Monthly Archives: November 2011

Cleaning up emissions

The Dead Sea Bromide Company has developed a solution called “Merquel” that neutralizes mercury emissions from coal burned in power stations. http://www.dsbg.com http://icl-ip.com/products/merquel%c2%ae-45/

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Israeli robot produces energy from raw sewage

Israeli start-up Global Recycling Projects Ltd has built a solar-powered biomass reactor that turns untreated sludge into gas that powers electricity-generating turbines. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/149874

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US doctors get automatic Israeli license

US physicians who have passed American MD exams (USMLE) in the past ten years, and who want to settle and work in Israel, will receive exemption from the local licensing exam. This is the first time that Israeli health authorities … Continue reading

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How did she survive?

Adael Sheetrit saw the two incoming Grad rockets that exploded, wounding her parents and killing Yossi Shoshan. Shrapnel hit Adael in the stomach and she had no pulse when she was taken to hospital. Now, after surgery, she sits up … Continue reading

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“Water will flow out from Jerusalem

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Educating German children

On the 73rd anniversary of the nazi’s Kristallnacht riots, Israel and Bavaria signed an education exchange agreement to teach the histories of Israel and Bavaria to each other’s students. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=1781

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He fulfilled Ben Gurion’s request

In 1969 Geoffrey Rogg met Israel’s first Prime Minister who asked him “when are you going to live in Eretz Yisrael?” 42 years later Geoffrey arrived at Ben Gurion airport on Aliya. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/149632

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An Iranian soldier’s plea to Israel – “Help get me out of here”

The soldier said he served in the Iranian military and has Jewish roots. He claimed that his parents had become Muslims out of fear of the regime, but that his grandparents were Jewish and he sees himself as a Jew. … Continue reading

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The Israeli soldier on campus

While sitting in an ethics seminar during IDF Special Forces training, Nadav Weinberg realized that the information he was learning was not common knowledge. Ever since that moment, Nadav has been determined to share what he has learned with people … Continue reading

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40 million bottles a year

That’s the amount of wine that tiny Israel produces from its 300 wineries. And the quality is superb. As Ezekiel prophesised “Mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to My people Israel; for they … Continue reading

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