Monthly Archives: February 2024

Israeli Arabs visit Auschwitz

Posted on February 4, 2024

It was a historic event when the first Arab Israeli delegation visited the Auschwitz death camp on Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day).  Israel-Arab Yoseph Haddad features on this special documentary of the emotional journey of dozens of Arab Israelis to Poland … Continue reading →

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Helping protect ships in the Red Sea

Posted on February 4, 2024

This article mentions five Israeli startups that either are being used or could be used to help keep cargo ships safe from attack in the Gulf. Windward, and theDOCK hub startups WaveBL, Hoopo, ConboAI and DockTech. They all have previously … Continue reading →

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Promoting Arab-Jewish unity

Posted on February 4, 2024

The non-profit Tsofen (see here previously) has launched a new campaign to promote unity among Jews and Arabs working in Israel’s high-tech sector. Its slogan is “working together – right now we are making a voice of partnership.” Startups Intuit, … Continue reading →

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Bedouin eco-village turns desert into oasis

Posted on February 4, 2024

Project Wadi Attir in the northern Negev (see here previously) aims to show the world that proper land stewardship and technologies can turn an unlivable place into an oasis. It opened an agricultural school in 2018, grows medicinal plants and … Continue reading →

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Knights deliver rice to Israeli food charity

Posted on February 4, 2024

The order of the Knights of Malta (full title “Maltese Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem”) delivered 24 tons of rice to Leket Israel to support the people of Israel during the ongoing war. It was … Continue reading →

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A home for graduates with disabilities

Posted on February 4, 2024

The “Line for Life” Association has completed a new NIS 6 million home for its graduates. Situated in Kibbutz HaGoshrim, it will house eight individuals aged 21+ who will integrate into the local community, study at Tel Hai College, and … Continue reading →

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Locked in woman can speak again

Posted on February 4, 2024

The Israel ALS Research Association IsrA.L.S. It has worked with Israel’s D-ID (see here previously) to develop a virtual avatar for Debbie, a woman with ALS who can only move her eye muscles.  The AI technology recreated Debbie’s image, voice, … Continue reading →

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3D printer helps rebuild shattered leg

Posted on February 4, 2024

Doctors at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital used a 3D printer from Israel’s Stratasys to reconstruct the fractured knee of wounded IDF soldier Shilo Segev. The printer model identified a lack of upper thigh bone which surgeons rebuilt using bone … Continue reading →

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Israel’s first Advanced Therapies Award

Posted on February 4, 2024

Israel’s Bonus Biogroup (see here previously) is the first Israeli company ever to receive an Advanced Therapies Award, winning in the Cell Therapy Biotech Innovation category. Bonus Biotech has two products in advanced human trials – MesenCure and BonoFill. https://www.israel21c.org/first-ever-israeli-win-in-advanced-therapies-award-event/ … Continue reading →

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A better world for animals

Posted on February 4, 2024

University of Haifa’s Tech4Animals lab (see here previously) is developing AI-powered analysis of video, sensor, and audio data to determine animals’ emotional states. Its most advanced project is Cat Reader, a mobile app for detecting cat pain – initially for … Continue reading →

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