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Potato plants grown in the greenhouse were infected with potato late blight or sprayed with water as control. Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

New protein-based biosensor detects potato and tomato crop disease

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Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a new molecular sensor system that detects harmful diseases in plants and food crops, including potatoes and tomatoes. Potatoes have become the world’s third major food...
The Taylor Force Act being introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) in 2016. Taylor Force’s father, Stuart Force is pictured at the center-right. Source: Twitter.

Murder of Elan Ganeles brings Palestinian Authority’s ‘martyr fund’ back into focus

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The aftermath of the murder of U.S.-Israeli citizen Elan Ganeles has brought renewed focus to the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund, whose compensation to those convicted of terrorism against Israelis and Israeli targets, and their families is...
Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at Ben-Gurion International Airport, March 9, 2023. Photo by Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry.

Succession of high-level American visitors reflects concern over Iran scenarios

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The arrival on Thursday of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Israel is the latest in a succession of high-level American visits to the Jewish state, and the fact that these visits are occurring...

Un Mirakolo de Purim por por Dora NİYEGO

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Eskrito por un rabino. Deke estava aya en en este momento? Munchas vezes pensi en esto, i kada vez ke fyestamos Purim, este momento me vyene a los ojos. Aviya empesad mi karyera rabiniko. Un myembro de...
Director Norman Jewison and actor Chaim Topol (“Tevye”) share a laugh on the set of the 1971 film “Fiddler on the Roof.” Credit: Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films.

Chaim Topol, of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ fame, dies at age 87

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Israeli actor Chaim Topol, who gained international fame for his portrayal of Tevye in the stage and cinematic versions of the “Fiddler on the Roof,” died on March 9 in Tel Aviv after a...
World-renowned cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper helped create a large-scale symphonic work honoring the heroism of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who helped thousands of Jews escape World War II and the Holocaust. Credit: Courtesy.

Yad Vashem-sponsored symphony celebrates Japanese diplomat who saved Jews during the Holocaust

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Samurai warriors live by the moral code bushido, or “way of the warrior.” World-renowned cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper, a half-Japanese convert to Judaism living in Tel Aviv, comes from a samurai background. So did Chiune Sugihara,...

God Speaks to Eric Adams, and NYC’s Mayor Tells the World…Adams, Adams, Adams

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams may well fit in somewhere between the great actor Frederic March’s portrayal of a fanatical lawyer delivering God’s instructions to the world, and that of lesser-known actor Jay...
Israelis protest in Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, Feb. 4, 2023. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.

The urgent need for Israeli electoral reform

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Democracy is currently being undermined in many parts of the free world. In Israel, the threat is deeper and wider than either side will admit, given the near-civil war that has erupted over the government’s...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Israel, March 9, 2023. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets Netanyahu in Israel

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday in Israel, primarily to discuss the Iranian nuclear threat and strengthening the Abraham Accords. “We have a common agenda to prevent Iran from...
Doves—Women Making Peace CEO Valerie Leiser Greenfield (second from left) and Assistant Minister for Executive Affairs Princess Haifa Al Saud (in blue) in Riyadh. Credit: courtesy.

The Sarah Accords?

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You don’t have to look far to see polarization all over the world. Valerie Leiser Greenfield sees opportunities beyond the disunity. The business development consultant for American and Israeli companies has taken it upon herself...