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Beyond the Headlines: Moments at Ben-Gurion Airport, the Kotel - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on September 18, 2025.
 MEMBERS OF THE ‘Kesher Ayin’ running group pose with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion (right) at the Jerusalem Marathon earlier this month.

Blind, sighted athletes run side by side in Jerusalem Marathon

 Operation Ethiopia.

Israeli medical team restores sight to hundreds in Ethiopian humanitarian mission

Apple introduces eye-tracking technology for iPhone control


First blind Chinese mountaineer climbs Mount Everest - WATCH

"I kept thinking because even though it was hard,...there are difficulties and dangers and this is the meaning of climbing."

A TOURIST looks at a view of Mount Everest from the hills of Syangboche in Nepal

Jewish Judge gets stuck in Dubai

Richard Bernstein, 46, is a judge serving on the Michigan Supreme Court. He’s been stuck in Dubai for two months and counting.

Richard Bernstein, a justice on Michigan's state Supreme Court, has been stuck in Dubai since January.

Hillel's Tech Corner: accessiBe: The web made accessible

Web accessibility is both a legal requirement and a moral obligation for companies with online presence.

accessiBe

The eyes have it: Learning to live with glaucoma

The ability to see well is obviously crucial to everybody, but what about those whose talents lay in conveying what they see so that others may also see it?

‘The Boulevard Montmartre at Night’ by Camille Pissarro, on display at the National Gallery, London.

Hillel's Tech Corner: CorNeat Vision: Helping blind people see again

They are successful in their technology validation, and their work is already recognized globally.

CorNeat Vision.

HIV drugs could prevent leading cause of vision loss, study finds

Dry macular degeneration affects millions worldwide, is the fourth leading cause of blindness, and is the leading cause of vision loss in Americans age 50 and up.

Eyesight (illustrative)

Israeli woman sues hospital after doctors blind her, lie about it

Following the surgery, doctors called the patient back to come in for several visits in which they presented her with a false impression that her vision might still improve.

Eyesight (illustrative)

Hillel's Tech Corner: RightHear: Waze for the visually impaired

RightHear has developed mobile apps for iPhone and Android that guide the visually impaired using audio commands in real time depending on their location.

RightHear

Researchers find mechanism of visual hallucinations in the blind

“Our research clearly shows that the same visual system is active when we see the world outside of us, when we imagine it, when we hallucinate, and probably also when we dream.”

The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot.

Seeing the world through canine eyes

The Israel Guide Dog Center is the only accredited school of its kind in the Middle East

Eldad Davidovich walks with his new guide dog Mirvis together with his trainer