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Israel / Holidays & Observances / Health and Medicine

EMT Starts Jerusalem Liberation Day with Saving a Life then Singing Hallel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Just after 8:30 Sunday morning, an employee at a school on Shalom Sharabi Street in Petah Tikvah told one of his colleagues that he wasn’t feeling well. He sat down on a bench and keeled over. His colleagues, who all had taken a CPR course, called emergency services and proceeded to attach the school’s defibrillator […]

Police and Crime / News Briefs

Unexploded Mortar Found on Beach

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police sappers defused the explosive in a controlled explosion.

Israel / On Campus / Education / Judaism

Rabbanit Malke Bina Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Bar Ilan University

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rabbanit Bina founded Matan just over 30 years ago after she began teaching a group of women around her dining room table.

Featured / Jewish / Politics / Government / Left vs. Right / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel / On Campus / Education

Bennett Admits to Seminary Women Regretting Promises He Broke in Forging Government

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bennett stressed repeatedly that social divides within Israel and the Jewish people were more dangerous to the country’s future than even external security threats.

Iran

Iran: 'Accident' at Base in Parchin Kills 2 Military Experts

By Jewish Press News Desk

Reports indicate a drone attack against an Iranian military base.

Terrorism / Judea & Samaria

WATCH: Open Fire on the Tunnel Road

By Jewish Press News Desk

Residents of Gush Etzion have been reporting constant shooting and explosions from the Bethlehem area for weeks.

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

Bar-Ilan U Researchers Discover Mechanism for Communication bet. Different Brain Regions

By Jewish Press News Desk

New finding may contribute to the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

Israel / Travel / Health and Medicine

Man Suffers Cardiac Arrest Waiting for Train, Resuscitated by Fellow Passenger Hatzalah EMT

By Jewish Press News Desk

“This was a stressful incident because I was alone, without equipment, for about 13 minutes."

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

TAU Researchers Find Common Gene Mutation Mechanism in Autism, Schizophrenia

By Jewish Press News Desk

An experimental drug developed at a TAU lab may be suitable for treating a range of rare syndromes that impair brain functions.

Israel / Health and Medicine

EMT Rescues Cowshed Worker Who Collapsed over his Morning Coffee

By Jewish Press News Desk

Haim works closely with the entire agriculture staff, and the person in need is his friend.

Government / The Courts / The Temple Mount

Israeli Government Refutes Court Ruling on Temple Mount Prayer

By Jewish Press News Desk

The government said the ruling doesn't change the status quo, and the state would be filing an appeal in the case.

IDF & Security / Syria / Iran / Hezbollah

Three Syrian Soldiers Killed in Friday Night Missile Strike

By Jewish Press News Desk

Syrians claim surface-to-surface missiles were launched at Syrian targets from the Golan Heights.

Headline / Holidays & Observances / Religious & Secular in Israel / Health and Medicine

47 Treated So Far on Mt. Meron by United Hatzalah Volunteers

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Volunteers have come from all over the country and are active around the clock to provide emergency medical care in Meron."

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Red Alert in Upper Galilee

By Jewish Press News Desk

The IDF is investigating the cause of the red alert.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Patient’s Death Triggers Tough Memories for Hatzalah EMT

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Seeing him sitting there alone in his car brought back waves of pain for me from my brother’s death."

Elections / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Loses Their Parliamentary Majority in Lebanon

By Jewish Press News Desk

Pro-Hezbollah parties did not fare as well as they had in the past in Lebanons elections.

The Knesset

After Recent Terror Attacks, MKs Call for Israel to Create New Policies and Spirit to Defeat its Enemies

By Jewish Press News Desk

Yair Maimon, a resident of Tekoa in the Gush Etzion, who killed a PA Arab terrorist who infiltrated his town last week, also spoke about the need to defeat Israel’s enemies.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria

Watch: Passing Soldier Stops Terror Attack in Progress Near Beit El

By Jewish Press News Desk

The terrorist attacked a car and was attempting to get inside and attack the passengers.

News Briefs / Gulf States / UAE

UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Dies

By Jewish Press News Desk

He served as president of the UAE for 17 years, and the emir of Dubai.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs

PM Bennett’s Advisor Quits

By Jewish Press News Desk

Meir is considered an expert on Arab affairs.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Yamam Soldier Killed in Jenin Op; Update on IDF Jenin Investigation

By Jewish Press News Desk

There was a shootout during the operation with terrorists who were holed up in a building.

