Ministry of Education in Israel issues the formal instructions to end the use of mobile phones in elementary schools

Few months ago we reported that the ministry of education is about to ban the use mobile phones in elementary schools in Israel. Today we are happy to report that the formal instructions have been issued to the schools and to the press.

The news were published in Israel main news sites:

https://www.mako.co.il/news-education/2019_q4/Article-f96dd1640004e61026.htm

https://www.inn.co.il/News/News.aspx/417398

https://www.news1.co.il/Archive/001-D-419368-00.html

The instructions in general lines:
1. The use of mobile phones in schools, classes and recess will not be allowed.
2. The phones should be turned off and insert in to the bag.
3. Digital learning will be done using the schools' computers.
4. Kids will be allowed to use the phones to coordinate pickups and drop offs, before entering and exiting the school.

I would like to congratulate the Minister of education, Rabi Rafi Peretz, and the activist and parents that contributed to this, around Israel.

I am sure this move just made our schools a bit better.

EHS Character on Israeli TV Series for kids and yought

New Israel cable youth TV series named "Eilat" has a EHS (Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity) caracter.

The show will air today on "HOT VOD YOUNG". 

The character is named "carny shahar"  and being act by Mica Zur. She is presented as the only child in Israel that is sick with a rare disease that cause here to be insulated from any kind of radiation and electric. She lives with her family in a remote farm in the Eilat mountains. The character is explained to be  the only child in Israel without a smartphone and to be "left behind". 

This is only a TV show for kids, and most likely the presentation of EHS will not be the best, but in this stage I guess any publicity is a good publicity. This show might lead to more people understanding they are EHS and for wired acknowledgment of the condition by kids and parents.

Info in Hebrew:

 about the show- http://magazine.hot.net.il/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%AA-%D7%9E…/

about the characters  - http://magazine.hot.net.il/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%AA-%D7%94…/

The scene in which the character is seen for the first time, out of the first episode: https://youtu.be/_ht5dQzn1MA?t=42m39s

Mandatory whole flour bread while exposing kids to RF radiation

In the kindergarten my daughter goes to, the Ministry of Health (That do not understand the risk of EMF exposure and allow the deployment of RF base infrastructures) together with the ministry of education (that deploy WIFI in schools and allow the use of smart phone and wireless devices in class) , with the backup of some of the kids' parents (most who are heavy users of smartphones and wireless devices, most who give their kids a smartphone at the age of 7 and a tablet of the age of 3 months, those parents how contact the crew several times a day via the smartphone which make it necessary for the crew to carry their radiation emitting smart phones with them all day ) empuse the distribution of whole flour bread in launch. The kids don't like it , and don't eat the bread. If only the ministries and the parent would understand that RF radiation is more of a risk than white bread.

A smart phone burst into flames in the pocket of a 9 years old kid

The problem I have with the report of this incident on the Israeli news is that almost no one wondered what does a 9 years old kid doing with a smart phone.
It has become so usual here in Israel, and in the rest of the world, that kids are given smart phones that no one think it is strange any more.
Parents (that are usually cellphone addicted themselves) give their old device to their kids when they buy themselves a new one.

Smart phones emit RF Radiation most of the time
Smart phone, unlike old mobile phones (that emit RF only while talking or SMS), emits Radio Frequency radiation most of the time as long as they are connected to the cellular data, WIFI and Bluetooth. The time of emission is increased as the use of application, messaging, and surfing increased.
The emission is even greater if the communication is done in LTE than in UMTS.
Videos:
4G vs 3G - https://youtu.be/lHzeLvx3kmg
Radiation from smart phone while idle - https://youtu.be/bLBliuGGu-4

When and how has it become OK for a 9 years old to have a smart phone?
Well, as long as the parents are addicted, as long as the ministry of health give only "soft" warnings, as long as the ministry of education allow and push for cellphone, wireless tablets and laptops in schools, as long as industry develop devices for kids, as long as the World health organisation is reluctant to take farther action, as long as the exposure standards are based on heat and not health, as long people don't understand how and when they devices radiates, as long as people who report health effects from RF and EMF exposure are considered crazy, as long as all the above still happens, kids are going to be smart phone users at a very young age.
I believe this will lead to them being able to feel pain when exposed to RF and ELF (becoming Electromagnetic Hyper Sensitive) , and some will even suffer from cancer, before they will have kids themselves.

