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Mar 30 2020

Magen David Adom to collect plasma from recovered coronavirus donors to treat severely ill

March 30 2020, 17:03

Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical service, has announced that it will be collecting blood plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 patients in an effort to produce an antibody treatment for... Read more

Mar 30 2020

Israeli researchers invent contact lenses to correct colour blindness

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March 30 2020, 12:23

Israeli researchers from Tel Aviv University have found a way to correct one of the most common forms of colour blindness, deuteranopia, (or red-green colour blindness). They have done so... Read more

Mar 27 2020

Coronavirus in Israel: cases pass 3,000, death toll rises to 12

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March 27 2020, 13:57

It has been confirmed today that 3,035 Israelis have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, with the vast majority of cases mild. Twelve patients have died and 49 are in... Read more

Mar 27 2020

Israel delivers 3,000 coronavirus test kits, 50,000 masks to Palestinian Authority

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March 27 2020, 13:37

Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) reported this week that over 3,000 coronavirus test-kits and 50,000 masks were delivered to the Palestinian Authority's health system to offer residents... Read more

Mar 27 2020

Conservative MPs raise concerns over Palestinian incitement

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March 27 2020, 13:16

This week, five Conservative MPs raised their concerns over Palestinian Authority-sanctioned incitement in a series of written parliamentary questions on the subject. In response, Middle East Minister Rt. Hon. James... Read more

Mar 26 2020

Netanyahu and Gantz said to be forming unity government as Blue and White collapses

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March 26 2020, 17:07

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz is set to partner Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a unity government, serving initially as Foreign Minister but then taking over from Netanyahu as prime... Read more

Mar 26 2020

How Israeli agritech helps farmers around the world

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March 26 2020, 16:40

With its vast dry, desert land and shortage of natural water resources, Israel does not seem like the most obvious climate for agriculture to thrive. However, since its founding in... Read more

Mar 25 2020

KNESSET SPEAKER YULI EDELSTEIN RESIGNS HOURS BEFORE COURT DEADLINE ON VOTE TO ELECT HIS REPLACEMENT

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March 25 2020, 13:33

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein announced this morning that he was resigning rather than calling a parliamentary vote on his own successor, as required earlier this week by the High Court... Read more

Mar 24 2020

Israel on brink of constitutional crisis as court demands answer on Knesset Speaker’s election

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March 24 2020, 20:44

Israel may be on the brink of a constitutional crisis as the speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein has vowed to defy a High Court order that must allow Members... Read more