US / Politics / The Courts / Left vs. Right

House Judiciary Committee Passes Supreme Court Ethics Legislation

By Jewish Press News Desk

The law would require the Supreme Court to create a code of conduct that would apply to both the justices and their employees.

Featured / Travel / Diaspora / Aliyah / Geulah

350 Jewish Mothers Connect with their Roots in Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Throughout the participants’ journey, Israeli mothers serve as a “living bridge” between the State of Israel and the Diaspora.

Terrorism / Israel / The Courts

Historic First: High Court to Live-Stream Hearing on Terrorist’s Home Demolition

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Foreign governments are intervening in Israel's counter-terrorism policies."

Israel / Health and Medicine

‘Real Life Angels Exist’ – A Daughter Recounts her Father’s Dramatic Cardiac Arrest

By Jewish Press News Desk

I learned that evening that the statistics are stacked against people and that only 3-4 percent of the people who receive CPR survive.

Featured / Aliyah / Geulah

Nefesh B’Nefesh to Host Online Mega Aliyah and Employment Fair Sunday

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Mega Aliyah Event is open to the public, regardless of age, residence, and level of Aliyah interest.

Israel / Ukraine / On Campus / Education

Ten Ukrainian Math Geniuses to Study in Bar-Ilan U.

By Jewish Press News Desk

Some are in their early teens, and away from home for the first time.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Woman, 86, Collapses before Daughter, Granddaughter, Revived by EMTs

By Jewish Press News Desk

"In cases like this, the early first response makes the difference between life and death."

Headline / Terrorism / Israel

Elad Terrorists Captured Alive

By Jewish Press News Desk

The two terrorists were found near Elad.

Government / Elections / The Knesset

Opposition Preparing Vote to Disperse the Knesset; Ra'am Demands Jordanian Control of Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

Whether or not this vote happens is almost completely in the hands of the Islamic Ra'am party.

Featured / Israel / Judaism

Exciting Conclusion to the International Bible Contest

By Jewish Press News Desk

What are the first mentions of oil and honey in the Bible?

Headline / Islamists / The Temple Mount

Jews Return to the Mountain, Muslim Violence Begins

By Jewish Press News Desk

For the first time in nearly two weeks, Jews have been allowed to go up to the Temple Mount on Yom Haatzmaut, Israel's Independence Day.

Government / The Knesset / The Environment

Knesset Health Subcommittee Critical of Government’s ‘Anemic’ Climate Targets

By Jewish Press News Desk

“When it came to the Government's commitment in the [2021] Glasgow Climate Pact, I thought things would be different."

Police and Crime / Islamists / The Temple Mount

Police Disconnect Al-Aqsa Muezzin Loudspeaker

By Jewish Press News Desk

The muezzin's loudspeaker is usually on full volume whenever there is a large Jewish event at the Kotel.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Haifa Woman, 105, Resuscitated after Choking at Home

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Saving the life of a 105-year-old woman is not something a person gets to do every day."

Headline / Terrorism / Israel / Travel

Bombshell Scare at Ben-Gurion Airport Causes Chaos

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tourists found a bombshell and decided to take it home with them as a souvenir.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

Same Hatzalah EMT Who Saved a Man 3 Years Ago Delivers his Baby

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I count myself lucky that I have merited to see both these miracles.”

Headline / Antisemitism / On Campus / Education / Holocaust

TAU’s Annual Report: Antisemitism Peaked Globally in 2021, the Struggle against Jew Hatred Is Failing

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Despite the extensive efforts and resources invested in combating antisemitism in recent years, the phenomenon is on the rise."

US / The Courts / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS

Dershowitz, 17 Other Law Professors, Team Up in Support of Texas Anti-BDS Law

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Arguments that anti-BDS laws violate the Constitution threaten to put Jews outside the protection of anti-discrimination principles.”

Headline / The Knesset

MK Amichai Chikli Officially Declared Party Defector by Knesset Committee

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Likud reportedly told Chikli they would offer him a ministerial position in the next government, which does not require that he be an MK.

