The Memorandum of Understanding between Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, (MASHAV) and the UN Industrial Development Organization recognises Israel’s abilities and contributions to the world. It will increase cooperation in food security, water management, women empowerment and industrial development … Continue reading →

Annual bilateral trade totals $3.3 billion. Scientific and technological ties are strengthening, as is the cultural relationship. Japan also supports the Peace Corridor project, which entails the establishment of an agro-industrial park near the city of Jericho. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/MFA+Spokesman/2012/Israel-Japan-60th-anniversary-15-May-2012.htm?

At the Motorola-Israel conference, former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice described the events of 9/11 that convinced the US that it significantly needed to ramp up security. The US government turned to Israel, and companies like Motorola, for help. http://www.timesofisrael.com/rice-israel-is-where-the-u-s-learned-about-homeland-security/

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas entertained Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu and seven cabinet ministers in Prague. Mr Necas said, “We’ve got a full understanding of Israel’s situation as a small, democratic country in a very dangerous region with very dangerous … Continue reading →

Israeli farmers breed barn owls to control rodent pests on farmland. The program has been extended to the Palestinian Authority and Jordan and the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel has just publicised the story of a breeding pair … Continue reading →

11-year old Kathleen Eligado recently performed Miri Aloni’s classic “Ballad of Hedva and Shlomik,” in Hebrew, before a TV audience of a million Israelis. Born in Israel to Filipino migrants, she is one of the stars of the popular Israeli … Continue reading →

Finland, with one of world’s best education systems, has adopted the nursery program of 90-year-old Bar Ilan Professor Reuven Feuerstein. “The secret is that we do not teach content, rather we impart learning and cognitive thinking strategies,” said the Professor. … Continue reading →