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Hebrew University Announces Scholarship Fund for Released Hostages

January 27, 2025 – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced it is offering full scholarships for a three-year academic degree—covering both Bachelor’s and Master’s programs—to all released hostages. This comprehensive program also includes establishing a dedicated fund to secur…

Israeli passport ranked 19th strongest in the world

The Israeli passport is the 19th strongest worldwide, according to a global ranking released last week.

Israeli passport holders can now enter 170 countries without a visa, according to The Henley Passport Index, which measures the number of visa-free destinations available to holders of a …

Israeli startup’s ‘FireDome’ is based on missile defense

In the midst of war, as sirens were blaring almost every day to signal barrages of incoming rockets, Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system tracked and intercepted missiles to help protect and save lives. For Gadi Benjamini, the Iron Dome in January last year inspired the idea behind the de…

Israel’s war with Hamas has resulted in cutting-edge, medical advancements

After being shot in both legs by a Hamas sniper in Gaza, Israeli reservist and New York native Aaron Bours is among the many soldiers pioneering the use of cutting-edge rehabilitative technologies that have been a result of Israel’s war with Hamas.

Bours, now 34, moved from Long Island t…

Israeli Arab rescued dozens of Haredi girls from the burning seminary

Dozens of girls were trapped in the burning building. Imad Hirbawi, a 35-year-old Arab-Israeli from the Mount of Olives who works on renovations on the upper floors of the building, entered the building when he realized that a fire had broken out. He lowered dozens of girls from the burning …