Dr. Drora Zarfati with some of her patients: Ultimately, I couldn’t refuse this kind of mission. You can’t only go when it’s comfortable for you.When you mention Darfur refugees, most Israelis think about the hundreds of Sudanese who have streamed …
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Israelis build world’s first eye-free smartphone
Project RAY, now launching in the US, opens the benefits of digital access to commercial and public services to people with visual disabilities.
Israeli diplomats to switch to ‘green’ cars
A shift to hybrids – ‘Israel is keenly aware of the environmental impact and the danger of global warming.’The days of the imposing stretch limousines and fuel-guzzling motorcades of foreign diplomats may be over. Israeli Ambassador to the US Sallai …
Israel’s Volcani Institute ‘swats’ damaging whitefly without toxic pesticides
Dr. Murad Ghanim: The [whiteflies] feed on the plants, weaken them so that other pests and diseases can attack, and transmit viruses such as the dreaded tomato yellow leaf curl virus.With gossamer white wings and a body less than 1.2mm, …
Eco-architect from Israel builds environment-friendly homes for the future
Isaac Meir: Ventilation, passive heating and cooling can all be advantages if you use what the environment can offer rather than relating to environmental constraints.When Isaac Meir plans a house, he takes seemingly unconventional factors into consideration: wind direction, aridity, …
Environmental concerns bring Israelis, Jordanians and Palestinians together
They may come from worlds apart, but leading political and environmental figures from Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority have found a common theme to bring them together – the Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley is a series …
Israeli discovery paves way for cost-efficient wood alternative
Tel Aviv University graduate student Jonathon Dayan: The same acreage of land planted with kenaf can yield the equivalent quantity of pulp fibers from wood that takes 20 years to grow.From the moment we wake up in the morning and …
An oasis of African-American soul in Israel’s desert
Members of the Dimona community – ‘It’s all about lifestyle, it’s all about life choices…’Deep in the heart of Israel’s Negev desert, where you would expect to find mostly camels and sand, a community of expatriate black Americans has made …
Israeli canine cops protect California residents
Santa Clara Deputy Sheriff Michael Saliba with his Israeli canine partner Shemaya – ‘By training in Israel we had tangible experiences that an average officer in America can’t get’When Michael Saliba wants his two dogs to follow his commands, he …
Jumping through hoops for Mideast peace
Players compete in last year’s Friendship Games in Israel.Where armies and politicians have failed, maybe basketball might finally bring peace to the Middle East. At least that’s what Arie Rosenzweig hopes. The Israeli athletic director at Tel Aviv University, Rosenzweig …
Israeli agricultural expertise aids Tibetan refugees
Tsering Dolma works in the fields of the Arava farming settlement: I’m a farmer in India but there we don’t have these types of special learning facilities. I’m learning so much’Tsering Dolma is excited. This is the Tibetan’s first time …