Israel, Jordan relations warm up, but not thanks to Netanyahu – Al-Monitor
admin | March 3, 2021
Mar 1, 2021 According to a Feb. 28 report byIsraeli news site Ynet, Defense Minister Benny Gantz had met secretly in Jordan with King Abdullah II.
Study Shows Loss of Function of PLD1 Gene is Causal to Congenital Heart Disease – Newswise
admin | March 3, 2021
Newswise STONY BROOK, NY, March 1, 2021 A team of researchers co-led by Michael Frohman, MD, PhD, of Stony Brook University, has identified an important cause of congenital heart disease. They discovered that certain loss of functions in the PLD1 (Phospholipase D1) gene causes congenital right-sided cardiac valve defects and neonatal cardiomyopathy. Their findings are detailed in a paper published early online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Israel to spend 35m compensating families of children who disappeared – Jewish News
admin | March 3, 2021
The Israeli government approved a plan Monday to provide compensation of up to 43,000 ($60,000) to some of the families of children who went missing while in state care in the 1950s. But advocacy groups and several of the families have already rejected the plan, calling it a cynical move designed to silence their larger demands for accountability.
IDF prepared to take action to stop Iran from obtaining nukes – Gantz – The Jerusalem Post
admin | February 26, 2021
The IDF is preparing in case it needs to take action against Iran, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said at a graduate ceremony for new IDF officers on Wednesday.The IDF is currently working to build up our forces and is preparing itself for any scenario, including one in which we would need to take [operational] action to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, he said.Gantz emphasized the need for Israel to work with its allies to counter the Iranian threat.Iran is a global and regional problem before anything else, although, it certainly also threatens Israel, he said. Thats why we need to work together with our allies; with the US, with Europe, and with our new partners in the Middle East.Any agreement between world powers and Iran should be one that ends its nuclear project, enables long-term effective oversight and inspection, and puts a stop to Iranian entrenchment in Syria, Yemen and Iraq, Gantz stated.Even with an agreement, the knowledge and experience Iran has accumulated in violating the 2015 nuclear deal cannot be reversed, he pointed out.Earlier, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi warned that the Iranian policy is a declaration of intent to continue developing hidden nuclear capabilities
Israel Elections: Stop blaming Gantz, unite to fight the Right – opinion – The Jerusalem Post
admin | February 26, 2021
When Benny Gantz and Gabi Ashkenazi took the dramatic step of joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a coalition, I thought I would implode from disappointment and anger. I felt like they had pulled one over on me
Israel to Pay $50M to Families of Children Who Disappeared in State’s Early Years – Jewish Exponent
admin | February 26, 2021
(A view of Yemenite Jews who were flown into Israel in 1950 under Operation Magic Carpet.
Israel offers compensation to families of missing children – Minneapolis Star Tribune
admin | February 26, 2021
JERUSALEM The Israeli government on Monday approved a plan to offer $50 million in compensation to the families of hundreds of Yemenite children who disappeared in the early years of the country's establishment.
Illinois Governor, Israeli Foreign Minister and Sheba Medical Center CEO Partner on the Chicago ARC Innovation Center to Advance Health Equity -…
admin | February 26, 2021
The three government leaders disclosed details of the global partnership late last week at a private Commercial Club of Chicago meeting cohosted by World Business Chicago. The leaders are committed to eliminating existing health disparities and negative outcomesfrom COVID-19 hospitalizations to infant mortality, chronic disease and early deathconnected to conditions where people live, learn, work and play. Sheba Medical Center, Kaleidoscope Health Ventures (KHV) and Farpoint Development are partners in theChicago ARC Innovation Center
Israel giving ‘symbolic’ number of COVID vaccines to Palestinians, other nations – Ynetnews
admin | February 26, 2021
Israel is giving a "symbolic" amount of surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the Palestinians and to several countries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Tuesday.
The dispute on how to handle Iran could cost us – JNS.org
admin | February 26, 2021
(February 24, 2021 / JNS) With talks between Iran and Western powers about the United States returning to the 2015 nuclear deal poised to relaunch, Israel finds itself in a particularly problematic situation.
