Monthly Archives: October 2025

International Jerusalem march

Thousands, from 70 countries, gathered in Sacher Park for the International Jerusalem March, hosted by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) during the Sukkot holiday. The ICEJ represents millions of Christians around the world who support Israel. https://www.jns.org/the-international-jerusalem-march-brings-joy-and-friendship-to-the-capital/

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Tourism to Tajikistan launched

Israel’s Tourism Minister Haim Katz made the first official visit by an Israeli Cabinet member to the Muslim state of Tajikistan. There he signed the first bilateral tourism accord with Tajikistani Committee for Tourism Development Chairman Jumakhonzoda Jamshed Jurakhon. https://www.jns.org/israel-and-tajikistan-sign-tourism-agreement-in-landmark-visit/

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Why the immune system ignores food

I missed this discovery in May by scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute. They identified that ROR-gamma-T cells trigger a chain reaction of four types of immune cells, which stop the body’s attacking cells (CD8 cells) from responding to food proteins. … Continue reading

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Restoring vision in a shingles-blinded eye

Israel’s CorNeat Vision (see here previously) has implanted its KPro artificial cornea to restore perfect vision in a patient blinded by corneal scarring from the Shingles virus. In addition, the eye, once deformed by shingles, now looks remarkably natural and … Continue reading

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Partnering to diagnose Huntington’s

Israel’s NeuraLight has partnered with New York’s CHDI Foundation to build one of the largest eye movement datasets for Huntington’s Disease. It will support CHDI’s work to develop sensitive, trial-ready tools with the potential to develop HD therapies. https://neuralight.ai/neuralight-and-chdi-foundation-collaborate-to-develop-precision-eye-movement-biomarkers-for-huntingtons-disease/

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Oxygenating patients during lung transplants

Israel’s Inspira Technologies (see here previously) announced that a top U.S. hospital has expanded its clinical use of the INSPIRA ART100 system to lung transplantation procedures, one of the most demanding applications in advanced respiratory care. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/09/02/3142763/0/en/Top-U-S-Honor-Roll-Hospital-Expands-Use-of-INSPIRA-ART100-System-to-Lung-Transplant-Procedures.html

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Combat medicine advances

Wounded Israeli soldiers are surviving serious injuries that would have been impossible just a few years ago. E.g., drones parachuting temperature-controlled whole blood units into the battlefield; or a portable device that separates oxygen from the air and uses it … Continue reading

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Hostages released

After 738 days, all living Gaza hostages are back in Israel. A timeline and videos and photos of some of the emotional reunions. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/416200 https://www.jns.org/israel-set-to-redeem-hostages-in-first-phase-of-trump-peace-plan/ https://www.jns.org/watch-israelis-gather-at-hostage-square-to-celebrate-return/

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On Simchat Torah we dance

Israelis are determined to dance, even overcoming physical and spiritual barriers. And on the second anniversary of the Hamas invasion, the IDF danced at the Nova festival site. https://worldisraelnews.com/wounded-idf-soldiers-joyfully-celebrate-simchat-torah-despite-injuries/ https://www.jns.org/how-an-oct-7-amputee-refuses-to-stop-dancing-this-simchat-torah/ https://www.jns.org/idf-soldiers-dance-with-torah-at-nova-festival-massacre-site/

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50,000 Jews celebrate Sukkot in Hebron

50% more worshippers than last year visited Judaism’s second-holiest site during the first days of Tabernacles. The Cave of the Patriarchs was bought by Abraham more than 3,000 years ago. and is the burial place of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob … Continue reading

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