Professor Ervin Weiss, founder of Israel’s NanoLock, has invented a nano-polymer additive that protects against microbial infections – one of the most urgent medical problems. NanoLock has just acquired licenses and patents for the technology. http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/nanolock-enters-agreement-to-license-patented-additive-for-mitigating-antimicrobial-resistance-517561311.html

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Diagnosing malaria in only 3 minutes

Posted on August 9, 2015

Israel’s Sight Diagnostics (SightDx) uses computer vision technology to scan “stained” blood samples under a fluorescent microscope and detect the presence of anomalies in blood cells due to malaria. The 3 minute test contrasts with current tests that take one … Continue reading →

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Dancing can treat Parkinson’s

Posted on August 9, 2015

When Professor Rafi Eldor was told that he had Parkinson’s disease, seven years ago, he felt that the sky had fallen on him. Two years later he took up dancing and now watch him dance to the theme tune of … Continue reading →

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