Mohammed Faheli: I wanted to devote my life to bringing Arabs and Jews closer together. My experience taught me that it is possible.Mohammed Faheli is a man of dualities, a pragmatist who dares to dream. But a man who uses …
Author Archives: Leora Eren Frucht
Israeli founder of simulation center changing the nature of medical training
Amitai Ziv: I wanted to change the whole concept of patient safety and the way we do medical education.He learned how to eject from an airplane, land without an engine, and pilot calmly as smoke and flames threatened to engulf …
A Fresh Approach to Weather: Ringing in the Rain
Her unique approach to a scientific problem led Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron to harness cellphone signals for measuring rainfallCellphones can already take photos, surf the Net, and even measure heart rate. But how about using cellphone signals to measure rainfall?A Tel …
Medical Students Pursue their Dream in Beersheva
In the unique BGU program, students train to practice medicine in varied cultural settings and clinical conditions.It was while she was serving in the Peace Corps in a Thai village that Carolyn Judge heard about the medical program of her …
Israel’s Galilee cleans up in harmony
LINK director Badria Biromi-Kadalft adresses volunteers on the banks of the Zalman River in the Galilee. In the northern port town of Acre, Jewish and Arab high school students work together to transform rubbish into hand-crafted benches. And in the …
When Ahmed met Avshalom
Jewish and Arab Israelis play at Ein Bustan – When the kindergarten opened in September, 2005, there were two distinct groups.The children are pushing wooden wheelbarrows, clambering up the jungle gym, and cuddling floppy dolls. It is a scene you …
Israel launches world’s first underwater museum
The new underwater museum at Caeserea, a site that has been excavated over the last three decades.It was the largest, most impressive port in the Roman Empire when it was inaugurated in 10 BCE. And some 2,016 years later, the …
Drug trials on mice are ‘almost human’ thanks to new Israeli technique
Professor Karl Skorecki, director of the Technion’s Rappaport Research Institute, devised the novel experimental model, involving mice with human tissue. Six healthy young men volunteered to participate in a clinical trial of a new drug in Great Britain last month. …
A Fresh Approach to Weather Forecasting: Ringing in the Rain
Her unique approach to a scientific problem led Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron to harness cellphone signals for measuring rainfall Cellphones can already take photos, surf the Net, and even measure heart rate.
The real story behind Doron Almog
Doron Almog and his son Eran – ‘Taking care of my boy – that’s the most immense challenge I’ve ever faced.’Major General Doron Almog has taken part in some of Israel’s most daring military operations: He was the first para-reconaissance …