Five months after schools in Sderot – 12 kilometers from Gaza – were evacuated due to the dangers of rockets and terrorists causing alarms to sound, anxiety, panic, and uncertainty, they have finally been reopened. But children and their educators are still worried, and they try to return to their pre-October 7 routine. The Israel […]
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Those in Israel who were most affected by the massacre in the south by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and the resulting Hamas war were women and young people, according to a new survey conducted for the Pa’amonei Ruah (Wind Chimes) organization by the Geocartography Institute. The survey showed that 67% felt psychological harm as […]
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The Bank of Israel kept interest rates steady on Monday after cutting by a quarter-point in January, citing uncertainty over expected duration of the war in Gaza that will keep the pace of rate reductions this year gradual. In keeping its benchmark rate ILINR=ECI at 4.5%, the central bank said the war was having “significant […]
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Yad Sarah, Israel’s leading voluntary healthcare and social-services organization, on Sunday said it will establish an emergency respiratory system to help anyone who needs oxygen treatments at home if an escalation in hostilities triggers the collapse of the electricity grid. The Energy Ministry had requested the precautionary measures. The initiative will provide initial life-saving help […]
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WIZO has revealed new “Emotional Resilience” programs across its educational institutions, which offer a psycho-educational system to strengthen personal resilience, acquire psychological coping skills, and create deep connections with others. WIZO is an Israeli women zionist organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the status of women, welfare for all sectors of Israeli society, […]
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A group of American health-tech investors with at least $25 billion of investment capital will be in Israel this week to connect with industry members and show their support for the Startup Nation. The privately arranged mission, spearheaded by the chief business officer of a health-tech accelerator in New York together with a local business […]
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Oil prices regained some ground in Asian trade on Wednesday amid concerns over attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and growing expectations that cuts to US interest rates will take longer than thought. Brent crude futures rose 24 cents or 0.3% to $82.58 a barrel by 7:21 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude […]
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Moody’s report sparked a heated debate: Will the war cripple the economy, or could it propel it forward? The answer remains balanced on a knife’s edge, Yet, this past week presented us with a meaningful foresight as Israel orchestrated a debt issuance totaling NIS 4 billion with unprecedented demands, according to Accountant-General Yehli Rotenberg. The […]
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Ido Rosenblatt, Information Systems Director of Magen David Adom and MDA Paramedic Menachem Blumenthal discussed the organization’s lifesaving activities on October 7 when Hamas attacked Israel, at Joint Perspectives, a conference hosted by the German newspaper WELT and The Jerusalem Post in Berlin on Wednesday. Rosenblatt said that Magen David Adom deployed state-of-the-art systems with […]
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Wives of reservists who are fighting in Gaza are really suffering – torn between caring for their children at home and working at their regular jobs (if they haven’t been dismissed). A new study by the Israel Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (IIOSH) has just unveiled the heavy burden of war on soldiers’ partners […]
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