On the seventh day of the Gulf War in January 1991, a Scud missile eluded American defenses and struck between two apartment buildings on Abba Hillel Street in Ramat Gan, a city that abuts Tel Aviv. The missile, part of Saddam Hussein’s revenge for US Operation Desert Storm, killed one woman and was one of many Scuds to hit Israel during the war. Although Tel Aviv was a prime target for Palestinian suicide bombers in the 1990s and during the second intifada a decade ago, 1991 was the last time the city …More

Elana Widmann, NoCamels - Israeli Innovation News Some of the worst diseases in the world are caused by viruses. AIDS, Herpes, Rabies, Hepatitis B and C, and Ebola are just some of the examples. Right now, there are few remedies for treating viruses, however, Erez Livneh’s team of scientists at Vecoy Nanomedicines is trying to battle them in an innovative way. Vecoy Nanomedicines is a privately held company based out of Bar Ilan’s Nanotechnology Center in Ramat Gan. The company is considered a leader …More

A rare baby ape was born last week in Israel, and zoologists say he’s already thriving. The black siamang, a type of gibbon, weighed in at less than half a pound, with the hairless, wrinkled skin typical of his species. He was born at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv to Papa Jumbo and Mama Jan, two apes brought in from Europe last year in hopes of cultivating offspring. The baby is reportedly clinging to his mother, holding onto her wherever she goes. The siamang is known to stay particularly close to …More

Tanda, a two ton white rhinoceros, gave birth to her second calf last Friday in Israel's Ramat Gan Zoological Center. Terkel, along with his 4-year-old brother Timor, are the only white rhinos born in Israel in the last 20 years. The news of Terkel's birth brought a showering of congratulations from zoo officials and conservation experts worldwide, who praised the breeding team's efforts. White rhinos are difficult to breed in captivity and few remain outside of conservation lands. The successful breeding of …More

All the trepidation about Bob Dylan was put to rest about halfway through his first song at Monday night’s Ramat Gan Stadium show. “Gonna Change My Way of Thinking” from his 1979 album Slow Train Coming crackled with energy from Dylan’s roadhouse band, and the bard himself was in surprisingly strong vocal form that lasted well into the set.The three-quarter’s full audience was older than at most stadium shows but had a generous representation of younger fans, most likely seeing their …More