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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


TA eatery may pay after spat over guide dog

NIS 60,000 civil suit filed after blind IDF veteran Mordechai Levy-Talmy is told to sit outside.

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Breakthrough in treatment to prevent blindness

Study: Treatment for potentially blinding infection just as effective given annually as every 6 months.

Bruce Gaynor, MD, performs an ocular examination

A touching experience

Patrons of Blackout may be in the dark about what they’re eating, but it’s an illuminating adventure.

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The blind guides

A new Israeli system allows the visually-impaired to work--and even assist others.

Itzik Gazit speaking at the company's 10th anniversary.

Hebrew U device uses sonar to help the blind navigate

The "virtual cane" incorporates several sensors that estimate the distance between the user and the object it is pointed at.

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'Do Touch': World’s first deaf-blind acting group in Jaffa

"Nalaga’at” Center composed of 11 actors; "We ask people who come to our center to communicate, to touch,” says group development manager.

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‘Visual reading does not require vision’

Health Scan: Blind people use the same brain region as sighted people when reading words in Braille.

The Jerusalem Post

The Gumbel legacy: Out of sight, but not out of mind

For the past decade, Keren Gumbel has helped dozens of blinded soldiers with a range of devices.

The Jerusalem Post

Migdal Or vows to continue helping blind despite defecit

Haifa District Court rules the organization will go into receivership, following gov't refusal to cover debt.

The Jerusalem Post

BGU students develop ways to help the blind and deaf

One new device uses combined images taken from two different angles – like human eyes.

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