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...
(JNS) A joint operation by intelligence units of the Israel Defense Forces, the economic terrorism headquarters of Israel’s Ministry of Defense and the Israel Tax Authority stopped an attempt to transfer funds to Hamas by smuggling large amounts of...
DEAN SHMUEL ELMAS and LILACH SHOVAL
• Published August 16, 2021
(August 16, 2021 / Israel Hayom via Jewish News Syndicate) Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz contacted Turkey’s defense attaché to Israel and the Turkish Defense Ministry on Sunday and offered to send a search and rescue delegation to help Turkey...
(JTA) — The Israeli TV show “Srugim,” which brought the lives of Modern Orthodox Jewish singles in Jerusalem to the screen, was a hit in its native country. It later found a large new audience in the United States after streaming on Hulu and Amazon.
But...
(JNS) — The massive blaze that erupted in the Jerusalem hills on Sunday continued to rage on Monday morning, with at least five hotspots still active, according to the Israel Fire and Rescue Service.
The flames have so far eaten away at over 4,200...
(JNS) — Terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into Israeli territory on Monday morning, triggering sirens in Sderot and other Western Negev communities, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system intercepted...
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21C
• Published August 16, 2021
Even with Israel’s world-leading rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations, drugs to treat Covid patients are in desperate need across the world.
Two such drugs developed in Israel show great promise in clinical trials: EXO-CD24 and Allocetra.
EXO-CD24,...
Naama Barak, Israel21c
• Published August 15, 2021
Hundreds of deep-water sharks and the largest concentration of deep-sea shark eggs ever found were recently discovered off the coast near Tel Aviv, in what is one of the most significant discoveries of marine habitats in Israel.
The hotspot that...
Ori Itzchaki is an aspiring journalist. He has interviewed “Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot and Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo for the magazine of Shavvim, an Israeli organization for people with disabilities.
For now, however, journalism doesn’t pay...
