The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/nathan-jeffay/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:50:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Nathan Jeffay | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/nathan-jeffay/ 32 32 Herzog to ToI: Iran wages ‘war against the Jews,’ while Israel is ‘defending the West’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/herzog-to-toi-iran-wages-war-against-the-jews-while-israel-is-defending-the-west/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:28:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3579396 Returning from Soroka Medical Center after Thursday's missile attack, the president offers a stark perspective on a situation he describes as shared by Israelis and Diaspora Jews alike

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]]> Israeli scientists say they cured mice of Alzheimer’s using newly developed molecule https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientists-say-they-cured-mice-of-alzheimers-using-newly-developed-molecule/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:14:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2956143 Effectiveness shown via behavior tests and brain analysis, say authors of research; they stress it's a small sample and progress to human drug, if successful, will take time

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]]> Anguished by loss of daughter, a rabbi brings suicide prevention out of the shadows https://www.timesofisrael.com/anguished-by-loss-of-daughter-a-rabbi-brings-suicide-prevention-out-of-the-shadows/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:37:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2954863 After Gila, 18, took her own life following an attack, Shalom Hammer began a push for more awareness; on Tuesday in the Knesset he will suggest steps to prevent similar tragedies

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]]> From cockpit to cataract ops: Israeli flight headsets adapted, approved for surgery https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-cockpit-to-cataract-ops-israeli-flight-headsets-adapted-approved-for-surgery/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:19:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2951338 Augmented reality system now being rolled out in Europe after receiving CE mark; doctor says it ‘feels like being inside the eye during surgery’

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]]> Lab claims it teaches rats to detect lung cancer with 93% accuracy by sniffing urine https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-lab-teaches-rats-to-detect-lung-cancer-with-93-accuracy-by-sniffing-urine/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 10:09:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2951165 Making practical use of the fact that cancers have odors, rat-powered testing could be available within about 14 months, says the team at Israeli startup Early

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]]> How old do you look? Israeli experts find humans still outguess AI, and suggest why https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-old-do-you-look-israeli-experts-find-humans-still-outguess-ai-and-suggest-why/ Sun, 12 Feb 2023 20:03:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2946878 ‘Rather than overcoming our biases for assessing ages, AI is actually exaggerating the same biases,’ says author of peer-reviewed research

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]]> Some hair-straightening products can cause kidney failure – pioneering Israeli study https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-hair-straightening-products-can-cause-kidney-failure-israeli-study-finds/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 08:36:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2947766 Israel 1st country to ban treatments with glyoxylic acid which gets absorbed in skin, causing pain, vomiting, and harm to kidneys; researchers anticipate global awareness

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]]> Haredi men three times as likely to be nearsighted, probably due to Talmud study https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-men-three-times-as-likely-to-be-nearsighted-likely-due-to-talmud-study/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:24:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2946194 Experts at Hadassah Academic College find that ultra-Orthodox men tend to position themselves closer to text than others, which scholars believe explains huge prevalence of myopia

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]]> Israel’s richest locales show 20% lower cancer death rate than middle-income areas https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-richest-areas-have-20-lower-cancer-death-rate-than-middle-income-ones/ Sun, 05 Feb 2023 04:38:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2943273 As possible explanations for its findings, Taub Center analysis suggests ‘health inequality’ based on socioeconomic status and unequal health provision outside central Israel

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]]> Scientists ‘can tell from a brain’s response’ whether owner is left- or right-wing https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-study-rightist-leftist-brains-perceive-world-differently-on-a-basic-level/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:45:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2941285 Israeli study says political differences don’t just emerge when it comes to how we interpret reality around us; our brains actually ‘see’ different things depending on our politics

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]]> Nixing sugar tax, Israeli government dealt ‘grievous blow to health’ – world experts https://www.timesofisrael.com/nixing-sugar-tax-israeli-government-dealt-grievous-blow-to-health-world-experts/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 14:30:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2941537&preview=true&preview_id=2941537 Responding to abolition of tariff on sweetened soft drinks, global scholars also argue move 'seriously tarnishes Israel's international standing' in medical community

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]]> Week after his appointment, acting health minister hasn’t shown up for work – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/week-after-his-appointment-acting-health-minister-hasnt-shown-up-for-work-report/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:25:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2939997 Yoav Ben-Tzur, a temporary appointment after Shas head Aryeh Deri was fired on High Court orders, hasn’t even been briefed by ministry officials

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]]> Autism intensifies experience of pain, Israeli study finds, challenging assumptions https://www.timesofisrael.com/autism-intensifies-experience-of-pain-israeli-study-finds-challenging-assumptions/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:45:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2938759 Largest study on pain responses may affect medical treatment by making doctors and nurses aware that patients with autism may be hurting more than others, but don't communicate it

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]]> Israeli find shown to combat antibiotic resistance by ‘pricking bacteria to death’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-find-shown-to-combat-antibiotic-resistance-by-poking-bacteria-to-death/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:18:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2936354 Ben Gurion University scientists develop substance containing 'nano needles' that lab tests indicate can overpower 90% of superbugs by physically destroying the pathogen

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]]> FDA adviser: Israel’s fast actions, big data, gave US a ‘window to future of COVID’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/fda-adviser-israels-fast-actions-big-data-gave-us-a-window-to-future-of-covid/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 23:39:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2935885 Acting chair of FDA vaccine advisory committee hopes Israel’s stellar performance in COVID research will persist in other topics and have ‘continuing effect’ on US health policy

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