Amidst the tension and turmoil of the on-going Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a number of organizations and individuals are bravely reaching out to communities in order to build bridges and restore much needed hope and optimism for the future.

A new research lead by Prof. Eitan Yaniv, head of the nose and sinus institute at the otolaryngology department at Beilinson Hospital in Israel, suggests that the communication style of a patient, which is a personal characteristic, influences the success of surgery.

A new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University in Israel on undergraduate students determined that optimism helps female studens excel, but on the other hand sabotages male students' success.