Monthly Archives: August 2024

Support for Druze families

Israelis have donated some two million shekels to help support the families of the Druze children in Majdal Shams killed by a rocket fired by Hezbollah terrorists. Countless Israelis made pilgrimages to the local playground, laying bouquets of flowers or … Continue reading

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Paraguay to move embassy back to Jerusalem

Paraguay has announced the relocation of its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, reaffirming its unwavering support for the Jewish people. The official statement emphasized, “Paraguay will always be on the side of the Jewish people, no matter what the … Continue reading

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3 Israeli universities again in top 100

The Shanghai Ranking, is widely viewed as an authority in determining the quality of academic institutions. In its 2024 list, The Weizmann Institute was ranked in 69th place, Hebrew University in 81st place, and the Technion Institute in 85th place. … Continue reading

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Inspiring Muslim blogger

Nagham Haj Ali, 20, from Shefa-Amr in northern Israel has over 500,000 social media followers. She volunteers at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center and tells everyone to do national service. President Herzog awarded her a certificate of excellence for fostering understanding … Continue reading

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The IDF Bedouin Battalion

A photo essay on the IDF’s Bedouin battalion that operates in the desert terrain of Israel’s south. In addition to the Bedouin majority, the battalion also has Jewish, Arab Israeli, and Christian soldiers – a diversity that reflects its soldiers’ deep-rooted … Continue reading

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Hoops sanctuary for displaced kids

Jared Armstrong made Aliyah (eventually) from Philadelphia to Ashkelon. Following Oct 7, and subsequent Hamas rocket attacks, he converted his Jared Armstrong Basketball (JAB) CAMP non-profit to unite diverse children via basketball camps and clinics in Israel and the US. … Continue reading

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Co-existence in Northern hospitals

Prof. Masad Barhoum, Christian Arab director of Galilee Medical Center, and Prof. Salman Zarka, Israeli Druze director of Ziv Medical Center in Safed, describe how their staff of Jews, Christians, Muslims, Circassians, Druze, and Bedouins work as a family to … Continue reading

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Rejuvenating cancer-killing cells

Researchers at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have discovered why natural killer (NK) cells in the immune system lose their ability to fight cancer. They introduced nanoparticles that silenced the enzyme DGK alpha and the transcription factor Egr2, returning the NK cells … Continue reading

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Wearable can predict epileptic attacks

Israel’s Blink Energy has developed a tiny device, fitted to one eyelid, that monitors and analyzes blink patterns to detect or diagnose health conditions. E.g., to warn of an imminent epileptic seizure; or if about to fall asleep at the … Continue reading

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Diagnosing high-risk fat

All fat is not created equal. Scientists at Israel’s Ben Gurion University have devised a non-surgical miRNA biomarker biopsy test for visceral adipose tissue (VAT) inflammation, which is derived from a specific type of body fat that poses a high … Continue reading

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