On the Trail of an Ebola Cure

By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c As the most severe Ebola epidemic on record spreads through central Africa, infecting and killing hundreds of citizens and foreign aid workers, and raising the specter of outbreaks all over the world, an Israeli research team is working with survivors to develop antibodies against the lethal virus. Dr. Leslie Lobel

Time to Tweet: A Call to Arms

Israel’s Operation Protective Edge, defending against Hamas in Gaza, will be a short war compared with the worldwide anti-Israel propaganda war that has already begun. While all who stand with Israel see an anti-Israel bias in mainstream media, many are unaware that the frontline of this world war is social media. Twitter is the place

Tunnels—Terror below the Surface

Highly-engineered terror tunnel IDFblog.com Webster’s Dictionary defines a tunnel as “a covered passageway through or under an obstruction, or a subterranean gallery such as in a mine.” When people today hear the term, they often think of a train passing through a mountain, or a subway carrying people beneath the streets of a city. Until

Shuka Dorfman’s Legacy

Shuka Dorfman IAA Director General The director general of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) for the past fourteen years, Shuka Dorfman, recently passed away following a serious illness. Dorfman was a former Israeli military attaché and a top IDF artillery officer with the rank of Brigadier-General. He was elected to head the IAA in November

Rare Hoard of Coins Unearthed

Pottery sherds discovered by an Israel Antiquities Authority inspector during extensive work on the new Highway 1 project resulted in an archaeological excavation in which a previously unknown settlement from the Late Second Temple Period was discovered. In addition, a rare hoard of coins was found in one of its houses. The hoard, which was

Jerusalem’s Fascinating Crusader History

Wall paintings recounting the Crusader history of Jerusalem were recently exposed when the sisters of Saint-Louis Hospital, near the Old City of Jerusalem, were organizing the storerooms. In addition, a burst water pipe in the building revealed drawings that were concealed beneath modern plaster and paint. In the wake of the discovery, Israel Antiquities Authority

Captured Hamas Combat Manual Explains Benefits of Human Shields

Human shields on Gaza building preventing IAF strike Throughout Operation Protective Edge, Hamas has continuously used the civilian population of Gaza as human shields. The discovery of a Hamas “Urban Warfare” manual by the IDF (Israel Defense Force) reveals that Hamas’ callous use of the Gazan population was intentional and preplanned. This Hamas urban warfare

Rampant Media Bias on Israel

CNN headquarters, NY In recent days, Jews in America and throughout the world have begun to protest the rampant anti-Israel bias that we have seen in media coverage of the war in Gaza. This lurid, unbalanced coverage shows an unhealthy obsession with Israel and has prompted some European politicians to speak of Israeli “massacres.” Even

Aliyah Spurred by European Anti-Semitism

Pro-Palestinian protestors Photo Credit: Boris Niehaus/wikipedia.org The cover of Newsweek, a US news magazine, read “Exodus: Why Europe’s Jews Are Fleeing Once Again.” The opening line was chilling, “The mob howled for vengeance, the missiles raining down on the synagogue walls as the worshippers huddled inside. It was a scene from Europe in the 1930s—except

Jewish People Fleeing for their Lives

The war in Ukraine is putting more and more Jewish people at risk. Over 1,200 hundred are now living like refugees in other parts of Ukraine, after fleeing from their homes. Our Project Rescue team is hard at work to assist as many as possible, while it is still possible. The Yarovey family safe in

Israel’s “Trail Angels” Offer Free Lodging to Backpackers

Tzippi Moss smiled as she watched the four young people sitting around her small kitchen table tucking into a meal of cooked vegetables with salmon. It could be any dinner table in any house in Israel, but the unique thing was that Moss had met her dinner guests for the first time just ten minutes

IDF Doctor Saves Life of Palestinian Baby

Photo credit: www.idfblog.com A Judea and Samaria Division Medical Officer saved the life of a one-month-old Palestinian baby who suffered from respiratory arrest recently. The infant was brought by her parents from the village of Beitin near Ramallah to the checkpoint near the division's headquarters, close to the settlement of Beit El. An officer

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