Monthly Archives: June 2011

Some humour with a serious message

Posted on June 5, 2011

Andrew Klavan has an interesting proposal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIEeiDjdUuU&feature=youtu.be

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Abbas speaks the truth

Posted on June 5, 2011

News this week reveals that PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas admitted in an Arabic interview, that his family were forced to flee in 1948 due to threats by Arab leaders. Jews were not responsible. http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=221398&R=R7

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Matthew supports Zionism

Posted on June 5, 2011

British Ambassador Matthew Gould declared his commitment to the principles of Zionism at an evening dedicated to his new personal project: Kibbutz Eshbal, helping children at risk. http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=222636

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Jewish home returned

Posted on June 5, 2011

A Jerusalem home was restored to the family that owned it 150 years previously. A new mezuzah was inserted into the original crevice discovered on the doorpost. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2X7mmWou9A&feature=player_embedded

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Israel’s largest underground lake

Posted on June 5, 2011

It’s right underneath Jerusalem’s central bus station. 200 meters long, it includes a canyon and a series of waterfalls. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-s-largest-underground-water-source-discovered-near-jerusalem-convention-center-1.365216

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Jerusalem has deep Jewish roots

Posted on June 5, 2011

A new underground passageway connects the present-day Old City with Jewish Jerusalem of old and sheds light on Jewish life over 2000 years ago. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4076094,00.html

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4000 years of Jerusalem described in 5 minutes

Posted on June 5, 2011

Almost an impossible task, but see if this works for you. A new video, to celebrate Jerusalem Day – the anniversary of the re-unification of Jerusalem in 1967. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mR2W43t6tI

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And with India

Posted on June 5, 2011

Israel is to advance bilateral business, technology and economic relations with the Indian State of Karnataka. In the first-ever Research & Development agreement between Israel and an Indian state, Karnataka benefits from Israel’s innovations and Israel benefits from the Indian … Continue reading →

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Milking the applause

Posted on June 5, 2011

Israel’s cows produce the most milk in the world, and Sufa is the top of the milk. She produced 20,000 litres last year (nearly twice the Israeli cow average) despite the stress of rockets from Gaza. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4075569,00.html

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Good news for customers

Posted on June 5, 2011

It may sound minor, but the 500 shekel compensation, awarded by a judge to a traveller on Israel Railways due to overcrowding, was a big surprise to us often forgotten Israeli consumers. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000651035&fid=1725

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