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Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

TAU: COVID-19 Vaccine Much Less Effective Against South African Variant

By Jewish Press News Desk

The South African variant is significantly more likely to break through the protective effect of two doses of the vaccine compared to the British COVID-19 variant.

Featured / IDF & Security / US / Iran / Media

Israel Defense Officials Worried US Leaking Israeli Special Ops Info to the Press

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel believes the operation against the Saviz was leaked to the US press before the operation even took place.

US / Politics / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

AMCHA Director Testifies Against California's Ethnic Studies Bill

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum in stark contrast to what legislators intended when they approved the bill.

Featured / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education / Holocaust

Hebrew U Researchers Find Holocaust Survivors Suffer Higher Death Rates from Heart Disease, Cancer

By Jewish Press News Desk

Decades-long study provides basis for close monitoring of people who have experienced trauma early in life and the impact it can have on long-term health.

Featured / US / Police and Crime / History / Antisemitism / Europe / Islamists / On Campus / Education / Social Media / Holocaust

Anti-Semitism in the 2020 Pandemic: Less Violence, More Desecration, Intense Online Jew Hatred

By Jewish Press News Desk

The advent of the vaccines, coupled with Israel's vast vaccination campaign, assisted by Israelis and Jews who hold prominent positions in vaccine-making companies, reinforced the anti-Semitic responses.

Politics / Government / Elections / The Knesset

President Rivlin Nominated Netanyahu to Form Coalition Government

By Jewish Press News Desk

"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, …let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds."

Featured / Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Jerusalem College of Technology Graduates Win Government Contract to Use Drones in Deliveries

By Jewish Press News Desk

FlyTech was founded three years ago by former IDF officers from air force UAV squadrons who became Torah-observant during their military service.

Politics / Government / Left vs. Right / The Knesset / Religious & Secular in Israel

11 Leading Nationalist Groups Urge Netanyahu, Sa'ar, and Bennett to Coalesce

By Jewish Press News Desk

Matan Peleg, CEO of Im Tirtzu that initiated the move, said that the letter was a wake-up call to the heads of the Zionist parties.

US / Saudi Arabia

Biden Moving Missile Defense Systems Out of Saudi Arabia

By Jewish Press News Desk

Biden has threatened to "recalibrate" the US relationship with the Saudis, and is making good on that promise.

Featured / Jerusalem / Archaeology

Major Repairs Safeguard King Herod’s Tower for Future Generations of Passover Pilgrims

By Jewish Press News Desk

Major cracks in King Herod’s Phasael Tower being repaired to lessen risk of collapse.

Coronavirus

Worried About 'Long COVID Syndrome?' There's An App For That.

By Jewish Press News Desk

The algorithm — based on age, gender, and number of early symptoms – accurately predicted almost 70 percent of cases of Long COVID.

Holidays & Observances / Health and Medicine

Safety and Health Tips for Passover from United Hatzalah

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Each year we see that the number of emergency calls received by our organization rises dramatically over the holiday."

Featured / On Campus / Education / Israeli Arabs

Arabic for Beginners the Most Popular Course at Tel Aviv University

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The huge demand is a pleasant surprise indicating a welcomed and in-depth change in the attitude to the language."

Jewish / US / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Feinstein Institutes Researchers Studying Ashkenazi Jews Discover New Schizophrenia Genetic Mutation

By Jewish Press News Desk

Just a few hundred individuals who migrated to Eastern Europe less than 1,000 years ago are the ancestors of nearly 10 million Ashkenazi Jews today.

US / Politics / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

Jewish Group Denounces California's Capitulation to Hate-Driven Ethnic Studies Curriculum

By Jewish Press News Desk

Most profoundly concerning for the Jewish community is the portrayal of Jews, filtered through the lens of Critical Ethnic Studies, as ‘white’ and ‘privileged’.

Israel / Coronavirus

United Hatzalah Drops 288 Vaccine-Refusing Volunteers to Become 100% Immunized

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Should any of these volunteers change their mind and elect to receive the vaccine, or should this virus disappear completely, we would welcome them back with open arms."

