Group donates winter packages to Druze unit

JERUSALEM  (Press Release)–The nonprofit soldier support organization Yashar LaChayal (Straight to the Soldier)  recently distributed 100 warm winter packages to new recruits of the 299th Battalion.  This battalion is part of the IDF Minorities Unit, an Arabic-speaking unit of the Israel Defense Forces is made up of Druze soldiers. Today, 85 percent of Israel’s male Druze population chooses […]

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Middle East

Israel, Hungary form scientific society

  By Anav Silverman RAMAT GAN, Israel (Tazpit) – In order to advance scientific cooperation between Israel and Hungary, the Hungarian-Israeli scientific society was formally established at Bar-Ilan University this week. Through scientific, cultural and social programs, the society’s members will seek opportunities to exchange ideas, network, and promote joint science education programs. Both Hungary and

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Chanukah 5775: Time to fight Ebola, other diseases

By Congressman Eliot Engel WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chanukah is one of the Jewish people’s most beloved holidays. We light the menorah, sing songs and eat delicious food. It’s a celebration of life and Jewish survival. And, like most holidays that commemorate a struggle against oppression, it is also a time of collective and personal reflection.

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

510,000 pounds of canned goods collected for hungry

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – BBYO and DoSomething.org‘s five-week hunger advocacy and awareness campaign, Can-Tribute, concluded on Sunday, November 30. As a result, 15,000 youth across North America collected over 510,000 pounds of canned goods to donate to food banks in their communities. These young people came together to learn about the prevalence of hunger right

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USA

TAU: Progress made toward synthetic, wireless retinas

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — The aging process affects everything from cardiovascular function to memory to sexuality. Most worrisome for many, however, is the potential loss of eyesight due to retinal degeneration. New progress towards a prosthetic retina could help alleviate conditions that result from problems with this vital part of the eye. An encouraging new

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

AJC: Israel boycotters should forfeit federal funds

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The American Jewish Committee (AJC )is urging the U.S. Department of Education to take steps to ensure that education institutions receiving Title VI government funding do not boycott Israeli academic institutions. The AJC call follows a Middle East Studies Association resolution endorsing the “right” of scholarly associations to engage in such

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Computer detects patients who lie about symptoms

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — It is possible to detect when we provide false information regarding our health conditions through our handwriting, according to a new study conducted at the University of Haifa. The study used a computerized system, which was developed by Prof. Sara Rosenblum from the University of Haifa and that was patented

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