Writer: ISRAEL21c Staff

Bridging the Digital Divide

John Morgridge, president and CEO of Cisco, the largest company worldwide in the development and manufacturing of internet infrastructure, visited Israel earlier this month to

Advancing Ben-Gurion’s Dream

Thirty years after David Ben-Gurion’s death, is Israel still fulfilling his vision? Thirty years have passed since David Ben-Gurion’s death. Is today’s Israel fulfilling his

Holding Steady

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the researchers at Steadicopter Ltd. should feel very proud. The Israeli developers of a state-of-the-art pilotless helicopter

Flying south for the winter

Paul Winter soothes the natural habitat in the north of Israel during his visit last month. Four-time Grammy Award winning American musician Paul Winter has

Hope for hearing each other

Micha Haifa aims to prepare hearing-impaired children for the regular school system.Ethnic and religious differences mean little when young children are trying to overcome a

Northern exposure in the Mideast

Eva and Jimmy Ben-Sira in their adopted home in Israel.It’s a far cry from the frozen tundra of Alaska, but eighteen-year-old Eva Ben-Sira has become

Praying for our neighbors

Democracies do not make war with one another.For much of the last decade, the peoples of the Middle East looked to the future with great

Bert, Ernie, Tzachi, and Ibtisam

From left – Noah, Tzachi, Brosh, and Ibtisam star in the Israeli version of Sesame Stories.It starts out like a scene that could be broadcast

Using the body to combat disease

The Biopump uses a thin slice of genetically engineered skin to continuously produce and deliver therapeutic proteins.A remarkable new way to administer protein therapy is

Driving safely with Daisy

The DAISY system developed by Sphericon reads data from a car’s steering system to determine whether a driver is properly focused.A cell-phone can be a

Olive harvest made easy

The coated crystals are easily dissolved in water and sprayed on mature olives about ten days before harvesting. A Ben-Gurion University team is in the

A message of freedom and justice

Why Diaspora and Israeli Jews should care about Arab-Jewish coexistence.Why should Arab-Jewish coexistence within Israel be important for Diaspora and Israeli Jews? What’s at stake?