US / The Courts / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS

Jewish Group Warns Court’s Anti-Israel Ruling in Texas Anti-BDS Law Invites Discrimination

By Jewish Press News Desk

Calling a federal district court’s ruling on the Texas anti-BDS law an “Israel-exception” that is “nothing less than a naked assault on principles of equal treatment” and “has no basis in the law,” the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, urged the federal court of appeals to reverse the judge’s injunction on […]

Featured / IDF & Security / Chessed and Tzedaka

Abba, We Won't Have Chametz After Pesach

By Jewish Press News Desk

The soldiers spent the Passover holiday at an isolated IDF outpost protecting the state of Israel.

Headline / Islamists / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Bennett Closes Temple Mount to Jews Until the End of Ramadan

By Jewish Press News Desk

Many people see this as Bennett capitulating to Mansour Abbas's demands.

Judea & Samaria / Settlements

20,000 Return to Chomesh

By Jewish Press News Desk

Among the MKs present were Religious Zionist party's Bezalel Smotrich, Itamar Ben-Gvir. Quite notably, walking alongside them was former coalition MK Idit Silman.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Beitar Resident Barely Survives Lynch in Husan, Car Torched

By Jewish Press News Desk

The mayor of Beitar has repeatedly warned residents to not enter the Arab village.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

IDF Thwarts Large-Scale Pre-Pesach Terror Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

IDF forces surrounded a house in the village of Silwad, near Ramallah, after receiving credible information of an imminent terror attack that was going to launched before Passover.

Government / Science and Tech

Israel Invests $6 Million in Autonomous Transportation Pilot

By Jewish Press News Desk

In the past few years, Israel has been a leading country in the field of smart transportation.

Featured / Israel / Holidays & Observances / Health and Medicine

Careful Giving Matzah to Children: Passover Health & Safety Tips from United Hatzalah

By Jewish Press News Desk

Those who are sleeping in tents, make sure not to pitch a tent close to any highways or roadways.

Featured / Religious & Secular in Israel / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Aliyah / Geulah / Conversion / Giyur

Gush Etzion Tenth Grade Girls Orchestrate Wedding for 2 Olim Converts

By Jewish Press News Desk

"They have pure hearts, a real and profound desire to make others happy, and a special light that radiates from their faces."

Israel / Health and Medicine

Rehovot Man Collapsed Mid-Tennis Game Successfully Resuscitated

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Performing CPR on patients who are sick or elderly is very different from performing resuscitation on a person who collapsed unexpectedly."

Headline / IDF & Security / Government / China

Storm in a Chinese Tea Cup: Object in Chinese Gifts to Israeli Ministers Were Not Espionage Device

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Chinese gift boxes included chocolates, thermal cups and what was suspected to be a listening device.

Featured / Israel / Holidays & Observances

It’s Free: Download Some of History's Most Exquisite Haggadot

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel’s National Library offering free, downloadable treasures, including 15th century Rothschild Haggadah, 1556 printed Prague Haggadah, 18th century Amsterdam Haggadah.

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

TAU Researchers Found ‘Healthy Weapon’ Against Corona in Cashews, Pumpkins, Peas, Beets

By Jewish Press News Desk

Safe dietary supplements developed at Tel Aviv University might help protect the body against Covid-19 and a range of winter illnesses.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security

'Carlo' Rifle Seized During Chase with Terror Cell Which Escaped

By Jewish Press News Desk

The terrorists threw the gun and bullets out of the window during the chase.

Featured / US / The Courts / Left vs. Right / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS

Israeli Ben & Jerry’s Franchise Owner Tells Federal Court Unilever Admits Dumping him for Not Breaking the Law

By Jewish Press News Desk

Unilever also declined to refute the facts that termination would cause “irreparable harm” to AQP and Zinger.

Featured / Israel / Politics / Elections / Left vs. Right

New Israeli Election Poll Shows Shocking Results

By Jewish Press News Desk

Just as surprising, were the results of a separate question asked about what end-result they'd like to see from the current coalition crisis.

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

Hebrew U. 12-Year Study of Street Cats Concludes 70% Must Be Neutered Continuously to Prevent Crisis

By Jewish Press News Desk

Reduction of free-roaming cat population requires high-intensity neutering in spatial contiguity to mitigate compensatory effects.

Featured / Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Study Shows 70% Drop in New Israeli Startups Since 2016

By Jewish Press News Desk

The findings could not can validate the claim of increased investor sophistication in identifying early-stage success.