Kids are heavy users
We also have to remember that most kids are heavy users, and use their smart phone all day to send more than 150 message, surf the net, use applications, listen to online music and talk to each other.

Links (translated to English Via Google translator)
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ynet.co.il%2Farticles%2F0%2C7340%2CL-4963935%2C00.html&edit-text=

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.nana10.co.il%2FArticle%2F%3FArticleID%3D1246900

Active RF tracking devices in Hospitals (including on newborns)

Yesterday I talked to one of my former managers (from my time at the high tech industry). He is asked me some questions about measuring low radiation RF devices. During this conversation I was reminded that in hospitals and clinics around the globe, including Israel, there is a growing use of WIFI based devices and equipment. Including in nurseries. This was something I new about but that I would rather forget. The medical system is going through a wireless revolution of it's own. Back around 2000, doctors in hospitals in Israel were issued GSM cellphones (which they were still in use in 2014 when my younger doughtier was born). Around that time micro-cells antennas were deployed in all hospitals in Israel.

In the picture bellow - micro cells of 3 criers installed in

 the corridors of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) 

  hospital, Israel 2012

Bellow - Dect Cordless phone on the reception desk of the 

labor & Delivery registration unit in Tel Aviv Sourasky 

Medical Center (Ichilov) hospital, Israel 2012

Between 2012 (when my older doughier was born) and 2014, WIFI routers were deployed in the hospitals, to be followed with the use of wireless laptops and tablets (by the medical crew).

Bellow - WIFI router in the newborn nursery in

  Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) hospital, Israel 2014

Bellow - WIFI laptop in the newborn nursery in

  Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) hospital, Israel 2014

Now I learned that there are WIFI based tracking safety tags and bracelets that allow the medical team to track the were-about of the patients and their basic medical status. I also learned that they are used on newborns. A quick search of the internet presented several videos about such devices.

Even that the need seems to be realistic and important, I am sure this can be done with passive or none RF technology. I my self am very worried from the use of RF emitting devices and heavy exposure to RF in Hospitals. But in the world that everything is going wireless, which people are addicted to their WIFI and cellphones while unaware of the possible health risk, where kids are given a cellphone or tablet since they are 3 mounts old ("look at him operating this thing, mommy's genius") , when WIFI and wireless technology are present in every house, building, public space, public transportation and mistakenly identified as progress, this type of thing is bond to happen. 

3 cases of EMF radiation in Israeli schools were reported in the Israeli media in the last few days

In 3 different accessions the issue of EMF in schools has appeared in the Israeli media.

First came out a report in the IDF radio that ELF magnetic fields test found that 35 schools in the city of Netanya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netanya)   were exceeding the Israeli Ministry of Health recommendation of 4 mG for children's.

Original report - http://glz.co.il/1064-49666-HE/Galatz.aspx

Translated - https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fglz.co.il%2F1064-49666-HE%2FGalatz.aspx&edit-text=

The first report was followed by a report in Channel 2 News of a school in Netanya(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netanya)  in which the head master and 3 girls got cancer in the last few years. The 3 girls where from the same class. ELF radiation report that was brought to me shows magnetic fields higher than 2 mG in several locations in the schools, including in classes.
In addition to the ELF problems inside the school, this school has a cellphone mast hidden in a building next to it, WIFI routers are deployed in the school classes, there are solar electricity panels and power converters installed around the school, and their is no restriction on the use of cellphones in the classes.

Original report – http://www.mako.co.il/news-israel/health-q3_2014/Article-b85940ab5215841004.htm

Translated –  https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=iw&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mako.co.il%2Fnews-israel%2Fhealth-q3_2014%2FArticle-b85940ab5215841004.htm

Pictures from the schools parents Facebook group (originally from the test report) 

The third report, so far published in local media, was of 2 schools in a planed to be "green" neighborhood in the city of Cfar Saba, which are 150m from several cell phone towers. In addition this schools seems to have WIFI routers deployed in it and their is no restriction on the use of cellphones in the classes.
It seems (after talking to some of the parents) that some kids there already have symptoms of EHS due to the RF exposure. Some of the parents are going on strike, not sending their kids to school for couple of hours every week. They hope this will encourage to city management to do more.

