Monthly Archives: July 2019

Anti-bacterial tooth fillings

Posted on July 14, 2019

Tel Aviv scientists have developed dental filling material made of resin-based composites enhanced by antibacterial nano-assemblies. It can hinder bacterial growth on dental restorations, the main cause of secondary tooth decay that can lead to root-canal treatment and tooth extractions. … Continue reading →

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Paramedics cross the seas

Posted on July 14, 2019

Israel’s Magen David Adom has inaugurated its new ‘Sea-Bulance’ service to assist people in need of critical medical treatment and rescue while at sea. It currently operates in the Sea of Galilee equipped with advanced medical tools and can carry … Continue reading →

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Paramedics scale the heights

Posted on July 14, 2019

Israel’s Magen David Adom paramedics treated a Haifa crane operator who lost consciousness, 50 meters above ground. Using advanced medical equipment, they provided treatment before harnessed firefighters and security guards extracted and evacuated him to hospital in stable and good … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem breakthrough

Posted on July 7, 2019

U.S. envoys Jason Greenblatt and David Friedman inaugurated the Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem’s City of David. Ambassador Friedman broke through a wall, to open the tunnel, saying “this is where the ancient prophets of Israel gave voice to revolutionary ideals … Continue reading →

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Reunited in hospital

Posted on July 7, 2019

Two veterans of the War of Independence Battle of Gush Etzion, were simultaneously but separately referred for heart surgery at Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital 71 years later. Doctors noticed similar scar tissue from shrapnel wounds incurred during the battle. They then … Continue reading →

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UK minister visits Western Wall

Posted on July 7, 2019

UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid, a Muslim, visited the Western Wall (Kotel) during his latest visit to Israel. It comes 19 years after the last British government minister visited Jerusalem and the Western Wall. (N.B. Boris Johnson visited the Kotel … Continue reading →

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Biblical mosaics in ancient Galilee synagogue

Posted on July 7, 2019

Biblical mosaics recently uncovered at a 1,600-year-old synagogue in the Galilean town of Huqoq include the earliest known artistic rendering of the little-known Exodus story of Elim, and a partially preserved depiction of the Book of Daniel’s grotesque four beasts. … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem rebuilt

Posted on July 7, 2019

Israel’s capital is seeing huge numbers of building projects. They include the Jerusalem Gateway business park, a new wing of Shaare Tzedek hospital, the new National Library, the Jerusalem cable car and new court buildings in Jaffa Road.  Things are … Continue reading →

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Israeli cheesemaker wins gold

Posted on July 7, 2019

Israel’s Hanoked Dairy won gold at the 2019 Mondial du Fromage in France for its Leshem sheep milk cheese. Hanoked also won silver for its Beit Hakerem goat milk cheese and helped set a Guinness World Record for the largest … Continue reading →

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Israeli show jumpers qualify for Olympics

Posted on July 7, 2019

Israeli equestrian show jumpers took a huge leap for the country by qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics – the first time that Israel has earned a place in the games in that sport. Four Israeli riders took first place at … Continue reading →

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