On January 12 2010, around 5 PM, there was a strong earthquake in Haiti. It lasted only 1 minute but killed over 230,000 people and injured 250,000 people.
Israel’s Part in the New7Wonders
ORT Tivon On May - 10 - 2012
A few months ago, the New7Wonders organization presented the 7 wonders of the world. Even though Israel’s representative – The Dead Sea – did not end up being one of the seven winners, it made our country proud, since it reached a very high ranking.
The New Mind-Controlled Computer
ORT Dafna On May - 8 - 2012
The MinDesktop is a new tool developed in Israel for disabled people. It lets them send emails by thoughts alone, while doing something else at the same time.
Peer’s Dubai Tournament
ORT Guttman On May - 3 - 2012
Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer got a ticket to the Dubai Tennis tournament. In 2009 Peer did not get a visa to Dubai because of the war in Gaza, but this year Peer got a ticket despite her deterioration in the world ranking.
Freedom – Now and Then
ORT Guttman On April - 13 - 2012
The Passover vacation has ended today.
To Iran from Israel with Love
ORT Rabin, Gan Yavne On April - 3 - 2012
In the past two weeks, Iran received unusual online messages from Israel.
No, they weren’t a new kind of cyber warfare – they were messages of love!
Can We Kill Cancer?
ORT Dafna On March - 25 - 2012
Have you heard about the vaccine that kills cancer? Well, it’s a drug called ImMucin and it ‘trains’ the immune system to seek and destroy malignant cells that have already invaded the body, such as those lingering after cancer surgery.
International Women’s Day 2012
ORT Rabin, Gan Yavne On March - 15 - 2012
Every year on March 8 since 1957, the world celebrates the International Women’s Day. This day was dedicated to showing the integration of modern women in the economy, politics and generally in society and to praise their achievements in these fields.
Life Under Threat
ORT Ronson On March - 12 - 2012
The city of Ashkelon had known better days – empty streets and even emptier schools are the city’s view today.
Recent Escalation – March 2012
ORT Rabin, Gan Yavne On March - 11 - 2012
Over the past weekend, more than 90 rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel – 4 people were injured.
The Iranian Threat on the World
ORT Ronson On March - 4 - 2012
Almost everybody has heard about the Iranian threat by now. Everyone’s talking about it, but what it does it really mean? What’s really going on there?