Judea & Samaria / LGBTQ+ / Religion / Settlements

Rabbis of Efrat Respond to Municipality's LGBT Survey

By Jewish Press News Desk

We read with shock and astonishment the survey published in Efrat, which seeks to promote public legitimacy for offenses for which modesty is appropriate to them.

Headline / Terrorism / Israel

Suspected Terrorist Captured on Road 6

By Jewish Press News Desk

The suspected terrorist was captured on the highway by the Yamam unit.

Headline / Terrorism / Judea & Samaria

Terror Attack on Bus in Gush Etzion

By Jewish Press News Desk

The terrorist got on the bus and stabbed the victim.

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

2,000 Petition University of California to Reject ‘Politically Motivated, Academically Vacuous, Harmful Proposal’

By Jewish Press News Desk

Such a curriculum would “marginalize Jewish students and fuel hatred and discrimination against the Jewish community.”

Featured / Israel / History / Video of the Day / Kosher Food News

Watch: The Jerusalem Elite 2600 Years Ago Preferred Wine with Touches of Vanilla

By Jewish Press News Desk

The researchers were were surprised to find remnants of the exotic spice vanilla from 2600 years ago.

Israel / On Campus / Education

Survey Finds Delinquency, Behavioral Issues, Down in Israeli Children Who Get School Lunches

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Investing in children now with a simple and healthy sandwich saves the government millions of dollars down the road.”

US / Diaspora / Health and Medicine / Aliyah / Geulah

Nefesh B’Nefesh Holds ‘MedEx’ Event for Medical Professionals Considering Aliyah

By Jewish Press News Desk

The event was geared to physicians, nurses, dentists, podiatrists, psychologists, optometrists, pharmacists, therapists, audiologists, nutritionists, and dental hygienists.

Featured / Health and Medicine / Ukraine / Aliyah / Geulah

Hatzalah Covert Operations Deliver Medicine, Food, Aliyah Papers to Ukrainian Jews

By Jewish Press News Desk

"These undercover deliveries of food and medical supplies to people inside Ukraine are of vital importance and save lives."

Jerusalem / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U Scientists: 1/1000 of a Hair-Thin Lenses Coming Soon to Cellphones, Eyeglasses & Drones

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new flat lenses are incredibly thin and as the name suggests – they are flat rather than curved.

Headline / Terrorism / Israeli Arabs

2 Killed, 6 Wounded in Hadera Terror Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

The terrorists were Israeli Arabs. Three of the wounded are police officers.

Headline / US / Politics / Government / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE / Egypt

PM Bennett Thrilled on Eve of 'Negev Summit’ – and There’s Lots to Celebrate

By Jewish Press News Desk

At least three of the participants in the hastily-organized Negev Summit share trepidations about the 900-pound mullah in the room.

Terrorism / Israel / Police and Crime

Police Return Guns to Civilian Heroes Who Killed Be'er Sheva Terrorist

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police policy is to confiscate funs from civilians who use them in self-defense - for "ballistic testing" that can go on for weeks and months.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs

Be'er Sheva Terror Victims Named

By Jewish Press News Desk

The names of the victims in the Be'er Sheva terror attack have been released.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

Three Weeks at the Ukrainian Border – There and Back Again

By Jewish Press News Desk

This is war with all its ugly facets, and these people need our help.  

Featured / Israel / Business and Economy / The Environment / Video of the Day / Science and Tech / Social Media / Kosher Food News

Watch: Israeli Natural Honey Making without the Bees

By Jewish Press News Desk

By isolating the properties of real honey and producing it without the bees, there are more bees left to pollinate plants to their little hearts’ content.

Featured / Israel / Police and Crime / The Courts / On Campus / Education

Haifa U Conference: Steep Decline in Public Trust in Courts, Police

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I don’t want to think about where we would end up if we continue down this slippery slope.”

Featured / Israel / History / The Environment / Photo of the Day / Gulf States / UAE

KKL-JNF Celebrates International Forestry Day at Dubai Expo

By Jewish Press News Desk

On the occasion of International Forestry Day, the Jewish National Fund revealed these rare historic images.

Government / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

Bennett, Lapid, Send Off Israeli Delegation to Establish Field Hospital in Ukraine

By Jewish Press News Desk

In lieu of a comment on the shameful, anti-Israel speech of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before the Knesset, Bennett stressed what Israel has been best at.

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