Palestinians Still Choose Israeli Hospitals

May 23, 2016 After receiving a recommendation of amputation, a young Palestinian Arab child with a rare and painful foot defect, Hana Zeitun, traveled recently with his father, Malki, to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center for another opinion.

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Secret Israeli Op Gets Marrow Donor for 5-year-old Syrian

April 13, 2016 In a wonderful act of compassion, Israeli doctors and spies have rallied to save the life of a 5-year-old Syrian girl after they discovered she had cancer. The girl arrived two weeks ago to receive emergency treatment for wounds inflicted during a firefight between rival militias.

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California Rice Farmer Embraces Israeli Drip Irrigation Technology

March 30, 2016 On March 22, World Water Day, the United States White House announced several dozen water-based projects to “help build a sustainable water future in the United States,” including two initiatives that embrace Israeli technology—drip irrigation for California rice and desalination for areas suffering from water-scarcity.

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3 Israeli Arab Kids Win At Young Engineers’ Conference

March 21, 2016 In a wonderful breakthrough moment for Arab students in Israel, three Israeli Arabs have won the Young Engineers’ Conference, a competition for Israeli high school students to step forward with the best idea and prototype for a high-tech start-up. No Arab team has ever won this annual conference.

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Israeli Scientists Create Bionic Heart

March 21, 2016 Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) report that they have developed a bionic heart patch called a “cyborg heart patch.” The device combines both organic and engineered elements offering capabilities that are said to surpass human tissue alone.

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Israeli Army Helps Arab Start-Ups in Nazareth

March 16, 2016 This past week, the Israel Ministry of Economy and Industry announced that it has funded Hybrid, a partnership that will help Nazareth’s Arab entrepreneurs to increase their potential in the "start-up" nation and the world. "We are working to shatter the classic image of the entrepreneur in the start-up nation. Our vision is to create success stories among Arab entrepreneurs, so as to increase the number and quality of entrepreneurs operating in the Arab sector all over Israel," said Fadi Swidan, Director of Nazareth Business Incubator Center, the hub of the new program.

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World’s Tallest Solar Tower Rises in Negev

February 19, 2016 The tallest solar tower in the world will soon produce one percent of Israel’s electricity needs by utilizing 50,000 computer-controlled mirrors across 1 square mile in the southern desert.

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Israeli Smart Socks Defend Against Diabetic Ulcers and Amputations

February 17, 2016 For diabetic patients, foot ulcers form without warning, but a new washable “smart” sock out of Israel means to monitor and alert patients to the warning signs before the onset of this leading cause of amputations.

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Israel, Greece, Cyprus Historic Unity Includes Gas Pipeline

February 2, 2016 This Thursday, the leaders of Israel, Greece, and Cyprus met in Nicosia, the Cypriot capital, with a view to strengthening cooperation and reinforcing stability in the region. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed a united collaboration on research, tourism, and technology, a shared electric grid, and a gas pipeline between Israel-Greece and possibly into Europe as having historic implications.

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Israeli Researchers Send Secret Agent Gold into Arteries

January 18, 2016 A research team from Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan is exploring how gold nanorods can help diagnose and treat thickened artery walls. The gold rod-shaped nanoparticles are absorbed by macrophages, white blood cells that are abundant in plaque buildup, essentially “lighting up” problems areas during molecular imaging. When used in conjunction with cancer-seeking antibodies, gold nanoparticles show promise in targeting tumors.

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