It’s estimated that as many as 3 million people worldwide develop non-melanoma skin cancers each year, plus 132,000 melanomas (the most deadly kind). As with many cancers, early detection is key to survival. Researchers in Israel have developed new technologies that can detect skin cancer early, quickly, and accurately, without time-consuming, painful invasive procedures required.…
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The historic Abraham Accords were signed less than a year ago, but they’ve already brought substantial benefits to Israel and the Arab…
When one thinks of ancient castles and fortresses, the countries that usually come to mind are England, Ireland, France, Germany, and so forth. Many people don’t know that the Crusaders built castles and fortresses in the Holy Land during their bloody Medieval campaigns to wrest control of the land from Muslims. Several of those sites…
The recapture of Jerusalem in 164 BCE from the armies of Antiochus IV was a significant early victory for Judah Maccabee’s fighters…
Headquartered in Tel Aviv and founded in 1936 — 12 years before the establishment of the State of Israel — as the Palestine Philharmonic, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) was originally made up of talented Jewish musicians forced to flee Europe because of the rise of Nazism. Two notable, long-time IPO conductors have been Leonard…
We’ve featured Alice, the trailblazing all-electric regional airliner from Israel’s Eviation company before, but now comes exciting news in its development process: Eviation has announced it will soon begin test flights. If successful, Alice promises to be a game-changer in short-haul commuter aviation, offering a greatly reduced carbon footprint and much lower noise levels, among…
Eytan Stibbe (pronounced STEE-buh) is a 63-year-old former Israeli fighter pilot, fighter ace, businessman, and future private astronaut. Stibbe will be blasting off into space next October, as part of history’s first all-civilian mission. (He’ll be Israel’s second astronaut in space after the late Ilan Ramon, who perished in the 2003 shuttle Columbia disaster.) Sibbe…
The idea of burying the deceased deep below ground level is nothing new. On the contrary, there are many examples of catacombs constructed for that purpose in ancient times. However, the first new such structure has been built in Jerusalem, simply because the city is running out of space to bury the dead directly below…
The Batsheva Dance Company, Israel’s premier dance troupe, was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv. Under the artistic leadership of Ohad Naharin (from 1990 to 2018), it developed a movement language known as Gaga. The Gaga/Dancers Track is what Batsheva trains in; it is geared toward professional dancers and specifically Batsheva’s. There…
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