Israel News Roundup – OCTOBER 2017

Welcome to Pillar & Cloud’s Israel News Roundup for this month. Below are some interesting articles we came across and wanted to share with our P&C community.

1. ISRAELI DOCTORS ARE FIRST TO IMPLANT DEVICE FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

BYJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Many hope that this new development will be a breakthrough and better the lives of millions.

Millions of people around the world suffer from congestive heart failure, which occurs when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain blood flow and meet the body’s needs. Signs and symptoms commonly include shortness of breath, excessive tiredness, and leg swelling. The disease, which can be fatal, has no medical solution.

However a new Israeli patent, implemented for the first time in the world at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center, can change this situation and become a “therapeutic breakthrough,” said Dr. Yair Peled, the cardiologist who invented it.

Robert McClaken, 72, of Canada recently made history by becoming the first person in the world to undergo the surgery for cardiac insufficiency.

McClaken, who has suffered from severe heart failure in recent years, came to Rambam to undergo the procedure. The operation, is arousing great interest in the medical world.

McClaken reported a significant improvement in his condition and in a few days he will be discharged and return home to Canada.

2. WATCH: COMEDIAN CONAN O’BRIEN’S HILARIOUS ‘HEBREW LESSON’

The former Tonight Show host will be filming a special episode in Israel for his TBS show Conan.

US late night TV host Conan O’Brien touched down in Israel on Friday, where he will be taping a travel special for his show.

The comedian will visit Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other locales around the country to film for his primetime special Conan Without Borders: Israel

https://www.facebook.com/teamcoco/videos/1588812281177648/

SOURCE: The Jerusalem Post

3. WATCH: HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS SPEAK OUT AGAINST HATE

BY YOCHEVED LAUFER

Holocaust Survivors send a message about hate from their own lives in a video by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum published a video of Holocaust survivors speaking out against “The dangers of unchecked hate,” on YouTube last week.

The 90 second video features volunteers from the museum speaking briefly about their encounters with the Holocaust. “Not knowing from one minute to another if we are going to live another day,” a Holocaust survivor described her experience in the video.

The Holocaust survivors in the video had clear messages for the public: Stand up to hate.

SOURCE: The Jerusalem Post

4. ISRAELI ENVOY: ’UNHRC IS WORLD’S LEADING BDS ACTIVIST’

BY TOVAH LAZAROFF

“Instead of focusing on the terrible humanitarian problems plaguing the globe, the Human Rights Commissioner is seeking to harm Israel,” says Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon.

The US is pressuring the UN Human Rights Council not to publish a black list of companies doing business with areas of Israel located over the pre-1967 lines, The Washington Post reported on Monday.

The story drew a sharp retort from Israel’s Ambassador Danny Danon who lashed out at the UNHRC and its High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein over the blacklist.

“Instead of focusing on the terrible humanitarian problems plaguing the globe, the Human Rights Commissioner is seeking to harm Israel, and in doing so has become the world’s most senior BDS activist,” Danon said.

SOURCE: The Jerusalem Post

5. The 13 indisputable facts about Jerusalem you probably should know

There are so many facts about Jerusalem that are ignored by mainstream media, journalists and world leaders.

Jerusalem is connected to the Jewish people for over 3,000 years! It has not been a capital city for any other people than the Jews, ever! Yet, Islam has been distorting the true history of Jerusalem and the Jews for years.

Enjoy this video and help us share the amazing truths about Jerusalem and the Jewish people.

SOURCE: Israel Video Network