The Miracle Continues...Walk Tall Israel

1.Taking aim at cancer: Israeli-Danish team finds a new way to zap malignant cells

According to a series of experiments by a team at the Ariel University Center, the treatment significantly limits damage to healthy cells, to the point where doctors are able to “turn up the heat” on cancerous cells and destroy them far more effectively. The results of this very early-stage research has meant that the project has already received funding from several foundations, including the Carlsberg Foundation and Denmark’s Fraenkel Foundation, which supports research in cardiology and cancer treatment. Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/taking-aim-at-cancer-israeli-danish-team-finds-a-new-way-to-zap-malignant-cells/

2.It's the what that matters, not the why

Guy Seeman: When asked the question, “Why does Israel spend thousands a month on Haiti?” I find myself at a loss of words. The same question could be asked when we talk about Nepal, El Salvador, Malawi, Chad, East Timor and so on. The number of countries with Israeli development teams in 2011 was approximately 110. For a country with only 7.7 million inhabitants and a GDP of 242 billion dollars, that is quite impressive.

COMMENT: I'm impressed!

3.Israeli Innovation Hopes To Make Water Drinkable In Africa


In a world where freshwater resources are becoming increasingly scarce, Israel–a country that is two-thirds arid–has become a leader in developing the necessary technology for making salt water potable. The Israeli desalination company, IDE Technologies, which has been in operation for more than 40 years, has made many advances in desalination technology, installing over 400 desalination plants in 40 countries including the Caribbean Islands and United States. IDE Technologies has also won major contracts with Cyprus, India and Australia, and last year with China.


4."Reuters": Israel to mass produce cardboard bicycles

The durable bicycle, will have no metals parts and retail for $20.
Izhar Gafni, 50, an Israeli inventor, amateur cyclist and expert in designing automated mass-production lines is the man behind the revolutionary idea. He told "Reuters" that after much trial and error, his latest prototype has now proven itself and mass production will begin in a few months. Read more: http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000790238&fid=1725

5. TAU-led project maps out first brain ‘atlas’


The healthy brains of 120 living people – not members of the Knesset, but other Israelis and some Europeans – have been scanned with a magnetic resonance instrument (MRI) to build the world’s first “atlas” of the microstructure of white matter. Led by Prof. Yaniv Assaf of Tel Aviv University’s neurobiology department and the Sagol School of Neuroscience, the CONNECT project could eventually help identify the first signs of neurological and psychiatric diseases at an early stage in life so they could be treated early on. Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=288131

COMMENT: The MRI would probably self destruct if requested to map The brains of Ahminedjad and the Mullahs of Iran.

6.Traitor or Hero? Christian Arab in IDF Makes History


On Wednesday night, a twenty year old Christian Arab is set to make history, as she becomes the first female Arab commander of an IDF combat unit.  Mona Abdo, who grew up in Haifa, but now lives in Kiryat Haim, will take her place at the graduation ceremony for the IDF commanders training course, where surrounded by family and fellow Jewish Israeli soldiers, she will become a commander in Caracal, the first of her sector to ever accomplish something of this magnitude. Read more: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/161039#.UIxEt7TYfHg

COMMENT: Any bets you wont see or hear of this on CNN!

7. Russia protects Israel from UNESCO condemnations


Russia’s envoy to the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) intervened on Wednesday to defer voting on a series of condemnations of Israel.
UNESCO was due to vote on five resolutions condemning Israel proposed by Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Syria. Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-protects-israel-from-unesco-condemnations/

COMMENT: It's worth noting the slow movement by Russia towards Israel after the visit by Putin earlier this year.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point - C.S. Lewis