Archive for the ‘Light Unto the Nations’ Category

Israeli Activist Promotes Women’s Rights in South Sudan

Ophelie Namiech, director of the Israeli humanitarian organization IsraAID, is working in South Sudan to promote gender equality, women’s rights and helping local activists address gender-based violence....

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Bar Ilan University Helps Children of AIDS Patients

A new program developed by an Israeli professor at Bar Ilan University has the potential to help millions of children in Africa who have a parent with the AIDS virus....

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Israeli Organization Works to Save Iraqi Children

An Israeli organization works to save children from developing countries, including countries that have no diplomatic relations with Israel....

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Israeli Hospital Successfully Operates on Conjoined Twins

In the first operation of its kind within the Jewish state, an Israeli hospital successfully operated on conjoined twins....

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University of Maryland to Streamline Studying Abroad Israel

After talks with Israeli institutions of higher learning, the University of Maryland at College Park is opening the doors for increased academic collaboration with Israeli universities for both UM faculty and students....

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Gazan Baby Rescued by Israeli Hospital

A Palestinian baby is living in an Israeli hospital after being abandoned by his parents due to the father's shame of his disabled child. Proof that Israel is a humane country that cares for all children, regardless of ethnicity....

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Israeli Arab Doctor Uncovers Gene Linked to Liver Disease

An Israeli Arab doctor discovers a gene that is responsible for liver disease. ...

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Faces of Israel: Yariv Vinzer

Yariv Vinzer, the head of Giborim Ktanim, works to help mentally-challenged youngsters integrate into Israeli society....

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Israeli & Palestinian Universities Collaborate For Clean Water

The Technion, known as Israel’s MIT, is working along with Al Quds University, a Palestinian institution for higher learning in Abu Dis, in order to attempt to remove pharmaceutical residues from waste-water, an environmental problem that plagues both Israeli and Palestinian societies. Presently, whenever one takes any sort of medication, the residue of the medications get mixed up with the water supply whenever someone uses the bathroom. The re-used water then seeps into agricultural crops and adversely affects the environment. Both the Technion and Al Quds University are committed to collaborating to fix this health hazard that harms ecosystems within the Holy Land. ...

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Israel & Jordan Collaborate to Save Endangered Bird

A badly injured Egyptian Vulture, an endangered species, was discovered within the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan after it hit a power line in the Jordan Valley. This Egyptian Vulture had a dislocated wing and slightly broken beak, in addition to having an extremely low body temperature and was suffering from dehydration. The injured bird, however, was born in Israel in 2012 as part of a program run by the Nature and Parks Authority in the Carmel region to increase the number of endangered birds in the region. This bird was raised in the nature and was released into the wild. So far, a total of 19 Egyptian vultures have been released into the nature as part of this program. ...

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