Israelis Create Better Method for Closing Wounds

December 9, 2014 Leave it to an Israeli to find a better method for closing wounds. The Bible states that the Jewish People are both the recipients of God’s blessings and a blessing to the nations. (Genesis 12:2) So it should come as no surprise that so many beneficial inventions and innovations come out of Israel.

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Israel Experiences One of Three Rainiest Novembers in 75 Years

November 30, 2014 On Shemini Atzeret, as the week of dwelling in sukkot came to an end, Jewish people around the world prayed for rain. This year God has abundantly answered these prayers. According to the Israel Meteorological Society, central Israel has had more rain this November than in any rainy season in the past 20 years. In fact, only one of three in the past 75 years saw as much rain by November's end.

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Kids Dig into Archaeology With Israeli Antiquities App

November 30, 2014 The Israeli Antiquities Authority has created a fun, free educational App called "Dig Quest: Israel," which makes the Dead Sea Scrolls, the most important archaeological discovery of the 20th century, available on the iPhone and iPad.

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New LifeBEAM Hat is Latest Israeli Contribution to Smart Technology

November 25, 2014 Like the much heralded Apple Watch, the LifeBEAM smart baseball cap keeps track of the wearer’s heartbeat, calories burned, distance covered by a runner or cyclist, and other key metrics that are of concern to athletes. The cap replaces the functions of chest heart monitors, wristbands, pedometers, and other devices. (No Camels)

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Israeli Company Fights World Hunger

November 11, 2014 Around the world, about one in eight people are undernourished. Over one half to two thirds of the food that is grown worldwide does not reach the market due to poor transportation and storage leading to spoilage. Now an Israeli company, Pimi Agro, has come up with a solution to this universal problem with an all-natural, zero-chemical method of preserving produce.

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Tikkun Olam: Israelis Advance Unmatched Medical Technology

November 4, 2014 Among His wonderful deeds for mankind, God has given the keys of countless medical secrets to the doctors and researchers of Israel, who have improved or have been developing treatments for ills such as paralysis and cancer. One of the most recent advancements is the treatment of acute radiation syndrome (ARS). Haifa-based Pluristem Therapeutics, alongside the U.S. National Institutes of Health, has been working for eight months to tap the tolerant cells of the placenta tissue for use in countering ARS, using donated placentas from a hospital in northern Israel to build its proprietary method of cell therapy.

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Israeli Company Produces Alternative Electricity Sources for World’s Poor

October 24, 2014 According to the United Nations, over a billion people in the world live without electricity. Many in the developing countries of Africa and Asia have no lights, refrigerators or computers. Now an Israeli company, Eilat-Eilot (EE) Off Grid Hub is seeking to close that gap by bringing electricity, cooking fuel, and other benefits to those living in urban slums and distant rural areas.

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Israel Awards $1 Million for Alternative Fuel Innovation

October 10, 2014 On Sunday, Israel announced the winners of the Second Annual Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Science, Technology and Space Minister Yaacov Peri said this year's $1 million prize will go to two internationals—Prof. Thomas Meyer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Prof. Michael Grätzel of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

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Israel Advises Indian Pomegranate Industry

September 12, 2014 Israel's Ministry of Agriculture recently sent agricultural expert Itzhak Kosto to Sirsa, India, to lead a two-day pomegranate seminar at the Center of Excellence for Fruits at Mangeana. The center is one of the 20 Indo-Israeli centers in India that helps India resolve agricultural issues using Israeli technology. Meanwhile, India has expressed concern that Israelis traveling there alone and in groups could be targeted during the upcoming High Holy Days.

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Gaza Children Treated in Israeli Hospital

September 7, 2014 Only one week after Hamas rockets cease to fall over Israel, the two-week-old daughter of an officer in the Palestinian Authority was successfully treated in Israel and given a new chance at life. Fajar, who is from the Gaza Strip, needed open-heart surgery which she received at Holon’s Wolfson Medical Center on Tuesday with the help of the Save a Child's Heart (SACH) organization.

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