Monthly Archives: October 2012

“How good it will be next year”

Posted on October 28, 2012

The Israeli song “Od Tireh” was chosen by six-year-old bone cancer victim Shachar when the charity Ezer Mizion fulfilled his dream of performing in a recording studio. He brought a few of his friends along – also cancer patients. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yq3xuVc4RbE

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Please vote for Tel Aviv

Posted on October 28, 2012

The White City has made it to the final of the “Most Innovative City of the Year” competition. Please vote for it every day until December 31st. http://online.wsj.com/ad/cityoftheyear

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It doesn’t make sense

Posted on October 28, 2012

Coincidences or Divine Providence, whatever you want to call it is a common occurrence in Israel. Just ask anyone that lives in Israel or has been here. They will tell you the most amazing stories. Listen to some of them … Continue reading →

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Russia blocks anti-Israel UNESCO votes

Posted on October 28, 2012

Nothing that the corrupt UN Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization does matters, but it was nice of Russia anyway. Syria had protested the treatment of Golan Druze, Jordan about Jews praying on Temple Mount and the PA about poor education … Continue reading →

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The marbled duck is back

Posted on October 28, 2012

In the 1990s the marbled duck was in danger of extinction. A study conducted in the Jezreel valley showed only four of them to be in existence. But thanks to the successful clean up of the Kishon River, this year, … Continue reading →

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Hair removal at home

Posted on October 28, 2012

The US FDA has cleared Israel’s Syneron Medical to market its home-use hair removal system to customers “over the counter”. Retailers are expected to sell the systems, with Syneron’s patented Intense Pulse Light (IPL) and Radio Frequency (RF) energy technology, … Continue reading →

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And an excellent article by a UK MEP on why this is of major importance

Posted on October 28, 2012

http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/analysis/87038/eu-needs-israeli-medicines-time-trade-freely

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EU approves trade pact with Israel

Posted on October 28, 2012

The European Parliament has approved the Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products with Israel. Technical trade barriers will now be removed, bringing thousands of Israel’s life-saving medications to the continent. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/161280 http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=289041

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Making it easier to trade

Posted on October 28, 2012

Israel and the USA signed a mutual recognition agreement that will ease burdens on US and Israeli companies seeking to export telecommunications products to each other. E.g. product tests performed in one country will satisfy the regulations of the other. … Continue reading →

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Israel strengthens PA economy

Posted on October 28, 2012

Just see all the measures that the Israeli government took last month. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/HumanitarianAid/Palestinians/Strenghtening-PA-economy-17-Oct-2102.htm

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