(JTA) - When Israel came to a standstill in March 2020 at the onset of the COVID pandemic, shops, restaurants and offices shut down as part of a nationwide lockdown.
But for Israel’s hungry, there was no break.
On the contrary, the closure of...
Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published August 26, 2021
Starting the second week of September, Israeli organic farmer Ben Rosenberg will stop planting in the field. He will grow his veggies in raised containers inside fabric-covered hothouses until next September.
The hothouse setup was expensive, and...
Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published August 25, 2021
(Israel21c) - The Paralympic Games have only just begun, and already Israel has claimed a gold medal for swimmer Iyad Shalabi, in the men’s 100-meter backstroke.
Shalabi, 34, is the first Muslim Israeli to win a Paralympic or Olympic medal.
A...
(Israel21c) - For Andrew Danos, the moment he really understood the importance of the Paralympics was when he presented a trophy at the national tournament for wheelchair tennis in Israel, and met a young South African tennis player who had lost both...
Black soldier fly larvae are chock full of protein, and they can clear greenhouse gases. One Israeli company is harnessing the insect’s diverse capabilities.
In the 22nd Aug 21 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
Israeli scientists have printed an active tumor for testing cancer therapies.
An Israeli charity is saving Arab children from dying in car crashes.
Israelis again...
As you may remember from our story on the magnificent ancient mosaics of Israel, the country is chockablock with this antique form of art.
Turns out, however, it’s not only 2,000-year-old works of art that grace the floors and walls of...
(JNS) Ben & Jerry’s parent company Unilever is threatening to take legal action against an Israeli NGO that is trying to knock off the ice-cream maker’s brand in the West Bank following the company’s decision to stop selling its products in...
(JTA) — The interview that aired Tuesday was surprising not for what the Taliban spokesman said, but because of who was conducting it: a reporter for Israel’s state TV news channel.
Suhail Shaheen, who has been giving interviews in English from...
Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published August 19, 2021
(Israel21c) - The elderly population appears to be more vulnerable to Covid-19, and vaccines are less effective in protecting them. Now we know why.
For her doctoral thesis under the guidance of immunology Prof. Doron Melamed, Technion-Israel Institute...
Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published August 17, 2021
In February, the world’s attention was focused on Covid-19 experimental drugs. By April, with the worldwide vaccine campaign in full swing, Covid treatments didn’t seem important anymore.
Now that we know the virus isn’t going away despite...
