Monthly Archives: July 2018

Syrians thank Israelis for help

Posted on July 24, 2018

Israel’s aid and treatment of wounded Syrians doesn’t go totally unrewarded. Expressions of gratitude stretch from warm handshakes to an Israeli flag drawn by a 9-year-old Syrian girl. And a letter that in Arabic expresses “hope that the borders between … Continue reading →

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The Israeli humanitarian mindset

Posted on July 24, 2018

Thai officials leading the cave rescue operation ordered $100,000 worth of innovative communications devices from Israeli startup Maxtech, but CEO Uzi Hanoni donated them free of charge.  “That’s the Israeli contribution to this rescue effort”, he said. http://thejewishvoice.com/2018/07/09/israels-significant-role-thai-cave-rescue-operation/

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Aid to flooded Japanese

Posted on July 24, 2018

Japan IsraAID Support Program (JISP), has sent an emergency response team to the Okayama prefecture in western Japan where the heaviest rainfall in decades has caused flooding, landslides and loss of life. The JISP team are Japanese professionals who have … Continue reading →

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Wonder Woman visits children’s hospital

Posted on July 24, 2018

Israeli actress Gal Gadot took a break from filming the sequel to the 2017 movie “Wonder Woman” to visit a children’s hospital in Virginia in full costume. Gadot visited children on the wards at Inova Children’s Hospital in Annandale. https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/gal-gadot-visits-childrens-hospital-in-wonder-woman-costume/

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Cybercrime agreement with Europol

Posted on July 24, 2018

Israel Police and the European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol are to collaborate in battling cybercrime, terrorism, and fraud. They will joint plan operational activities and exchange strategic information. It is the Europol’s first such agreement with a non-EU country. … Continue reading →

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Positive emotions can shrink tumors

Posted on July 24, 2018

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have linked positive emotions with cancer remission. In laboratory tests, increased levels of the pleasurable neurotransmitter dopamine helped the immune system to reduce tumor size by 50 per cent. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-study-shows-positive-emotions-may-shrink-cancer-tumors/ https://www.youtube.com/embed/gDZUiOqhzfA?rel=0

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Mobile dental clinic for Kenya

Posted on July 24, 2018

Israeli humanitarian aid organization IsraAID set up a mobile dental clinic for one week in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. The four-person dental team treated many of the 190,000 refugees in the camp, many of whom had never received dental … Continue reading →

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Palestinian Arab baby saved

Posted on July 24, 2018

Israeli Border Police in the city of Hebron saved the life of a nine-month-old Palestinian Arab baby. Hearing shouts from a house, they found an unconscious baby boy and distraught parents. They administered CPR until an Israeli medical team arrived … Continue reading →

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Re-engineering the immune system to fight cancer

Posted on July 24, 2018

I have reported nearly 20 articles (see here) about Israeli scientists using immunotherapy to tackle cancer. Now Israel’s Cancer Research Fund and US Cancer Research Institute are partnering to decide which, of 160 Israeli research projects, could make the next … Continue reading →

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Instant blood tests from a pin-prick

Posted on July 24, 2018

I reported previously (see here) on Israeli startup Sight Diagnostics and its Malaria blood test. Now Sight Diagnostics has launched a “lab-grade” desktop blood count analyzer called OLO, that digitizes blood images into complete blood count (CBC) tests from only … Continue reading →

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