Monthly Archives: May 2012

Israel to build agricultural village in South Sudan

Posted on May 20, 2012

Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon met with South Sudan’s Minister of Agriculture, Betty Ogwaro at Agritech 2012 in Tel Aviv. Together they decided to promote the establishment of an agricultural village in South Sudan which will be constructed based on Israeli … Continue reading →

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Europe Day at the Hebrew U

Posted on May 20, 2012

The Hebrew University in Jerusalem hosted 12 European Ambassadors on 8th May to mark Europe Day, an annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. http://www.huji.ac.il/cgi-bin/dovrut/dovrut_search_eng.pl?mesge133649589205872560 http://telaviv.embassy.si/index.php?id=1055&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12600&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1054&cHash=6754719662

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Everyone in the race for breast cancer cure

Posted on May 20, 2012

The parks and streets of Jerusalem were full of Jews and Arabs united in one cause – raising money and awareness for the treatment of breast cancer. The second Komen Race for the Cure was led by Jerusalem’s Mayor Barkat, … Continue reading →

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The technological power of women

Posted on May 20, 2012

“TechCamp Tel Aviv”, held at Kfar Maccabiah, brought Jewish-Israeli and Arab-Israeli civil society organizations together under the theme of women’s empowerment with the focus on education and entrepreneurship. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiRPEosvZrs&feature=player_embedded

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Israeli police rescue dogs smuggled to Jericho

Posted on May 20, 2012

Judea and Samaria Police officers backed by IDF, and Border Guard forces, raided an Arab gang’s hideout in a search for stolen Israeli dogs. Despite Palestinian Arabs pelting police with stones and Molotov cocktails, the dogs were eventually reunited with … Continue reading →

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Arab-Israeli swimmer to represent Israel in Europe

Posted on May 20, 2012

Arab-Israeli swimmer Jowan Qupty will represent Israel at 100m breaststroke at the European Swimming Championship in Hungary in June. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4227583,00.html

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Morrissey returns to Israel

Posted on May 20, 2012

Morrissey will give a concert at Tel Aviv’s Bitan 1 club on July 21st 2012. He last performed in 2008. Morrissey was the lead singer of 1980?s group, The Smiths and has since had a successful 25-year solo career. http://www.touristisrael.com/morrissey-to-give-concert-in-tel-aviv-israel/6396/

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By the skin of her teeth

Posted on May 20, 2012

This is a “must read”. Dr. Uri Segol, at the Carmel Medical Center in Haifa, removed a toothbrush from the stomach of a 24-year old woman after she accidentally swallowed it. Following a CT scan, Dr Segol used a diagnostic … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, it gets personal

Posted on May 20, 2012

Oded Stern, 36, has a rare and incurable disease ? Late Onset Tay-Sachs. Oded’s father runs the Endocrinology Institute at Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center and has been overseeing a unique research effort aimed at finding a drug to halt the … Continue reading →

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New MRI scanners put to the test

Posted on May 20, 2012

The new MRI unit at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek hospital offers a level of advanced medical imaging not available in any other hospital in Israel. A soldier, seriously injured in the tragic collapse the Mount Herzl stage, underwent surgery expertly dictated … Continue reading →

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