Monthly Archives: August 2026

Securing the USA border

Posted on August 9, 2026

Israel’s Elbit US subsidiary has been awarded contracts by US Customs and Border Protection worth more than $370 million. Elbit is already responsible for securing sections of the US-Mexico border as part of the “Smart Border” project, providing real-time surveillance … Continue reading →

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See what Columbia University is doing

Posted on August 9, 2026

Columbia University has confirmed that it will begin programming at its Tel Aviv Global Center this summer, moving ahead with an academic hub intended to expand research, teaching, and partnerships with Israel. https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/07/31/columbia-university-announces-new-tel-aviv-global-center-in-israel-setting-back-bds-efforts-across-higher-ed/

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Celebrating Muslim boy’s recovery from cancer

Posted on August 9, 2026

At Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Jewish and Arab doctors alike celebrated as young Muhammad beat the odds and overcame his bone marrow cancer. https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-sheba-hospital-celebrates-as-young-muslim-boy-beats-cancer/

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Israel’s first birthday-themed playground

Posted on August 9, 2026

“Motek Shel Park,” in the northern Israeli city of Ma’alot-Tarshiha, offers local families a dedicated outdoor space for children’s celebrations. Costing NIS 5 million, it has a large birthday table, a central performance stage and playground equipment for children of … Continue reading →

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Cancer patient gets new 3D-printed rib cage

Posted on August 9, 2026

Surgeons at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital successfully removed a cancer patient’s sternum and part of her ribs before reconstructing her chest with a custom 3D-printed implant. It is the first time in Israel that an entire 3D-printed chest cage has been implanted … Continue reading →

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Medical miracle in Tzfat

Posted on August 9, 2026

66-year-old Gonen Klein, of Degania Bet, had advanced metastatic prostate cancer. After treatment with Lutetium-177 PSMA at Ziv Medical Center in Tzfat, follow-up imaging and blood tests showed no detectable sign of disease. His wife Rivka said “I feel I’ve … Continue reading →

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The heart of Africa

Posted on August 9, 2026

The previous newsletter reported on the work of doctors from Israel’s Save A Child’s Heart in Rwanda. Now they have moved on to Zambia, training the country’s first pediatric heart surgeons, plus several from neighboring Tanzania. Together, they saved 10 … Continue reading →

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Walking

Posted on August 9, 2026

Bar-Ilan University researcher Jonathan Rabinowitz has led to a new feature in the Moovit app that allows public transportation users to choose routes with more walking while reaching their destinations in the same amount of time – or even faster. … Continue reading →

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Sheba to become an AI-powered hospital

Posted on August 9, 2026

Israel’s Sheba Medical Center will become OpenAI’s first International fully AI-powered hospital. It will allow physicians, nurses, researchers and staff to gain secure access to an advanced AI-powered platform that supports faster, better-informed clinical decisions. https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/israeli-hospital-to-become-openais-first-international-partner

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Surprising medication can stop cancer spread

Posted on August 9, 2026

Researchers say mouse models and data from 5 million health fund members show sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra), in combination with statins, can improve outcomes by blocking the supply of cholesterol that cancer cells need to metastasize. https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-world-first-israeli-scientists-find-active-ingredient-in-viagra-may-stop-cancer-spread/ https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/doi/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-26-1818/786876/PDE5a-Inhibition-Restricts-Cancer-Metastasis-by

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