The World Health Organization has pressed for an immediate end to the blockade on the occupied Palestinian territories, which was resulting in paucity of medicines, especially in the Gaza Strip.
An annual meeting of the WHO -- the World Health Assembly -- this week in Geneva passed the resolution with 63 member states voting in favour. Eight states voted against, 51 abstained and another 63 were absent during the vote.
Israel may Decide to Offer Incentives for People Donating Organs
In what may be the first of its kind program in the world, Israel has decided to offer incentives to people who sign organ donor cards.
In what may be the first of its kind program in the world, Israel has decided to offer incentives to people who sign organ donor cards.
It also demanded "unhindered and safe passage for Palestinian ambulances as well as respect and protection of medical personnel."
In addition, the resolution asked Israel to facilitate the access of Palestinian patients and medical workers to health institutions in occupied east Jerusalem and abroad.
Israel Food Fight Escalates: Lebanese Chefs Load Up The Falafel
A day after firing a 10-tonne hummus broadside in a food fight with Israel, chefs in Lebanon weighed in with another first for a Guinness record on Sunday -- five tonnes of falafel.
A day after firing a 10-tonne hummus broadside in a food fight with Israel, chefs in Lebanon weighed in with another first for a Guinness record on Sunday -- five tonnes of falafel.
The European Union abstained from the vote, saying that it had sought a "more balanced" text that put the focus on health but that this was not reflected by the resolution.
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The First Ever Proven Case of Leprosy Found in Israel
The DNA of a shrouded man from the first century found in Jerusalem has revealed the earliest proven case of leprosy, Israel's Hebrew university announced on Wednesday.
The DNA of a shrouded man from the first century found in Jerusalem has revealed the earliest proven case of leprosy, Israel's Hebrew university announced on Wednesday.
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Jordan to Challenge Israeli Stranglehold of Dead Sea Cosmetics Market
Despite an abundance of mud, Jordan still has far to go but is vying to break Israel's dominance of a major cosmetics industry based on Dead Sea minerals, famous for their therapeutic qualities.
Despite an abundance of mud, Jordan still has far to go but is vying to break Israel's dominance of a major cosmetics industry based on Dead Sea minerals, famous for their therapeutic qualities.
