Week of November
10:
IsraAID sends team to devastated Philippines
Israel
sent a delegation of 234 doctors, nurses, and paramedics with state-of-the-art
equipment to the Philippines to set up a field hospital after the tragic
typhoon on Friday night.
Bennett: Deal with Iran undermines efforts to
thwart nuclear program
The major story coming out of the Middle East this week has been the
nuclear talks with Iran. Israel argues
that no deal should be made because sanctions are crushing Iran, and any deal
on the table is not good enough and will only allow Iran to build a nuclear
weapon faster. America has called for a
deal to temporarily reduce sanctions in return for a freeze of the Iranian
nuclear program. Bibi Netanyahu has
claimed that the deal being offered in Geneva is a “very, very bad deal.”
Israelis finds bacteria-killing protein, could
replace antibiotics
The rise of antibiotic
resistance over the past several decades has led to the urgency to find a
replacement for antibiotics. A Tel Aviv
University research team has found a peptide that appears to stop bacterial
proliferation.
Marking one year since ‘Operation Pillar
of Defense’
Prime Minister Bibi
Netanyahu has announced that rocket attacks from Gaza have decreased by 98%
since last November’s escalation of violence.
Neo-Nazi attacks in Ukraine
Israelis and Arabs alike
are afraid to leave their homes after dark following Neo-Nazi riots in the
streets of Odessa, Ukraine.
Liberman sworn in as foreign minister
Yisrael Beiteinu’s head,
Avigdor Liberman was acquitted of all corruption charges that led to his
resignation from his position as foreign minister in 2012. He was reinstated as Israeli Foreign Minister
on Monday.
On war anniversary, Hamas holds rally
Hamas organized one of its
largest military parades ever on Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of
Operation Pillar of Defense.
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