Archaeologists Find Enormous Gate of Gath, Goliath’s Home City

August 10, 2015 King David was not intimidated by the giants who came against Israel even though archaeological work on the fortress city of Gath—home to Goliath—has revealed that it was the largest city in the region of ancient Israel, and likely a daunting sight for its enemies.

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CT Scanner and Virtual Unwrapping Identify Charred Leviticus Scroll

July 27, 2015 The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced last week that a piece of charred parchment found near the Dead Sea 45 years ago is from the Book of Leviticus. The burned scroll was assessed through high-resolution technology.

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Thousands of Dead Sea Sinkholes Threaten Tourism

July 27, 2015 The salty, mineral rich waters Dead Sea (Hebrew: The Salt Sea—Yam HaMelach) have drawn visitors and health pilgrims for millennia. Recently, however, dangerous Dead Sea sinkholes have been rapidly appearing along the sea's banks as the water level recedes, posing a major threat to the area’s inhabitants, visitors, landscape, and tourism in general.

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Israeli BioGas Device Turns Trash into Cooking Fuel

July 20, 2015 An Israeli company has developed an outdoor biodigester unit that converts trash into clean, renewable biofuel that is set to be a boon to the developing world and environmentalists in Israel and abroad.

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Has the Bethlehem Star Reappeared?

July 10, 2015 Since the first chapter of Genesis declares that God can use the stars as for signs of things to come, many are talking about the current conjunction (near alignment) of the planets Venus and Jupiter, which create the image of one extremely bright star, reminding some of the Bethlehem Star that appeared at the time of the birth of Yeshua (Jesus).

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Teva Goes High Tech to Deliver Medicine Through Implanted Microchip

June 29, 2015 The Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva is joining forces with the American hi-tech company Microchips Biotech to employ biochips for the remote delivery of their medications. The process will allow for the implantation of microchips that can deliver doses that are either pre-set or triggered remotely by a physician. This could be the next big thing in drug delivery systems and Teva, who is the world’s largest producer of generic drugs, wants to be there at the outset.

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Earthquake Hits Israel

June 29, 2015 An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Israel on Saturday, mostly in the south. While earthquakes are not uncommon in Israel, they are most often experienced in the north or around Jerusalem. Earthquakes in the south of the country are more unusual. "We are accustomed to security related events in the south, but an earthquake? I don’t remember such an event,” Elad said.

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Texas Partners with Israel for Desalination

May 31, 2015 On May 20, the Israeli city Hadera, which produces about half of Israel's electricity and has the world's second-largest desalination plant, became sister-cities with El Paso, Texas. El Paso officials chose Hadera for the partnership based upon its work in desalination, wind, solar and electric power, nearby high-tech incubation, and desert environment.

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Germany and Israel Celebrate Jubilee of Diplomatic Ties

May 14, 2015 Israeli President Reuven Rivlin traveled to Germany for a three-day state visit this week to mark the jubilee of diplomatic ties between Germany and Israel. On Monday, Rivlin was welcomed by German President Joachim Gauck at Bellevue Palace in Berlin.

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Israel’s Agritech Innovations Bless the World

May 11, 2015 Israel’s agricultural technology, which was recently on display at Agritech, is quickly becoming a major blessing to populations around the world. Precision agriculture is the new technological revolution, which focuses on key factors from enhancing crops to monitoring, growing and harvesting food; to stretching further the money and resources used in production.

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