A breakthrough cancer study in which patients suffering from a form of leukemia saw their diseases go into remission after they were treated with genetically modified T-cells has deep roots in Israel. One of the first in the world to work on the innovative cancer treatment technique, known as adaptive immunotherapy, was Professor Zelig Eshhar from Weizmann University in Israel. Last Tuesday, this technique was hailed worldwide as a potentially “extraordinary” development. Esh

This past Sunday, the Israeli government approved a compromise to expand the non-Orthodox prayer section of the western wall. This new deal achieves a goal that Israel had been looking to reach: “an interdenominational consensus on Judaism’s holiest site with official recognition.” In Israel, there is often much controversy between the Orthodox/Ultra-Orthodox movement versus the Reform and Conservative movements in terms of what is okay and what is not. This decision is provi