Monthly Archives: March 2021

The largest Israeli-Egyptian conference in 20 years

Posted on March 21, 2021

Some 60 Israeli and Egyptian officials and businesspeople recently held the largest bilateral meeting in the last two decades. The event in Sharm el-Sheikh aimed to expand economic ties in agriculture, desalination, textiles, food, tourism and much more. https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/03/10/israeli-egyptian-officials-attend-largest-bilateral-conference-in-20-years/

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Arabs and Jews save lives together

Posted on March 21, 2021

Israel’s national emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) not only saves lives around the world, but its Arab and Jewish medics are a model example of Israeli coexistence. Israeli-Arab blogger Nas Yassin (famous for Nas Daily – reported here previously), … Continue reading →

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Arab-Israel teens build a satellite

Posted on March 21, 2021

Israeli-Arab teen Mariam Fahoum led her Nazareth classmates in building a fully functional satellite. The students worked on the project for three intense years, including while fasting during Ramadan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOj4OBR1iZE

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Elite IDF unit to train women for tech

Posted on March 21, 2021

The Woman2Woman program set up by graduates of the IDF’s elite 8200 tech unit is to train women for positions in Israel’s booming hi-tech industry. The program will partner leading tech companies, including Microsoft Israel, Salesforce, Dell and General Motors. … Continue reading →

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Israeli disabled emerge from lockdown

Posted on March 21, 2021

60 residents of Colel Chabad’s centers for Multiple Sclerosis, were able to go on an outing from their rehabilitative residences for the first time in nearly a year. 90 staff members took them to the Galilee’s fully accessible Jordan Valley … Continue reading →

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Running from Jerusalem to Eilat

Posted on March 21, 2021

Israeli charity Afikim provides children-at-risk in Israel, and their parents, with tools to help escape the cycle of poverty through education. At 230 miles, Run4Afikim (R4A) is the longest organized charity relay run in the world. This year it has … Continue reading →

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Huge drop in infections

Posted on March 21, 2021

Israel’s Covid-19 infection rate has fallen such that hospitals are now closing their coronavirus wards. 50% of Israelis are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. See also the YouTube animation showing relative percentages of each country’s vaccinations over the last 3 … Continue reading →

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Portable blood count system for UK hospital

Posted on March 21, 2021

Israel’s Sight Diagnostics (reported here previously) has deployed its lab-grade Sight OLO solution to the UK’s John Radcliffe Hospital, part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation. The portable system delivers Full Blood Count (FBC) results in just a few minutes. … Continue reading →

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Successful UK trial of anti-Covid-19 nose spray

Posted on March 21, 2021

Israel’s SaNOtize (reported here previously) has announced that UK trials showed its Nitric Oxide nose spray successfully reduced virus severity in infected patients and prevented it being transmitted to others. Emergency deployment is now being sought in Britain and Canada. … Continue reading →

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Paramedics save Jerusalem mother at 3am

Posted on March 21, 2021

Just before 3:00 a.m., a 56-year-old mother suffered a heart attack at her Jerusalem home. A total of eight United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs ran up five floors to administer CPR and defibrillator shocks. After 12 minutes, the woman’s pulse returned, … Continue reading →

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