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October 16th, 2009 | 28 Tishrei 5770
Israeli Woman Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Vol. 10, Iss. 38
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BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF An Israeli has become the first woman in 45 years to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
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da Yonath, from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, won the 2009 prize along with American partners Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz for "studies of the structure of the ribosome." The ribosome is the mechanism in the body which translates the DNA code into life. The study will be used for advances in antibiotics. Professor Yonath, who is a single mother, received an honorary degree from Oxford University last year. "I was pretty surprised, because I wasn't expecting it," she told Israel Radio. Just days after the announcement Ms Yonath, was embroiled in a political controversy in Israel. It has been reported that she has said that Israel should release all Palestinian prisoners. “It's not clear to me why we're holding these Palestinian terrorists, or what we call 'terrorists,' " she said. "We need to think about ways to reduce their motivation to kill and be killed. We have it in our power to change the current situation, when a man sits in our jails for a number of years, and around him friends and family become angry. That is how we create terrorists." Yonath said she believed that if Israel released its Palestinian prisoners, they would have less motivation to try to kidnap Israelis. Many people in the including her colleagues at the Weizmann Institute, have said that she might be a great chemist but she should stay away from politics where she doesn’t have a clue as to what is going on. "I am very sorry she [Yonath] got carried away into an argument in which she is not proficient," Elisha Haas, formerly a chemist at the Weizmann Institute who says he knows Yonath well, said. "It's too bad she commented without thinking."`
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding his first grandson Shumel during his Brit Milah with Former Chief Rabbi of Israel Yisrael Meir Lau and other guests. BY JEWISH VOICE STAFF Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu joined his family on last week for the Brit Milah (circumcision) and naming of his first grandchild. The baby boy was born to Netanyahu's daughter Noa and her husband Daniel Roth. The Brit Milah. of Netanyahu’s grandson took place in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem. he boy was given the name Shmuel. The blessings and naming of the baby were recited by Former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau and the honor of sandek was given to Prof. Ben-Tzion Netanyahu, the Prime Minister’s father and the baby’s proud great-grandfather. A visibly moved Netanyahu later spoke at the seudah festive meal, offering blessings to his daughter and son-inlaw for a worthy son, to his father for long life and health, to all the guests and
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all Jews everywhere for a safe, secure and successful year—and “to myself,” he quipped, “that I have many more grandchildren.” Noa is Netanyahu's child from his f irst marriage, to Micki Weizman. Noa was not raised in a religious lifestyle, but began observing traditional Judaism as an adult. She is married to Daniel Roth, and the two live in Jerusalem. The prime minister also has two sons, Yair and Avner, born to his third wife, Sara. The Brit Milah ceremony is the oldest religious ceremony in Judaism and has been practiced by over 99% of Jews world-wide, since the patriarch Abraham f irst settled in the land of Israel about 4,000 years ago. Though not strictly Orthodox, Netanyahu is known to be respectful of Orthodox tradition, just as other Israeli leaders such as Menachem Begin, who followed Jewish traditions by attending certain religious ceremonies during their time in off ice.
According to the independent Egyptian newspaper Al-Mesryoon Israeli businessman Haim Saban is negotiating with Qatar's emir, the purchase of 50 percent of the Al Jazeera television network. According to the report, the television network is experiencing financial trouble despite its immense popularity in the Arab world. aban backed out of the same negotiations in the past without offering any explanation. His new offer was submitted recently through an Egyptian businessman. Saban, an Egyptian-born Jew, f irst negotiated the purchase of half the Doha -based network in 2004, after visiting the emirate with former U.S. President Bill Clinton. There is speculation as to what will happen to the Al-Jazeerah network if Mr. Saban buys a controlling interest in the anti-Israel news network. Mr. Saban has been quoted as saying, “I'm a one-issue guy and my issue is Israel.” Being pro Israel he has defended Israel in the media and political arenas. Most recently, Mr. Saban last month blasted calls to boycott Israel in protest of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. He was particularly
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