Monthly Archives: October 2025

One of UN’s best tourism villages

Kibbutz Neot Smadar in Israel’s Arava is included in the U.N. Tourism 2025 list of 52 Best Tourism Villages in the world. The U.N. agency praised the kibbutz for its cultural and natural richness and its commitment to sustainability “in … Continue reading

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Christians stand with Israel

Thousands of Christian pilgrims came to Israel for the Feast of Tabernacles, showing no hesitation in supporting Israel during these times. They gathered for the A Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (DPPJ) and the Awake Jerusalem solidarity … Continue reading

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UAE to build embassy in Herzliya

A permanent embassy for the United Arab Emirates is to be constructed in Herzliya, following a four-year search, Israel Land Authority and the mayor of Herzliya have confirmed. The deal is valued in the tens of millions of shekels. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-870864

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Israel ranks 4th in OECD for life expectancy

Israel spends less than most OECD countries on health, yet it has one of the lowest levels of infant mortality, heart disease mortality, and preventable deaths. Israel’s average life expectancy is 83.8 years – almost a year more than in … Continue reading

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Downton Abbey writer can write again

Downton Abbey creator Lord Julian Fellowes was successfully treated for essential tremor at St. Mary’s Hospital, London with the incisionless focused ultrasound therapy from Israel’s Insightec. He had lost the ability to write by hand due to involuntary shaking. https://insightec.com/news/downton-abbey-creator-lord-julian-fellowes-successfully-treated-for-essential-tremor-with-insightecs-incisionless-focused-ultrasound-therapy/ … Continue reading

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Israel can kickstart US IVF initiative

The new US policy announcement making In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) more accessible is good news for Israel, which has been at the forefront of IVF treatment for decades. It opens up a massive opportunity for medical technology companies, particularly in … Continue reading

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Be smart – pay attention

A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows that the auditory cortex, one of the brain’s main sound-processing centers, changes how it operates when we focus on a task. It synchronizes its activity to the rhythm of the … Continue reading

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IBD therapy discovered

Israel’s Immunai has used its immune system AI mapping platform to discover a novel therapeutic target for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Immunai has partnered with AstraZeneca who will develop the therapy, which if successful will earn Immunai up to $85 … Continue reading

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Breakthrough device for bladder cancer treatment

Israel’s CAPS Medical (see here previously) has received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its its PlasmaSure™ System to treat low- to intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/caps-medicals-plasmasure-receives-fda-110000164.html

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Assyria’s 700 BCE letter to Kingdom of Judah

Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,700-year-old cuneiform Akkadian-language inscription – the first ever found in Jerusalem’s City of David. The inscription specifies the first of Av – a date common to Mesopotamia and Judah. It also mentions an Assyrian chariot officer. … Continue reading

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