The IDF rescued an Arab mother and daughter who were returning from medical treatment in Israel. Palestinian Arab terrorists were firing mortars at them at the Gaza Erez crossing. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/147265

In the Jerusalem Boxing Club, Israeli Jews, Arabs and Palestinian Arabs, religious, secular and women happily square up to one another in the name of Sport. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4103381,00.html

Joan and Sandy Weill made a generous donation to Haifa’s Rambam hospital. It will help establish a children’s haematology oncology department and support the Israeli-Palestinian Friendship Centre. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4111112,00.html

They may not have won the tournament, but the camaraderie inside the Australian Rules ‘Peace’ Team was the highlight of the International Cup event. http://www.jpost.com/Sports/Article.aspx?id=235660

When a migrating pelican was killed in a Sudanese fisherman’s net, the fisherman’s father ensured that the valuable on-board data about the endangered species was not lost. http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?ID=235919&R=R1

A study by the IDF medical corps has confirmed that women are able to join combat units under certain conditions and with supervision. http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=411&ArticleID=544

Kefar Saba delivers used plastic billboards to a factory run by the organization ‘Green Hands’ where people with special needs recycle them into toys, newspapers, wallets, lamps and bags. http://nocamels.com/2011/08/disabled-recycle-billboards-into-design-products/