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Israeli researchers unveil program to treat stuttering in children with five-day camp

While it is not a disease, it can cause the people who stammer to suffer, to develop a poor self-image, be stigmatized, undergo bullying, have difficulty finding a job, and defend themselves.

Participants at the five-day summer camp for youth who experience stuttering.
The Druze doctor at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, treating his relative from Sweida, July 2025.

Israeli-Druze doctor meets long-lost Syrian relatives evacuated from Sweida

View of the Israel Railways train near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, July 21, 2025.

From Tel Aviv to Haifa in 30 minutes: Israel Railways to launch high-speed line by 2029

A 2000-year-old gold ring discovered during excavations in Susita National Park.

Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old gold ring in excavation of Israeli national park


Raffaello, Haifa: Hard to believe one of the best restaurants in the north is hidden inside a mall

No time limit at the restaurant, freshly made pasta on site, expertly crafted cocktails at prices you won’t find anywhere else, and food that aims as high as possible.

 Raffaello

In central Carmel: 170 new apartments to replace 56 old ones

Savyonim Group and Yehuda Levy Group are set to replace two old buildings in central Carmel, Haifa, with 170 modern apartments as part of an ongoing urban renewal effort in the city.

Urban Renewal on Haviva Reik Street, Haifa

Grapevine July 20, 2025: Lacking patriotism

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM LEFT: Dr. Elliott Crooke, vice president for faculty , Georgetown University Medical Center; Joshua Rednik, CEO, American Friends of the Hebrew University; Prof. Gary Kupfer, MD, HU-GU partnership lead; Prof. Eli Pikarsky, dean, the Hebrew University, Dr. Anna Riegel

Bazan oil refinery in Haifa partially resumes operations after Iranian missile strike

The company stated that it is "insured against indirect damage and loss of profits resulting from acts of terrorism and war, with coverage up to $250 million."

 Fire rises from the Bazan power plant in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, June 15, 2025.

A first in the north: Luxury maternity hotel opens next to Carmel Hospital in Haifa

Carmel Baby, the first maternity hotel in Haifa and the north, offers luxury stays, 24/7 medical care, a kosher restaurant, and special launch rates for new mothers and their families.

 Maternity Room at Carmel Baby Hotel

After Haifa hit, IDF probe finds radar missed Iran missile attack completely

The IDF completely reversed its story and said that a ballistic missile hit Haifa without sirens because the radar system had missed identifying the missile.

 People at the scene of damage caused by missiles fired from Iran, in the northern city of Haifa, June 22, 2025.

Iranian ballistic missile damages oldest, second oldest mosques in Haifa

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said that the attack had injured the Muslim clerics who were in Al Jarina Mosque at the time.

Impact site following Iranian missile strike on downtown Haifa, next to the 300-year-old Zahir al-Umar Mosque, June 20 ,2025.

Israel publishes names of civilians killed in Bazan blast

The Bazan Group announced Monday evening that all of its oil refineries and subsidiaries were shut down as a result of the deadly strike.  

 Fire rises from the Bazan power plant in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, June 15, 2025.

Haifa oil refinery's facilities shut down following Iranian missile strike

The company stated that it is collaborating with the Israel Electric Corporation, which "immediately mobilized," to restore a regular electricity supply to the complex as quickly as possible.

 Fire rises from the Bazan power plant in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, June 15, 2025.

Iranian strike on Haifa oil refinery plant kills three

Danny Abraham, 59, from Kiryat Motzkin, was announced as one of the victims killed in the missile strike.

 Damage at Haifa oil refinery as a result of an Iranian missile attack, June 16, 2025.

Iran’s missile barrage hits Bazan oil refinery, causing temporary shutdown

Though a majority of the Haifa Bay is still operational, Iran's attack caused localized damage to transmission pipes.

 Emergency personnel operate after missiles were launched from Iran to Israel, in Haifa, Israel, June 15, 2025