Staff at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel check one-week-old Iraqi infant Bayan Jassem. (AP)A one-week old Iraqi infant born with deadly heart defect has successfully undergone a life-saving operation in Israel, with the aid of the Israeli organization Save …
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Jerusalem program pioneers video as therapy
Jerusalem’s Ma’aleh film school has developed a unique course that trains therapists how to use video to rebuild lives.
A constitutional right
Students from the Hayovel school in Herzliya greet an American delegate to the UJC General Assembly last week.The Israeli high school students at the Hayovel school in Herzliya sat around the table in their school library, wearing a tag around …
Magen David Adom ‘joins the ranks’ of the international rescue service community
The emblem of Magen David Adom joined those of the other international rescue organizations at a recent conference in Israel.Red Cross officials from around the world gathered in Israel last week for a three-day disaster management workshop hosted by Magen …
To China, with love in their hearts
Dr. Uri Katz, a cardiologist in the Save a Child’s Heart delegation, examines a young patient during the team’s visit to China.Most of the staff and patients at the Hebei Children’s Hospital in Shijizhuang had never seen or met an …
Women’s voices are heard in Israel
‘Harmony in this area really means harmony in the world,’ say participants at the Women’s Voice in Conflict Resolution and Peace-building symposium. Where could a more fitting place be for women from around the world to discuss conflict resolution and …
ISRAEL21c’s website celebrates 2nd anniversary
www.israel21c.org has published more than 500 stories about the valuable contributions that Israel is making to the world in fields as diverse as health and science, technology, and culture.Two years ago, the ISRAEL21c website was launched with a clear goal …
Noa joins world fight against hunger
Achinoam Nini: “I take very seriously the job I’ve been given, and I want to show what the organization is doing in our region, so I can make a real contibution.”For the first time ever, an Israeli entertainer has been …
Thawing Israeli-Palestinian relations
“Breaking The Ice” originator Heskel Nathaniel explains the idea behind the expedition to the Dalai Lama.A group of Israelis and Palestinians aim to prove that the two communities can work together – by staging a joint expedition to Antarctica. The …
U.S. Supreme Court Justice: Israel can teach us how to balance human rights and fight against terror
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says that Israeli judges have adopted “intermediate solutions” that acknowledge the security risks the country faces, and balance them against the nation’s commitment to democracy and individual freedom. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer …
IDF code of conduct to be translated for U.S. forces in Iraq
The IDF’s code of conduct is based on 11 principles that include moral and humanitarian issues, such as how to behave at roadblocks, during arrests and searches, and with riot situations that soldiers face daily in the West Bank and …