Monthly Archives: June 2023

What does Israel do for US

Posted on June 4, 2023

Yoram Ettinger’s latest article “Foreign Aid” to Israel is bonanza for the US” shows that the U.S.-Israel strategic relationship constitutes a classic case of a mutually- beneficial two-way street. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/370636

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Six new Ambassadors to Israel

Posted on June 4, 2023

Israeli President Isaac Herzog officially received new ambassadors from Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Uruguay, and Portugal at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. Guatemala is one of four countries to have an embassy in Jerusalem. https://www.jns.org/jns/isaac-herzog/23/5/24/290445/

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NIS 2 billion for Jerusalem Arabs

Posted on June 4, 2023

Israel has approved a new NIS 2 billion 5-year plan to benefit Jerusalem’s Arab residents. Its aim is to improve roads, public transport, water, sewage and electricity provision, develop employment opportunities, and build additional educational, cultural, sports and health facilities. … Continue reading →

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Faster acclimation for Ethiopian immigrants

Posted on June 4, 2023

In a pilot project, Ethiopian olim who landed in Israel on May 16 were immediately placed in new apartments in Kiryat Gat rather than absorption centers. Many came with academic degrees from urban centers and will now be able to … Continue reading →

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Videos for special children

Posted on June 4, 2023

Israel’s Poppins is a video solution that allows autistic children and their parents to filter the content of videos to accommodate the child’s visual preferences and prevent sensory overload. Poppins is licensing a range of TV programs and will also … Continue reading →

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Israeli farmers feed the poor

Posted on June 4, 2023

Last year over 1,000 Israeli farmers donated 26,450 tons of surplus fruit and vegetables to Israelis in need through Leket Israel-the National Food Bank. Leket, now in its 20th year, also rescued 1.9 million hot meals last year. The surplus … Continue reading →

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Please can we join your trial

Posted on June 4, 2023

Following the 100% success of Israel’s Alpha TAU’s last clinical trial of Alpha DaRT on recurring skin cancer (see here previously) medical institutes around the world are clamoring to participate in the upcoming pivotal trials. Alpha TAU has also begun … Continue reading →

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Restore hair in one hour

Posted on June 4, 2023

Israel’s Hairstetics has developed an injector to implant multiple strands of hair to the scalp, under local anesthetic, to instantly restore hair to women struggling with baldness. Women suffering from androgenic alopecia receive non-allergenic synthetic hair to match their own … Continue reading →

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Elderly Jewish Ukrainian woman rescued

Posted on June 4, 2023

Volunteers from emergency NGO United Hatzalah in Ukraine brought a sick, elderly Jewish woman from Mykolaiv to Israel for life-saving treatment. She was taken in a UH ambulance by ferry across the Black Sea to Bucharest and then flown by … Continue reading →

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Extending burns wound treatment to children

Posted on June 4, 2023

The US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has awarded $10 million to Israel’s MediWound (see here previously). Part of the funding will be used to extend its NexoBrid license to pediatric burns – 30% of the total burn … Continue reading →

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