Headline / US / Politics / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education

California Won't Remove Misleading, Unethical Claims in Ethnic Studies Curriculum Despite Scholars’ Criticism

By Jewish Press News Desk

Several members of the original ESMC advisory committee have been using false claims about the benefits of ethnic studies to ensure that Critical Ethnic Studies is taught in classrooms throughout the state.

Aliyah / Geulah

Nefesh B’Nefesh Launches ‘Aliyah Inspired’ Online Event

By Jewish Press News Desk

Due to the organization not being able to hold its annual Mega Aliyah Event in the US, Nefesh B’Nefesh has created a month of inspiring content presented by Olim for Olim.

Diaspora / Social Media / Poland / Holocaust / Coronavirus

March of the Living 2021 Goes Virtual

By Jewish Press News Desk

“The ‘March of the Living’ connects between those who learned about the Holocaust firsthand and those who did not."

IDF & Security / Syria / The Environment / Health and Medicine

Report: Tanker that Caused Environmental Disaster on Israel's Beaches Owned by Syrians

By Jewish Press News Desk

The initial information about the connection between the ship, Syria, and Oryx Shipping Ltd, was revealed on March 4 by the Lloyd’s List Intelligence website.

Politics / Elections / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Netanyahu Campaign Hits Gush Etzion

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu blamed the (failed) rotation government on the failure to regulate the settlements in this last government.

Terrorism / Politics / Government / The Courts / Palestinian Authority

Bereaved Families Beseech High Court to Compel Implementing Pay-for-Slay

By Jewish Press News Desk

Major (res.) Shai Maimon said it was "an absurd situation in which there is an explicit law requiring the government to punish the PA for supporting terrorism, yet the government is disregarding it."

Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Tel Aviv U in International Study of New Model Predicting Snakebites to Save Lives

By Jewish Press News Desk

"We built a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary model which includes the behavior patterns of both sides – snakes and humans."

Featured / Politics / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism

Report: Contemporary Progressive Discourse Generates New Strain of Anti-Semitism

By Jewish Press News Desk

A new policy paper by the Reut Institute, commissioned by the Julis Foundation for Multi-Disciplinary Thinking, suggests that a new strain of anti-Semitism is arising within the contemporary progressive discourse. A phenomenon Reut calls "erasive anti-Semitism," refers to the largely unintended consequence of contemporary progressive discourse, which de-facto negates the rights of Jews individually or […]

Jerusalem / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U Researchers Say Understanding Constipation Would Help Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hebrew University researchers unveil a chain of physiological events that may help provide new methods for disease diagnosis.

Israel / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Sara Netanyahu Undergoes Successful Appendectomy

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu is in good condition and is recovering in the surgery ward.

Chabad / Judaism

Rabbi Yudi Dukes, z'l, Founded JNet Remote Learning Program Ahead of COVID-19 Pandemic

By Jewish Press News Desk

It is possible today to study any topic that piques your interest, in a non-formal setting, including "Jewish telehealth."

Government / Aliyah / Geulah / Africa

Close to 300 New Ethiopian Immigrants Land in Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The immigrants will enter quarantine following Israel’s regulations.

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Believe It or Not: Israeli Researchers Find Aspirin Reduces Likelihood of COVID-19

By Jewish Press News Desk

Studies showed that aspirin, in addition to its well-known anti-inflammatory effects, could modulate the innate and adaptive immune responses helping the human immune system battle some viral infections.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Sports

President Rivlin Celebrates International Women’s Day with 'Passing It On' Relay Runners

By Jewish Press News Desk

“The women’s campaign is not, and must never be, by women only. It is a campaign for women and men. It is a campaign for Israeli society as a whole.”

Featured / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U Bionic Chips Replace Animal Testing in Developing Cancer-Fighting Drugs

By Jewish Press News Desk

This application represented the first time that the bionic chip was used to develop a drug protocol while avoiding the traditional dependence on animal testing. 

