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A glass of Israel: Jezreel Valley Winery 
Maayan HoffmanSPOTLIGHTApril 26, 2022
From the time its first bottles hit the market eight years ago, Jezreel Valley wines have been neck and neck with those produced by some of the country’s top wineries.
Jezreel Valley's Adumim wine. Credit: The Israel Innovation Fund.
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Cold War 2.0: Russia and Ukraine’s information warfare campaigns
Maayan HoffmanMarch 30, 2022
Russia and Ukraine have engaged top marketing professionals to carry out their campaigns, and are using the same data that any other business would, say Israeli experts.
Demonstrators against the Russian invasion of Ukraine attend a televised video address by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, in Tel Aviv on March 20, 2022. Photo by Chen Leopold/Flash90.
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Israelis opposed to providing Ukraine with military aid, according to survey
Maayan HoffmanMarch 27, 2022
Nearly half of respondents believe Western countries should intervene militarily in Ukraine.
Israelis protest against their government's policy of deporting some Ukranian war refugees, outside the home of Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked home, on March 17, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
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As Ukraine war rages, ‘all of Israel is responsible for one another’
Maayan HoffmanMarch 27, 2022
“People I never saw make any big steps to help anyone have all of a sudden opened their hearts,” said Chabad Rabbi Sholom Ber Stambler.
Israeli students donate supplies to aid Ukraine refugees, March 2022. Photo by Jennifer Schrutt.
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‘Strongest weapon’ in Israel’s arsenal: Faith-based diplomacy
Maayan HoffmanMarch 22, 2022
“The question of Jerusalem is not a political matter. It is a biblical issue,” says Knesset member Gila Gamliel.
Christian parliamentarians present a declaration in support of Jewish building in Jerusalem, on March 20, 2022. Credit: Avi Hayun.
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‘Revolution’ taking place among Arab sector in Israel, report shows
Maayan HoffmanMarch 17, 2022
“The level of expectations and aspirations for the self-realization of the Arab citizens are on a steady upward trend," the authors of a report by the Israel Democracy Institute said.
Arab Israelis shop at the Arab-owned King Store supermarket chain in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva. July 27, 2015. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
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Previously undetected ‘combination’ COVID-19 variant discovered in Israel
Maayan HoffmanMarch 16, 2022
Authorities are not concerned about serious illness “at this stage,” but Health Ministry director-general Nachman Ash the significance of the new variant is still unknown.
A health care worker holds a swab sample at a COVID-19 drive-through testing facility in Modi'in, Feb. 1, 2022. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
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Ukrainian refugees to receive free medical services in Israel
Maayan HoffmanMarch 15, 2022
The care will be provided by Terem Medical Clinics, which normally provides emergency screening and care, including treatments for various pressing injuries, heart attacks and other emergencies.
Knesset member Idit Silman meets with Terem Medical Clinic's CEO Natan Applebaum. Credit: Terem.
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Israeli defense minister: Dealing with Iranian aggression requires political responsibility
Maayan HoffmanMarch 14, 2022
"Both [Yitzhak] Rabin and [Menachem] Begin proved time and time again that when it came to issues of security they took action,” said Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center on March 14, 2022. Credit: Hanna Taieb.
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Joseph Lieberman: US inaction against Russia empowers Iran
Maayan HoffmanMarch 14, 2022
“The Russian invasion of Ukraine should remind us that there are nations you simply cannot trust,” the former Connecticut senator tells JNS.
Former U.S. senator Joe Lieberman attends the opening event of the Begin Symposium in Jerusalem, March 13, 2022. Credit: Hanna Taieb.
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Ukraine war: Israeli femtech to help save the lives of moms and babies
Maayan HoffmanMarch 11, 2022
“Most of the clinical cases so far have been very trivial, like using the results to help change their medication," Dr. Avi Tsur, director of Obstetrics and Gynecology Beyond, told JNS. "But it is an extremely exciting moment when a woman sees that her baby is alive; it is reassurance.”
Pregnant patient and Ukrainian refugee Sarah Misk using “Sheba Beyond” telehealth technology in Kishinev, Moldova with the assistance of Dr. Avi Tsur (on screen) at Sheba Medical Center, March 2, 2022. Credit: Sheba Medical Center.
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Israeli interior minister vows to cap number of Ukrainian refugees
Maayan HoffmanMarch 7, 2022
“There is no country that can open its gates to anyone who wants without any restrictions,” says Ayelet Shaked.
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks at a conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Jerusalem on March 7, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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War-torn Ukrainian refugees’ lives saved by Israeli doctors at new border clinic
Maayan HoffmanMarch 7, 2022
“This is the least we can do to help the Ukrainian people in the face of a brutal Russian invasion,” says Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz.
A NATAN doctor treats a Ukrainian refugee child in Poland, March 2022. Credit: NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief.
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Israel to set up field hospital in Western Ukraine
Maayan HoffmanMarch 6, 2022
“It is our moral duty to increase humanitarian aid and extend assistance to the people of Ukraine,” says Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz.
Israel prepares a field hospital at Sheba Medical Center that will be transported to Ukraine on March 5, 2022. Credit: Sheba Medical Center.
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Sheba Medical Center ranks No. 10 on Newsweek top hospital list
Maayan HoffmanMarch 3, 2022
“The goal of this study is to provide the best data-based comparison of hospital reputation and performance across countries,” explained Nancy Cooper, Newsweek’s global editor-in-chief.
Sheba Medical Center staff in the hospital's coronavirus isolation ward, in Ramat Gan, Israel, July 20, 2020. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.
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