
Nickelodeon Israel Turns Kids With Disabilities Into Superheroes
What started out as a comic strip produced by an organization that helps disabled Israeli youths is about to become a cartoon show on Nickelodeon. The show's characters are all superheroes who also have certain disabilities. The project is intended to promote integration of the disabled community in Israel.
August 19, 2013

Study: Employees Most Honest At The Beginning Of The Work Week
Honesty is important in all facets of life, but when it comes to a superior's relationship with their subordinates even more so. A recent Israeli study has shown that if you want the honest answer, you should ask earlier in the week.
August 15, 2013

Ari Fruchter’s New Dead Sea Project: ‘The World’s Healthiest Gourmet Sea Salt That Will Also Promote Peace’
Ari Fruchter, the Israeli behind Spencer Tunick's 2011 mass nude Dead Sea photograph, is onto his next ambitious endeavor: A gourmet salt harvested from the Dead Sea, that will not only be healthy, but also promote peace.
August 02, 2013

Israeli Women Received More PhDs Than Men This Year
Despite progress being made towards gender equality, men still have the upper hand when it comes to executive positions and salary. However, the revolution may come from the Israeli Academia, as more women received doctorates this year.
July 25, 2013

Venture Fund ‘Tmura’ and ‘OurCrowd’ Partner To Push Startups To Give Equity To Charity
Israeli high-tech charity Tmura and crowdfunding platform OurCrowd have come up with a plan to encourage startups to donate to charity. Startups raising money using OurCrowd will be forced to donate stock through Tmura.
July 16, 2013

Tel Aviv Opens Its First Public Library With A Sea-View
The city of Tel Aviv is known for its beaches, offering an array of hangouts and activities to both locals and tourists. Now, the city offers its beach-goers another service – a free public library with books in five languages.
July 11, 2013

‘Big Brother’ Study Sheds Light On Social Hierarchy In Mice
What causes a member of a group to be more dominant and how are social structures formed? A new study uses mice to shed light on these questions and also offers insight into autism.
July 10, 2013

Unique MIT-Backed Program MEET Uses Technology To Bridge Gaps Between Israeli And Palestinian Youths
MEET, a program founded by five Israeli and Palestinian Ivy League Students and backed by MIT and Google, is breeding the next generation of tech leaders on both sides.
June 30, 2013

Israeli Blog Will Make Healthy Food Fun For Your Kids
It's no secret that kids are picky eaters. Rare are the occasions in which a child loves everything on their plate. Israeli blog Meals With Kids tries to get kids to eat their broccoli by making each plate a fun creation.
June 20, 2013

Jordanians And Israelis Graduate Life-Saving BA Program Together
Only three countries in the world offer academic degrees in emergency medical response – and Israel is one of them. For that reason, Jordanians wishing to attain the degree joined their Israeli counterparts at Ben Gurion University.
June 19, 2013

Multi-Faith Partnership Strives To Improve Health Of Palestinian Children
If there's a field where objective considerations outweigh political ones – it's medicine. Now, a multinational, multi-faith project aims to bring better medicine to Palestinian kids.
June 13, 2013

For Every Bottle Sold ‘1 Mighty Mogul’ Will Donate Fresh Water In An Edible Pouch
An Israeli couple is hoping to address water scarcity in the world by sell their high pH water, and for every bottle sold, one will be donated to someone in need, packaged in a pouch that is itself edible and biodegeradable.
June 12, 2013

Israeli Special Needs Workers Are Lynchpin In New Recycling Facility
Taking apart delicate computer parts is a necessary task that has not been automated. A new recycling plant gives people from the special needs population in Israel a job in taking these components apart – helping both them and the environment.
June 06, 2013

Popular Palestinian-Israeli App Helps Young Arabic-Speaking Parents
With 380 million native speakers, Arabic is the sixth most common language in the world. Yet relatively, it is the language with the least content on the Internet today. Palestinian startup MobiStine has come out with one of the first interactive applications in Arabic for new parents.
So far, the app has over one million downloads from Arabic-speaking countries worldwide.
May 08, 2013

Hebrew University Online Course Attracts Iranian, Lebanese And Saudi Students
As part of international initiative Coursera, the Hebrew University will offer an online course in brain research. Students from around the world signed up, including scholars from Iran, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.
April 29, 2013