Police investigating ‘all directions’ after possible car-ramming in Beersheva
Police are investigating “all directions” after a vehicle struck a pedestrian in Beersheva on Thursday, causing moderate injuries. The driver, who according to Mako is a resident of the Bedouin town of Rahat, was also injured in the incident, and was evacuated for medical treatment. He was jointly overpowered by civilians and police, and was […]
Israel’s Second Biggest Lake Installed Where Abraham, Isaac Dug Wells in Bible
The lake is located at the southern part of the city. It will be the biggest man-made lake in Israel.
Beersheba Hospital Establishes Bio-Bank To Promote Personalized Medicine
Samples of biological material – including blood, tissue removed during surgery on patients and urine – are being stored in a unique research “Bio-Bank” to benefit residents of the Negev in the south of Israel.
Israelis Could Save World From Dependence on Arab Petroleum
Imagine a world in which cars, trucks, jets and even rockets would run on clean hydrogen, emitting only water vapor as a waste product, replacing fossil fuels like polluting gasoline that release greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
Israel-Hamas Nearing War Over Continued Terrorism, Rocket Strikes Beersheba
Israel and the Hamas-run Gaza strip are about as close to outright war as they have been since the cessation of 2014’s Operation Protective Edge. Tensions have been high for several weeks, but the temperature was raised significantly earlier today following the launch of two rockets just before 3:40 a.m., including a long-range missile, fired […]
Targeting Certain Proteins Could Inhibit Cancers’ Ability to Develop
Cancer is not one disease but many, each according to the organ it affects. In fact, there is no organ in the body that is not attacked by a cancer, except the heart, in which primary malignant tumors are extremely rare.
Israel’s Southern Mayors Decry Hamas Ceasefire
Hamas sources claimed an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect at 10:45 p.m. Thursday, but Israeli sources have yet to confirm this. If it is indeed in place, the ceasefire would end two days of hostilities which saw almost 200 projectiles fired at Israel by Hamas and IDF retaliations which hit more […]
Confirming Biblical Prohibition of Gluttony
Religions do not regard gluttony (from the Latin word for “gulping down”) as a virtue. According to the list compiled by the great Middle Ages Jewish scholar and physician Maimonides (the Rambam), of the 613 commandments that Jews must observe, excessive eating or drinking is prohibited (and is listed as #169). In Christianity too, overindulgence at the dinner table is regarded as a transgression and even one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
5 Biblical and Modern Israeli Cities and Their Hebrew Names
Touring modern Israel is like touring the Bible and many of the cities that appear on a GPS could have verses attached. Do you recognize these modern cities and their Biblical significance?
100 Years Later, Australians Recreate Historic Calvalry Charge for Beersheba
The battle for Beersheba was a key part of the British-led campaign to knock the Ottoman Empire, Germany’s ally, out of World War I.