Original report –

http://www.hasharon-post.co.il/%D7%91%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%94%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%90%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%94_%D7%91%D7%9B%D7%A4%D7%A8_%D7%A1%D7%91%D7%90.html

Translated – https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=iw&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hasharon-post.co.il%2F%25D7%2591%25D7%2592%25D7%259C%25D7%259C_%25D7%2594%25D7%2590%25D7%25A0%25D7%2598%25D7%25A0%25D7%2595%25D7%25AA_%25D7%2594%25D7%2594%25D7%2595%25D7%25A8%25D7%2599%25D7%259D_%25D7%259E%25D7%25A9%25D7%2591%25D7%2599%25D7%25AA%25D7%2599%25D7%259D_%25D7%2590%25D7%25AA_%25D7%2594%25D7%259C%25D7%2599%25D7%259E%25D7%2595%25D7%2593%25D7%2599%25D7%259D_%25D7%2591%25D7%25A9%25D7%259B%25D7%2595%25D7%25A0%25D7%2594_%25D7%2594%25D7%2599%25D7%25A8%25D7%2595%25D7%25A7%25D7%2594_%25D7%2591%25D7%259B%25D7%25A4%25D7%25A8_%25D7%25A1%25D7%2591%25D7%2590.html

Original report 2 – http://www.local.co.il/kfar-saba/118638/article.htm

Translated 2 – https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=iw&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.local.co.il%2Fkfar-saba%2F118638%2Farticle.htm

 Picture from the "Green Cfar Saba" Facebook group

Article about the "Stop WIFI in schools" law suit and EHS kids in ISRAEL

The case of WIFI in schools and EHS students reached the doctors.co.il site which is a very popular, wide audience,  medical site (not just for doctors) in Israel. The actical tells the story of the lawsuit to the supreme court that is led by attorney Michael Bach and attorney Dafna Tachover. The law suite was filled after it become clear that the ministry of education is recommending wired internet connection but deploying WIFI in all the schools nation wide. In latest report to the court the ministry of education admitted that WiFi was installed in about ~75% of the schools in Israel.
Attorney Dafna Tachover filled to the court 13 affidavit of parents of EHS students, all young kids. lately we found out that more than 70 kids in "Negba" elementry school in Rishon Lezion" might also be EHS.


Press here for the original article in Hebrew 

Press here for Google translation of the article into English

Police interviews protesters against cellphone antennas which is next to a school with about 70 students with EMF radiation related symptoms

The tension and drama around the protest against cellphone antennas of parents (of kids with EHS symptoms) and residence in the "kiryat Ganim" neighborhood, in the city of "Rishon Letzion"claims to new levels after last week the police interviewed and investigated several parents and leaders of the protest. The investigation was regarding some graffiti on the walls of the shopping center on which the antennas are installed and on the wall surrounding the school.
Some of the parents were asked to come to the police station and some were brought there in a police car.
The police seems to have a video of the person who did the graffiti, but from some reasons the police is investigating the parents and leaders of the protests, maybe trying to send a message.

As we reported few weeks back(http://norad4u.blogspot.co.il/2014/02/30-elementry-school-students-might-be.html, http://norad4u.blogspot.co.il/2014/02/ehs-pupils-in-news-in-israel.html), in the "Negba" school in this neighborhood, more than 70 students (kids of 7-11 years old) developed EHS symptoms after a cellphone antenna was installed on a shopping center 50 meters from the school, after WIFI was installed in the schools and while Cellphones' use is not band in the school. The students stated showing symptoms about a year ago and only in the last few weeks parents started to find out that other kids in the school are suffering from similar symphony as their own and that the symptoms might be related to RF exposure.

It is a pity that instead of working towards removing of these antennas and reducing the exposure of the kids to RF radiation, parents or kids with EHS symptoms are being taken to the police station.