ISRAEL - Mar 17 - Olmert Says Israel Will Continue Building In West Bank And Jerusalem.
PM Ehud Olmert of Israel says he will keep building in parts of the West Bank and Jerusalem that Israel wants to keep in a future peace deal, angering the chief Palestinian negotiator. In contrast, Olmert said in a closed meeting with visiting Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany that...

Reinventing Jerusalem: Israel's Reconstruction of the Jewish Quarter After 1967.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] REINVENTING JERUSALEM ISRAEL'S RECONSTRUCTION OF THE JEWISH QUARTER AFTER 1967 By Simone Ricca published by IB TAURIS ISBN 1 84511 387 2 price 45.00 [pounds sterling] hardback The Jewish quarter of Jerusalem today seems like an organic fusion of a modern Israeli city...

Israel sets condition for ceasefire.
JERUSALEM, Israel (Reuters) -- Israel on Tuesday set a key condition for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, saying it would not agree to a truce unless it included provisions to prevent Hamas from rearming. "Preventing a Hamas arms buildup is the necessary foundation of any new...

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Completes Proof of Concept Study of Insulin Suppository.
JERUSALEM, Israel, February 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP.OB), a developer of alternative drug delivery systems, announced today that it has concluded a proof of concept study in South Africa of insulin suppositories, ORMD-0802, using its proprietary technology. Eight healthy volunteers came for two visits, with two...

State of Israel Sends Delegation to NRB 2009 Convention.
NEW YORK Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced that it will send a special delegation to the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) 2009 Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 8. The group of delegates will include Shaul Zemach, Director-General of the Ministry of Tourism...

Israel declares Gaza cease-fire.
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel unilaterally ceased fire in the Gaza Strip on Sunday but kept its troops there, after a 22-day war meant to halt years of rocket fire on southern Israel but whose vast scale of death and destruction provoked international outrage. Israel stopped its offensive...

Oridion Announces Significant Medical Studies Presented at STA.
JERUSALEM and NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, February 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oridion Systems Ltd. (SIX Swiss Exchange: ORIDN). During the recent annual meeting of the Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) San Antonio, Texas, major new findings from numerous medical research projects demonstrating the clinical benefit of end-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) monitoring...

Oridion Signs Strategic Development and Marketing Agreement with Global Healthcare Company.
Oridion Microstream(R) Technology to be Incorporated Into Market Leader's Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Device JERUSALEM and NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, January 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oridion Systems Ltd. (SIX Swiss Exchange: ORIDN) today announced an agreement with a global healthcare company that is a market leader in medication infusion systems. Under...

Medgenics Announces Positive Data From Phase I/II Clinical Trial of EPODURE Treatment of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease.
-- EPODURE Biopump demonstrates safety and efficacy for four months with single administration -- Institutional Review Board confirms safety and efficacy of low dose and approves continuation of trial with higher doses -- Biopump may offer alternative to months of expensive injections MISGAV,...

Bloomberg News Opens Jerusalem Bureau.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-16 September 2008-Bloomberg News Opens Jerusalem Bureau(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Bloomberg has expanded its news operation with the opening of its newest bureau, in Jerusalem, Israel. The Bloomberg Jerusalem bureau will expand Bloomberg News services in the Gulf region and beyond and augments...