February 27, 2018, Updated April 21, 2020
• Technion Prof. Moussa Youdim publishes a paper claiming the compound Rasagiline can fight Parkinson’s disease. Three years later, Israeli drug company Teva Pharmaceuticals develops Azilect and begins marketing it in Europe (2005) and the United States (2006).
• Jerusalem celebrates its 3,000th anniversary of King David establishing it as his capital city.