Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published August 31, 2021
(Israel21c) - Coaxing the edible seeds out of a pomegranate is a popular how-to topic. Some swear by the whack-with-a-wooden-spoon method; others massage out those ruby-red arils in a bowl of water to keep things neat.
Any way you choose to undertake...
Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published August 30, 2021
(Israel21c) - One of the biggest breakthroughs in cancer treatment today is immunotherapy. Rather than flooding the body with toxic chemicals and radiation, this method recruits the patient’s own system to fight the cancer.
While the immune system’s...
(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...
