Monthly Archives: January 2025

Israel could help solve Syria’s water crisis

Posted on January 26, 2025

Interesting article, explaining why Syria is suffering a severe water crisis and devastated agriculture resulting from water mismanagement, over extraction, and Turkey’s damming of the Euphrates river. Ironically, Israelis could help solve the crisis, but will Syria ask them? https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/bjts9a3pkl

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Congressional Friends of Judea and Samaria

Posted on January 26, 2025

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) has launched the congressional Friends of Judea and Samaria caucus to support legislation rejecting the term “West Bank” and to foster ties between Israel and the United States. They don’t say the US was founded on … Continue reading →

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Israeli passports get stronger

Posted on January 26, 2025

The Henley Passport Index ranks the Israeli passport as the 19th strongest in the world (up two places from last year and six from 2023). Israeli passport holders can now enter 170 countries without a visa.  Only the United Arab … Continue reading →

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Weizmann goes green

Posted on January 26, 2025

Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science is switching to the use of only green electricity and is becoming an almost fully renewable energy campus. It will supplement its own 12% solar energy with green, solar-derived electricity from the Enlight company to … Continue reading →

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Teaching Hebrew to benefit Bedouin kids

Posted on January 26, 2025

A unique course connects Ben-Gurion University students to Bedouin highschoolers near Beersheva. The BGU students earn necessary academic credit, while the Bedouin students significantly improve their Hebrew to enter academia and achieve inclusion in Israeli society. https://www.israel21c.org/teaching-bedouin-kids-hebrew-improves-their-opportunities/

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Positive proof of concept for arthritis treatment

Posted on January 26, 2025

Israel’s Raphael announced positive proof-of-concept clinical study results of its HPC1 non-psychoactive cannabinoid-based formula developed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. 12 adult participants reported lower pain levels and better sleep quality. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/raphael-pharmaceutical-announces-positive-proof-130000207.html https://www.raphaelpharmaceutical.com/

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European approval for stroke therapy

Posted on January 26, 2025

Israel’s Brain.Q (see here previously) has received the CE-Mark for its BQ 2.0 system, designed to reduce disability following ischemic stroke, the number one cause of disability worldwide. Brain.Q is also enrolling in the EMAGINE II pivotal study to seek … Continue reading →

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Fast track for blocked blood vessel treatment

Posted on January 26, 2025

The US FDA has granted Fast Track Designation to Israel’s BioGenCell (see here previously) for the development of BGC101 – its lead candidate for treating severe Critical Limb Threatening Ischemia (CLTI). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biogencell-receives-fda-fast-track-140000739.html

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Innovation in Cardiovascular Interventions

Posted on January 26, 2025

Israel recently held the 2024 conference on innovation in interventional cardiology (ICI) for the 29th year in Tel Aviv. Levron Medical won the $200,000 Jon de Haan Innovation award for its Cardio-Respiratory Physiological Assist  (CRPA) Treatment.. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-829448 https://icimed.org/ https://www.levron-medical.com/

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Revolutionizing healthcare in the South

Posted on January 26, 2025

The new Mor Institute’s Be’er Sheva branch allows residents to get cancer screening, low-radiation CT scans, virtual colonoscopies, eye care services such as retina consultations and OCT exams, cardiac tests like Holter monitoring and vascular ultrasounds, bone density tests, and … Continue reading →

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