Israeli researchers have developed a new therapy to treat atherosclerosis (hardening and narrowing of the arteries, also called arteriosclerosis) and prevent heart failure, using a new biomedical polymer that reduces arterial plaque and inflammation in the cardiovascular system. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease causes 56 million deaths annually worldwide, according to the...

The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s unification and reaffirming U.S. law calling for the city to “remain the undivided capital of Israel” by a vote of 90-0 on Monday. The resolution was sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R – Ken.) and co-sponsored by Senate Minority...

It’s not a cure, but a new therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is being hailed as a breakthrough that can extend the life expectancy of those suffering from ALS. Developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), the therapy may come...

A leading activist in Florida denounced the campaign to boycott an international LGBTQ film festival that took place in Tel Aviv last week, calling on the “LGBTQ and progressive ally communities” to take a stand “against censoring, and against anti-semitism,” in an op-ed published Saturday in The Miami Herald. James Moon,...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday met personally with ten African heads of state in Liberia, where he was the first non-African to deliver the keynote speech at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit. Among the leaders Netanyahu met were Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo and Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita....

The leader of the band Radiohead, which is scheduled to make its ninth trip to Israel next month, blasted proponents of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign as “offensive” and “patronizing in the extreme” in an interview published Friday in Rolling Stone magazine. “I’ll be totally honest with you: this has been...