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Daily Archives: November 23, 2020

A computer generated representation of COVID-19 virions (SARS-CoV-2) seen under an electron microscope, Feb. 5, 2020. Credit: Felipe Esquivel Reed via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel to purchase millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

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Israel’s Health Ministry on Friday reached an understanding with Swedish-British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to receive millions of doses of its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, and the two parties are discussing the final details of the agreement,...
Israeli Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levy speaks during a press conference about the coronavirus, in Jerusalem on July 13, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel’s Health Ministry says lockdown possible over Hanukkah

Israeli Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levy said on Thursday that he doesn’t know if there will be a lockdown over Hanukkah, “but we are identifying an increase in morbidity, and it could lead...
Yakov Pizenberg enjoys a snack with a senior citizen. Photo: Courtesy.

This soldier leaves no lonely old person behind

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“Between 11th and 12th grade, after a tough fencing session, I saw a television report about all these elderly people and Holocaust survivors and their difficulties and loneliness. It really shocked me and I...
A ball of fire and smoke rises during Israeli airstrikes in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Aug. 16, 2020. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Gaza terrorists launch rocket at Israel’s south; IDF hits Hamas targets

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The Israeli military struck two Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Sunday morning in response to a rocket fired on Saturday from the coastal enclave into Israel, the IDF...
Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik. Source: Facebook.

Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik takes gold at European championships

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Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik took gold in the European Judo Championships’ under-100 kilogram division in Prague on Saturday, defeating Russia’s Arman Adamian. The gold was a first for Paltchik, who is considered one of Israel’s...

Mother Nature Is Not So Maternal Anymore

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Nature has played a very important role in the discussions presented in this column.  Nature is the foundational source of the organic stimuli for which human nervous systems were built. Most of the time,...