Israel should accelerate its research to aid those with disabling injuries, paralyzed actor Christopher Reeve said. Visiting Israel on a five-day trip, the former “Superman” actor told Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom on Monday that “it is important that scientists realize the sense of urgency, that every day counts for patients.”
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