Business and Economy / Chessed and Tzedaka / On Campus / Education

Tel Aviv University Appoints Social Investor to Head Board of Governors

By Jewish Press News Desk

This new appointment follows eleven women who have been appointed to leading positions at TAU over the past year.

Featured / Health and Medicine / Israeli Arabs

United Hatzalah Launches First Aid Training Center in Arab Town

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new volunteer house in Kfar Qassem will serve as the first installment of support by Zim Urban Life.

Israel / US / Politics

PM Netanyahu Speaks with Vice-President Kamala Harris

By Jewish Press News Desk

The two seem to have held slightly different conversations with one another.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Volunteer EMT Performs 3 CPRs in 1 Day

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Sometimes when a CPR is unsuccessful, a responder can become less hopeful about the chances of saving the next patient."

History / Bedouin / Social Media / Sinai

Clinton Bailey's Archive of Ancient Bedouin Culture Now Available for Free Online

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hundredsof hours of singular audio recordings, photos and slides from fifty years of research.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

United Hatzalah EMT Responds to CPR Call That Defied All Expectations

By Jewish Press News Desk

"All-in-all, the woman was fully conscious and alert about 30 or so minutes after I had arrived. I couldn’t believe it.”

IDF & Security / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / Asia

Elbit Gets $300 Million Deal to Supply Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Unnamed Asian Country

By Jewish Press News Desk

“There is a continuous demand for integrating unmanned systems to cope with a growing variety of operational needs."

News Briefs / Business and Economy

First Time: Kosher Scotch Whisky Scoops Major Industry Award

By Jewish Press News Desk

“This award is the culmination of several years’ work, creating a high-quality Scotch that is truly unique. . .a wine-finished whisky that happens to be kosher."

Featured / Israel / Holidays & Observances / Health and Medicine

Purim Miracle: United Hatzalah EMTs Pulled from a Seudah to Save a Life

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I feel so overjoyed at having saved this man’s life on Purim. It felt to me like I had won the lottery.”

Featured / Antisemitism / Science and Tech / Social Media

New Study Reveals Coded Language Used to Fuel Anti-Semitism Online

By Jewish Press News Desk

So successful is this new language based on numbers, acronyms, and hidden images, that it has driven the formation of alternative social media sites.

Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Archaeology

Tel Aviv U Researchers: Our Brain Grew after Large Animals Became Extinct and We Had to Hunt Smaller Prey

By Jewish Press News Desk

"We correlate the increase in human brain volume with the need to become smarter hunters," explains Dr. Ben-Dor.

US / Politics / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / Diaspora / On Campus / Education

Anti-Zionist Group Withdraws Impeachment Complaint Against Tuft Jewish Student

By Jewish Press News Desk

"They tried to intimidate the Jewish community into silence, to force Jews to renounce their shared heritage, to exclude Jews from leadership."

UK

British Jewish Family Gives Large Gift to the World’s Oldest Think Tank

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Dangoor family is a strong believer in strengthening UK-Israel ties and helps fund many initiatives that further these relations.

Featured / Israel / Coronavirus

United Hatzalah Suspends All Unvaccinated EMTs

By Jewish Press News Desk

“We are going to be the first national organization that is 100% vaccinated."

Jerusalem / Science and Tech / Coronavirus

Shaare Zedek Hospital Study Shows Encouraging Long-Term Recovery Data for Corona Patients

By Jewish Press News Desk

“We can cautiously report that based on our study, the majority of symptoms passed within a period of three to six months.”

Jerusalem / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U Researchers Observe First Evidence of Delayed Radio Flares from Tidal Disruption Event by a Black Hole

By Jewish Press News Desk

Flares are believed to be caused by a huge velocity jet launched when the star is destroyed and sucked into the black hole or as a result of the outward explosion of debris from the explosion.

Featured / Israel / Holidays & Observances / Archaeology

One of the World’s Oldest Megillat Esthers Comes Home

By Jewish Press News Desk

According to experts, there are very few extant Esther scrolls from the medieval period in general, and from the fifteenth century in particular.

