The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its COVID-19 travel alert for Israel to its highest level on Monday. [JNS.org]
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More than 50 faculty members at the University of Southern California (USC) have joined together to condemn an anti-Israel statement put forth by the university’s Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies. [JNS.org]
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I started contributing to San Diego Jewish World in November 2017. About 100,000 words later this is my 102nd story. The ingredients are facts, imagination, inspiration, rigor, memory and the compulsion to write. Wife Karen and editor Don are faithful and critical readers. [Oliver B. Pollak, Ph.D]
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In the August 8, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
–Israeli researchers discover early warning markers for secondary cancer.
–Israeli doctors save the sight of a toddler from Gaza.
–An Israeli startup is 3D-mapping 18 million Australian buildings.
–Israel’s economic rating is still A+ despite the pandemic.
–Two Israeli gymnasts have won Olympic gold medals.
–Israeli archeologists found evidence of an earthquake that was recorded in the Bible. [Michael Ordman]
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USAThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected an appeal by the parents of a brain-damaged Jewish child trying to stop a hospital from withdrawing their daughter’s life support, reported the BBC. ECHR upheld a British court’s ruling in May that it was in the “best interests” of 2-year-old Alta Fixsler to withdraw life-support treatment, supporting an earlier decision by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust that “there was no prospect of her ever getting better.” ECHR said it agreed with the previous decision to place the toddler on palliative care. [JNS.org]
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Israel’s ministerial committee approved new restrictions on fighting the spread of COVID-19, announced the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday. They are set to be instituted on Aug. 8 as a result of the uptick in Delta-variant infection rates in the country, according to the PMO. [jns.org]
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Like all social justice warriors, Ben and Jerry make the same hypocritical error that all progressives do when they purported seek justice and equality for the oppressed; namely, they care nothing for any other parties involved—in this case, Israelis who live in the biblical areas of Judea and Samaria, carelessly referred to as the West Bank. [Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D]
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-Coronavirus is not finished with us. Or with you.
Lots of us are vaccinated. But there are hundreds of thousands who have avoided the needle. They are most of the sick, but not all.
Currently more than two thousand here are testing as sick each day, with 150 or so seriously ill. We’re still far from the point of over-loaded hospitals, but some are re-opening Coronavirus wards. [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationIn the August 1, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
–An Israeli device enables people without hands to operate electronic devices.
–Two Israeli families and one from the UAE exchange kidneys.
–Two Israeli airlines have begun scheduled services to Morocco.
–Israeli high-school students won 3 golds at Math Olympiad.
–At least two more new billion-dollar Israeli startups.
–A rare Sumatran orangutan went AWOL before giving birth at an Israeli safari park.
–Despite the pandemic, hundreds of new immigrants arrive in Israel. [Michael Ordman]
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Published by NJ.com The overwhelming majority of people who have been hospitalized and have died of the coronavirus are unvaccinated, according to data from state and federal health officials. There are many reasons why someone may choose not to be vaccinated, summed up by Gov. Phil Murphy at his Monday coronavirus briefing. “There are some
Delta strain, why is Covid still our bane?
Could it be we will return to a lockdown?
And if I have my shots, can I go maskless inside spots?
Or will there be a mandate in my town? [Laurie Baron, PhD]
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Daniel and Phyllis Epstein have committed to provide a $10 million gift to the University of California San Diego in support of a new state-of-the-art amphitheater, signaling a major step in the university’s plan to become a top cultural destination. In recognition of the gift, the 2,850-seat venue will be named the Epstein Family Amphitheater. [UC San Diego news release]
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Shana Hazan, Sen. President pro Tem Toni Atkins’ appointment to the First 5 California Commission, former public school teacher, and parent of a San Diego Unified School District student, formally kicked off her campaign today for the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education, District B. The district encompasses Canyon Hills
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationIn the July 25, 2001 1 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
–Very Good news for 4 Israeli Covid-19 vaccines and treatments.
I–srael signs major cybersecurity agreement with Morocco.
–An Israeli startup converts food waste into useful bioplastics.
–Netflix buys a new Israeli series and Iranians will be able to watch Fauda.
–Five more gold medals for top Israeli gymnast.
–Israeli parachutists mark centenary of the birth of Hanna Szenes.
[Michael Ordman]
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