Lumpy jaw disease is no laughing matter for captive kangaroos. A new Israeli-developed tooth varnish can prevent this deadly dental disease. Kangaroos in captivity often develop a contagious, and sometimes fatal, gum condition called lumpy jaw disease. Now, veterinarians at …
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Charging your gadgets without wires [video]
It’s already a hit in homes and offices, but now Israeli startup Powermat’s wireless charging system is to be embedded in cars, office furniture, and even airport seats.
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Call Yachol – where the disabled are able to succeed [video]
It’s a world’s first. A business in Israel is almost entirely staffed by mentally and physically disabled people in a unique for-profit enterprise. There’s no other business like it in the world. Israeli psychologist Gil Winch has founded a for-profit …
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Four chefs offer up a different taste of peace [video]
Four master chefs, four religious traditions: A multiethnic culinary team believes that peace begins in the stomach. “If you eat together, from there the peace will come,” says Charlie Fadida, the Jewish executive chef at the Sheraton Tel Aviv and …
Opera Festival to showcase Israel’s historic sites
The sounds of opera will resonate among the stones in significant venues in Jerusalem and Masada for 11 days in June. The Israel Opera’s second annual Opera Festival, scheduled for June 1-11, will bring dulcet sounds to ancient venues such …
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Tel Aviv’s most legendary boulevard [video]
It’s not just one of Tel Aviv’s liveliest streets, the legendary Rothschild Boulevard also boasts some of the city’s best Bauhaus-style buildings. Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Boulevard, one of its oldest and most beautiful streets, is home to million-dollar residences, cafes …
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Israel brings a cold sport to a hot country [video]
Toronto it’s not, but Metulla’s Canada Centre provides a cool venue for immigrant and native Israelis thirsting for fast-paced fun on the ice. A mere kilometer from the Lebanese border, Israel’s only permanent regulation-size ice rink draws hockey players of …
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Solutions for desert problems [video]
Students from many countries around the world gain tools for sophisticated approaches to arid climes at an Israeli university’s academic desert oasis.
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Taking the disabled to new heights [video]
Who says the disabled can’t take part in extreme sports? Certainly not the founders of Etgarim, an Israeli organization devoted to bringing them outdoor sports.
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Tel Aviv’s newest, coolest place to be [video]
After years of neglect, the historic Tel Aviv-Jaffa train station is making history again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmGLEpXPNX8 The Tel Aviv-Jaffa railway station was one end of Israel’s first railway line, built in 1892 to connect Jaffa with Jerusalem. After years of neglect, …