Featured / Health and Medicine

Ten Years Later Old Gift Still Saving Lives

By Jewish Press News Desk

"When Shabbat ended, I called my old neighbor and told him that the defibrillator he had donated just helped save another life."

IDF & Security / US / Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

2 Boeing Tanker Jets Are First New Acquisitions on IDF's Latest Approved Shopping List

By Jewish Press News Desk

In the next phase, two additional tanker aircraft will be acquired, out of a total of up to eight that will make up the future refueling fleet.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Tel Aviv U First: Biological Therapy Proven a Suitable Alternative to Antibiotics

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a biological substitute for the treatment of tuberculosis, which in the future could serve as an alternative for the traditional "chemical" antibiotic therapy.

Headline / US / Global / Diaspora / Health and Medicine / Aliyah / Geulah

About Time: Jewish Agency to Develop Aliyah Programs for Medical Professionals

By Jewish Press News Desk

In 2020, about 950 medical and paramedical professionals immigrated to Israel from around the world, including more than 300 physicians who made Aliyah with the assistance of The Jewish Agency.

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

TAU-SAT1 – First Miniature Satellite Built on Tel Aviv U Campus – Orbiting Earth

By Jewish Press News Desk

At an altitude of 400 km above sea level, the nanosatellite will orbit the earth at a dizzying speed of 27,600 km per hour, or 7.6 km per second, completing a cycle around Earth every 90 minutes.

Jerusalem / Africa

Equatorial Guinea Moving Embassy to Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Mbasogo announced they are moving their embassy to Jerusalem.

Featured / Israel / Gulf States / UAE / Sports

Israeli Cycling Team Starting Second UAE Tour on Sunday

By Jewish Press News Desk

Chris Froome on his ISN debut: “I want to test my legs after a productive winter.”

Israel / Politics / Media / Obituaries

Netanyahu Extends Condolences to Rush Limbaugh's Family

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rush Limbaugh argued that Israel must be allowed to defeat its enemies, and that would bring peace.

IDF & Security / Syria

Israel Releases 2 Syrian Shepherds in Prisoner Trade

By Jewish Press News Desk

The original deal hit an unexpected snag when the captured Hezbollah terrorists refused to go to Syria

Israel / US / Politics / Elections

Gideon Saar Dumps Lincoln Project, Will Biden Finally Call Netanyahu?

By Jewish Press News Desk

Biden may not be calling Netanyahu to make Bibi look weak ahead of the Israeli elections.

Photo of the Day / Health and Medicine

MDA Deploys Emergency All-Terrain Vehicles Across Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The drivers were trained in the safe operation of the vehicle, driving in off-road conditions, and operating the vehicle with a patient on board.

Government / The Knesset / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Opposition Scorns Education Minister Galant for Corona-Related Failures

By Jewish Press News Desk

Education Minister Yoav Galant (Likud) had been summoned by 25 MKs to discuss the “state of the education system in Israel."

Featured / Health and Medicine

Stopping to Perform CPR On the Way to Work

By Jewish Press News Desk

United Hatzalah volunteers Alber Anconina, Ruth Hadassi, Ohad Ringer, and Dekel Shem Tov were each going about their daily routines when they received the alert.

Headline / Israel / Politics / Elections

Latest Polls Give Netanyahu a Coalition of 62

By Jewish Press News Desk

Both sides may be able to form a coalition, but only Netanyahu's coalition would be a stable one with natural partners.

Featured / Israel / Jewish / History / China

Israel's National Library Discovers Lost Letter Praising Zionism by Sun Yat-Sen, Founder of the Chinese Republic

By Jewish Press News Desk

In the letter, the pre-Communist era leader calls Zionism "one of the greatest movements of the present time."

Featured / IDF & Security / Archaeology

IDF Soldier Finds, Returns 2nd Century Coin from Mt. Carmel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The find was reported to the National Treasures Department of the Israel Antiquities Authority and the soldier received a certificate of appreciation for good citizenship.

