Monthly Archives: July 2012

Ivory Coast has strong historic ties with Israel

Posted on July 1, 2012

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Ivory Coast’s Muslim President Ouattara noted the close state of bilateral cooperation at their meeting in Israel. They discussed cooperation in the fields of health, agriculture, science and technology. http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=274302 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=n6LU2MOwz98

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Chico treats Japanese children

Posted on July 1, 2012

Daniella Hadassi, a drama therapist who treats children at Israel’s Schneider Children’s hospital brought her puppet dog Chico to the area of the tsunami disaster in Japan and provided therapy to children who were injured a year ago. The hospital … Continue reading →

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Award for hi-tech female innovator

Posted on July 1, 2012

The Hadassah Foundation presented its Bernice S. Tannenbaum Award to Ifat Baron, the founder and Executive Director of Israeli non-profit IT Works. Baron has already been named by Israel’s Ministry of Education as the person “with the most influence in … Continue reading →

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Face the facts about Yad Sarah

Posted on July 1, 2012

Yad Sarah is the leading volunteer-staffed organization in the State of Israel. It has just launched its new facebook site where you can read about the numbers of branches, volunteers, annual loans of medical equipment. But more importantly, about the … Continue reading →

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Israel is now a game player – at Lacrosse

Posted on July 1, 2012

The 18-month-old Israeli Lacrosse team beat Wales 14-13 in their first European Championships. The unranked Israelis were thrashed by Holland in the quarterfinals but they did well to finish at least eighth in their first International tournament. http://www.timesofisrael.com/nascent-israeli-lacrosse-team-sticking-out-surprisingly-in-european-tourney/ http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-crushed-by-the-netherlands-in-lacrosse/

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Israel to host 2013 Euro under-21 soccer championships

Posted on July 1, 2012

UEFA President Michel Platini wrote to Israel Football Association President Avi Luzon on Monday to confirm the country will stage the 2013 tournament from June 15-28 2013. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-host-2013-under-21-soccer-championships/

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Israel’s top 10 beaches

Posted on July 1, 2012

(thanks to Israel21c) Tiny Israel is blessed by being located on three seas – the Mediterranean, the Dead Sea and the Red Sea. By the way, the elevator to the Sironit beach in Netanya is free. http://israel21c.org/travel/israels-top-10-beaches/

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Israeli films selected

Posted on July 1, 2012

Three Israelis have reached the finals in the Your Film Festival competition sponsored by YouTube. 50 finalists were selected from more than 15,000 short films, of no more than 15 minutes each, submitted by creators from 160 countries. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=4696

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Israeli tourniquet cuts mortality

Posted on July 1, 2012

Col. (ret.) Dr. John McManus is in Israel for the Rambam Medical Conference. Amongst his praise for Israeli medical staff, he tells of the large numbers of US servicemen’s lives saved by the US military’s adoption of Israeli battlefield medical … Continue reading →

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USA recommends Israeli breast cancer detection system

Posted on July 1, 2012

Dune Medical Devices Ltd. has received a favorable recommendation from an US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel for the company’s flagship product, the MarginProbe, for real-time breast cancer detection of excised tissue in the operating room. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000759658&fid=1725

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