Daily Archives: March 17, 2021
Israeli researchers develop cheap, rapid test for coronavirus variants
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev recently developed a rapid and cost-effective test to identify COVID-19’s British and South African variants within hours instead of days, enabling effective response and containment measures.
Standard coronavirus-variants...
Israeli president’s diplomatic tour of Europe gets underway in Berlin
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin landed in Berlin on Tuesday, kicking off a diplomatic tour of Europe at the invitation of the presidents of Germany, Austria and France.
Rivlin, who was accompanied by Israel Defense Forces...
Israeli researchers: COVID vaccine antibodies pass from pregnant mother to newborn
Israeli researchers have announced in a new study that antibodies produced from a COVID-19 vaccine can be passed from a pregnant mother to her baby.
The study by researchers from Hadassah University Medical Center, which...
Colel Chabad ups the ante to help fight poverty in Israel
All who are hungry, come and eat. All who are needy come and celebrate Passover.”
Each year, comforted by the ancient words of the Haggadah and the fragrances of brisket, potato kugel and matzah-ball soup...
El Al’s flight simulator made wheelchair-accessible for ‘Good Deeds Day’
In honor of “Good Deeds Day,” the pilot’s seat of EL AL’s Boeing 737 flight simulator was replaced on Tuesday with a wheelchair to give Israelis with disabilities the experience of piloting a plane.
A...
March 17, 1992: Attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires
The attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires was a suicide bombing attack on the building of the Israeli embassy of Argentina, located in Buenos Aires, which was carried out on 17 March...