Featured / Israel / The Environment / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Local

University of Haifa Researchers Say 45% of Israelis Admit to Polluting Natural Treasures

By Jewish Press News Desk

When the average Israeli is asked why they pollute they reply: "Because there was no trash can." When asked why others pollute they say: "because they enjoy it."

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U Researchers Invented Inexpensive Blood Test to End Invasive Biopsies

By Jewish Press News Desk

A new blood test has the potential to diagnose cancers, liver diseases, immune disorders, without need for invasive and painful biopsies.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security

Guard Wrestles Terrorist Attempting to Infiltrate Home in Sdeh Efraim Farm

By Jewish Press News Desk

The guard wrestled with the terrorist until another guard and the home owner got there and shot the terrorist.

US / News Briefs / Jerusalem

3 Senators Vote Against Keeping US Embassy in Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

Senators Jim Inhofe and Bill Hagerty introduced the amendment to ensure the U.S. Embassy to Israel remains in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel.

Politics / Elections / The Knesset

Bayit Yehudi Won't Run, Cuts Deal with Naftali Bennett

By Jewish Press News Desk

Since its founding, this will be the first time that the Mafdal/Bayit Yehudi party is not running and won't be represented in the Knesset. 

Featured / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U. Researchers Find Minuscule Worm May Hold Secret to Reversing Brain Damage

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hebrew University research successfully produces genetically engineered synapses circumventing neural damage.

Featured / Israel / US / Global / Social Media / Sports

All Running Together Separately: Week-Long Tel Aviv Marathon 2021 to Be Coordinated Around the Globe

By Jewish Press News Desk

" Even during this incredibly challenging year, when the reality of our lives changed entirely, we are not giving up on this much-loved event."

Headline / Israel / Politics / Elections

Smotrich and Ben-Gvir Agree to Join Forces Ahead of Elections

By Jewish Press News Desk

Polls show the merged parties having a better chance of passing the electoral threshold.

Israel / Business and Economy / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Israeli Startup Screens Embryos without Touching for Chromosomal Abnormalities

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Non-invasive, AI-based testing will completely replace the commonly used biopsy-based pre-implantation genetic testing."

Headline / Government / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Arab 'Mount Trashmore' Dump Fast Becoming a Permanent Fixture in Jewish Samaria

By Jewish Press News Desk

This is eco-terrorism, and the official entities that should be responding to it with swift, decisive action are allowing this monumental failure to persist.

Featured / Israel / On Campus / Education / Archaeology

Oldest Evidence of Growing Olives for Food Discovered under Haifa's Sea

By Jewish Press News Desk

Olives are a key component of the human diet, culinary culture, and economy of the Mediterranean region.

IDF & Security

Watch: Israel Successfully Completes Tests on Advanced Version of Iron Dome

By Jewish Press News Desk

The test was an important milestone for the new, advanced version of the missile defense system.

Government / Business and Economy / Coronavirus

Bank of Israel Issues Financial Stability Report under Corona Pandemic

By Jewish Press News Desk

The effects of the crisis and the government restrictions is seen in the residential real estate market, particularly in the number of housing starts.

Judea & Samaria / Health and Medicine / Settlements

Hatzalah EMT Rescues Efrat Man Who Collapsed in the Rain in Front of His Son

By Jewish Press News Desk

After taking his son to the hospital a man collapses just before Shabbat in Efrat leading to a dramatic rescue that saved his life.

Israel / Business and Economy

Chevron Deal Allows Partners to Sell Offshore Gas Independently

By Jewish Press News Desk

In October, Chevron turned off the flow of gas to Israel from the Tamar gas field.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

Decorated EMT Becomes First Female Head of United Hatzalah Chapter

By Jewish Press News Desk

Russian Olah with chronic Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) becomes the first woman to head one of United Hatzalah’s chapters.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security

Watch: Terrorist Killed in Gush Etzion Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

An attentive soldier saw the terrorist pull out the knife and run at them.

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