Monthly Archives: September 2012

Oo La La – Aliya

There are 600,000 Jews in France, but one in every 300 is immigrating to Israel. French immigration first spiked above 2,000 in 2002 and reached nearly 3,000 in 2005. The French Consulate in Tel Aviv estimates that as many as … Continue reading

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Israeli prisons are like paradise

Please tell anti-Israel activists at Amnesty International to watch MSNBC’s program “Lockup”. Jews and Israeli-Arabs are housed together and sometimes share cells. “I feel like I am in a hotel,” says one Israeli-Arab “resident”. Released prisoners achieve high levels of … Continue reading

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US volunteers in Israeli schools

The number of high calibre college North American graduates participating in the Israel Teaching Fellows program, has grown from 68 last year to 170 in the current school year. Teaching in Israel is a meaningful volunteer opportunity, helps build a … Continue reading

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“Suddenly we’re Jews”

The organisation Shavei Israel has helped many people discover their Jewish roots. Here are three moving stories about how it helped a Portuguese, a Chinese and a Pole to reconnect with their ancestors. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4282213,00.html

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Israel hosts security conference

The International Homeland Security Conference will take place in Tel Aviv during November. Its speakers include a former US Chief of Staff, the Head of Security for FIFA 2014 and the Chief Commander of Milan’s Police. Plus a host of … Continue reading

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Milking it in Belarus

Israel’s AfiMilk has won a large order from Belarus for its advanced milking parlours. Upgrading the Eastern European country’s milking system will save its milk industry, which has just suffered a huge blow by a ban on the import of … Continue reading

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Seeds of peace

Hishtil Nurseries, based at Moshav Nehalim near Petah Tikva, exports its specially grafted vegetable seedlings all over the world, including South Africa and Turkey –countries that don’t have great relations with the Jewish State. Hishtil’s seeds provide greater yields and … Continue reading

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India and Israel make fashionable agreement

Following the Textile and Apparel Show in Israel, India and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand business and cooperation in the sphere of clothing & fashion industries, innovative technologies and possible solutions for the textile industry. http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/apparel-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=115423

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Israel innovates in commerce

Speaking at the HTIA2012 hi-tech conference in Jerusalem, eBay CEO John Donahoe said that the Israel R&D centers of the E-commerce giant and its subsidiary PayPal will continue to help drive the company’s innovation in commerce and payment in the … Continue reading

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Learn to defend yourself (part 2)

Sgt Rachel Shir presents the second part of the series of how to use the IDF’s home-developed self-defence martial art Krav Maga to protect yourself from a violent attack. If you missed the first episode, I’ve also included the link … Continue reading

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