Monthly Archives: April 2022

Warm relations with UK

Posted on April 17, 2022

Positive report from the recent Jerusalem Post Conference in London. Israeli ministers and leaders met with Britain’s Prime Minister, Home Secretary, Trade Envoy, Undersecretary of State for Justice, and many more VIPs. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-703040

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MKs visit Indonesia

Posted on April 17, 2022

Members of Knesset Avi Dichter and Nira Shpak made history when they participated in the 144th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference in Bali. It was the first time MKs visited Indonesia, a country with which Israel has no diplomatic … Continue reading →

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UAE publishes book on achievements of Zionism

Posted on April 17, 2022

The Israeli book “Zionism in Arab Discourse,” by Prof. Uriya Shavit of Tel Aviv University and Dr. Ofir Winter of the Institute for National Security Studies, has been translated into Arabic and published in the United Arab Emirates. https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/03/22/israeli-academic-study-of-zionism-published-in-uae-amid-expanding-ties/ https://www.jpost.com/international/article-702438

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The first Ethiopian female Israeli military judges

Posted on April 17, 2022

Two female IDF officers have become the first Israeli women of Ethiopian origin to be appointed IDF military court judges. Major Tamar Bekia Adgach and Major Mazi Mekonen were appointed to military courts in Judea and Samaria. https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/03/21/2-idf-majors-become-first-ethiopian-women-named-military-court-judges/

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Cancer therapy “double-whammy”

Posted on April 17, 2022

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a 2-in-1 anti-cancer nanoparticle. It is the world’ first RNA-based treatment to combine chemotherapy to destroy cancer cells and immunotherapy to stimulate the immune system to identify and attack the remaining cancer cells. … Continue reading →

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The first “shining star” baby

Posted on April 17, 2022

Israeli doctors delivered by Caesarian section the first baby born at the “Shining Star” Israeli field hospital in Ukraine. Mother and baby are doing well. https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-baby-born-at-israeli-field-hospital-in-ukraine/

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Israeli Arab leads Ukraine field hospital lab

Posted on April 17, 2022

Arab-Israeli Amir Zoabi heads up the laboratory at the Israeli field hospital in Ukraine. Set-up in an unused schoolroom, his lab can conduct any required test. In this article Amir shares his feelings about being part of the Israeli humanitarian … Continue reading →

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Eye-opening breakthrough

Posted on April 17, 2022

Doctors at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center have performed the first implant of the thinnest artificial cornea ever printed in the world. The 50-micron thick EndoArt implant (see here previously) reduces recovery time and risk of rejection. The patient had … Continue reading →

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US approval for fast diagnosis of collapsed lung

Posted on April 17, 2022

Israel’s Aidoc (see here previously) has received US FDA approval for its newly developed X-ray solution that detects cases of pneumothorax (collapsed lung) on X-rays for more efficient triage. Fast diagnosis of the condition can prevent subsequent respiratory or cardiac … Continue reading →

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Toxic cancer treatment made safe

Posted on April 17, 2022

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have improved a cancer therapy that killed tumors but was too toxic for use.  They added a specially created antibody that targets only the CD40 receptor protein molecule which stimulates the immune system to fight … Continue reading →

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