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New Syringe Protects Hospital Staff

January 22, 2014 To manage the risk of hospital staff being exposed to hazardous drug, a special syringe has been developed by by the Israeli biotech company called Equashield. It is being hailed as a breakthrough in medical occupational safety.

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Anti-Semitic Blood Libel Painting Displayed in Polish Church

January 22, 2014 “Mord Rytualny (Ritual Murder),” an 18th century painting by Charles de Prevot that depicts the anti-Semitic blood libel (using the blood of Christians for religious rituals), was put on public display in the Cathedral of Sandomierz, Poland this past Friday.

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Israel Mourns the Passing of Ariel Sharon

January 13, 2014 On Saturday afternoon, Israel’s eleventh prime minister, Ariel Sharon, passed peacefully at the age of 85. He had been in a coma nearly eight years after suffering a massive stroke on January 4, 2006.

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Food Prices Soar in Israel

January 13, 2014 Groceries in Israel cost 25 percent more than the European average, according to a recent Knesset Research and Information Center report. Israelis also pay 40 percent more for dairy products and for non-alcoholic drinks than the average country in the 34-member Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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The Sky is the Limit for Israel’s Youth

January 13, 2014 Launching a miniature satellite into Russian airspace, collecting winter supplies for needy Syrian refugees, and predicting bacterial outbreaks—with accomplishments such as these, Israel's youth are paving the way to a promising future for their generation.

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IDF on Heightened Alert Following Attempted Lynching

January 13, 2014 The Israel Defense Forces were on heightened alert in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) on Wednesday after two Palestinian vehicles were burned in the village of Madama south of Nablus. Graffiti was found near the cars reading “revenge for Esh Kodesh.”

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Jewish Doctor Makes Free House Calls to Arab Israelis in Disputed Territories

January 8, 2014 Although Western media often presents an entirely negative picture of Jewish-Arab relations, here in Israel, the reality on the ground can often be positive. Dr. Yitzchak Glick is one Jewish doctor whose labor of love has earned him the appreciation of the Arabs.

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iPad App Helps Non-Verbal Children

January 8, 2014 An Israeli father has developed a symbol-based communication iPad app for children that will empower the speaking- or writing-impaired to communicate with their families. Although similar apps do exist that allow children to communicate when they are next to a person they wish to talk to, until now there has not been one that allows them to call a family member remotely.

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World’s Largest Hanukkah Menorah

December 5, 2013 What is believed to be the world’s largest Hanukkah menorah was lit last night in Tel Aviv on the eighth and final night of the holiday. Municipalities throughout Israel also lit their own public menorahs, but the Tel Aviv menorah is by far the largest.

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Pro-Israel Jews Barred from Open United Nations Meeting in New York

November 25, 2013 Pro-Israel Jews have been barred from attending an open meeting today at the UN that marks the anniversary of the 1947 resolution allowing the establishment of a Jewish state and an Arab state. That landmark 1947 resolution was accepted by Jewish leaders but the Arab world rejected it. Instead of establishing a Palestinian state, they launched a civil war. Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan characterized the anniversary as “a day of mourning and a day of grief.”

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