TAXES ON INCOME (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets are as follows:

 

  December 31, 
  2 0 1 2  2 0 1 1 
  U.S. $ in thousands 
       
Operating loss carryforward  22,067   19,704 
         
Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance  8,340   7,467 
Valuation allowance  (8,340)  (7,467)
Net deferred tax asset  -   - 
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
Loss from continuing operations, before taxes on income, consists of the following:

 

  Year ended December 31, 
  2 0 1 2  2 0 1 1 
  U.S. $ in thousands 
       
United States  (1,197)  (1,886)
Israel  (2,233)  (2,032)
   (3,430)  (3,918)