Israel Active

Israel’s ambassador to Greece, Noam Katz, was one of thousands who donated blood for the injured in the deadly train crash near the Greek city of Larissa.

A Japanese medical delegation of researchers, physicians, and emergency experts has been in Israel to discuss responding to emergency situations. They saw MDAs Ramla blood center and its national operations center in Kiryat Ono. They also held a joint preparedness conference.

Portable smart samplers from Israel’s Kando (see previously) are testing the wastewater for many Negev Bedouin communities. They provide early warnings for outbreaks of anything from diarrhea and dysentery to polio, flu, norovirus and Covid.

Researchers at Haifa University’s Tech4Animals lab are developing an app that uses AI technology to detect animal feelings. It will advance and transform the world of veterinary care. Facial recognition identifies subtle changes in facial expressions, e.g., in the tips of the ears, eyes, and whiskers.

Israeli women-founded innovation hub Tech It Forward (see previously) recently hosted a Cartier Women’s Initiative (CWI) Impact event. The CWI is an international program that empowers women entrepreneurs who can make a social or environmental impact.

The Jerusalem Municipality has engaged Israeli AI language platform MagniLearn (see previously) to teach English to its Arab residents. MagniLean’s "linguistic engine" understands a student’s weaknesses (e.g., grammar, reading, etc.,) and adapts its lessons accordingly.

If you thought all Israeli medics had left Turkey and Ukraine, this video will inform you otherwise.  Sheba has mobile medical units travelling around Ukraine. Sheba staff are working in Turkish hospitals. They are also bringing back wounded and injured to Israel for rehabilitation.

Normally anti-Israel CNN has ranked Tel Aviv one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities. It says, “Israel’s sophisticated, Bauhaus-styled city on the Mediterranean Sea has the makings of a bicycling paradise.” Meanwhile, the Israel21c article lists Yalla Bike’s favorite bike-lane routes.

Around 500 African wild donkeys exist in the world, and Ramat Gan Safari Park in Tel Aviv is a key player in keeping the species from extinction. The park recently celebrated the birth of Broko, which translates to “blessing” in the Amharic language.

Mirna Sayeh, 22, from Bethlehem becomes the first female Palestinian Arab basketball player in the Israeli Premier League. She joined the ASA Jerusalem women’s basketball team and was expected to play in the match against Elitzur Ramla.