Monthly Archives: October 2012

A fruitful investment

Posted on October 21, 2012

Israel’s Frutarom is to build a new plant in the Lower Galilee for the production of natural products and plant extracts and to serve as an R&D center for the production of taste and health products. The Israeli government has … Continue reading →

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IPhone 5 is selling well – in Gaza

Posted on October 21, 2012

Despite high prices, Palestinian Arabs in Gaza have been rushing to buy Apple’s new smartphone even before they are available to Israelis. “There are always some people prepared to pay whatever they must just to have the latest thing,” a … Continue reading →

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NIS 160m more for recycling

Posted on October 21, 2012

The Environmental Protection Ministry will award NIS 160 million to local authorities joining the office’s waste separation “recycling revolution.” The money will allow local councils to buy collection trucks for separated garbage. http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=287984

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Israeli cardboard bike to be mass-produced

Posted on October 21, 2012

Israeli inventor Izhar Gafni said that after much trial and error, his latest prototype has now proven itself and mass production will begin in a few months at Ahituv, a farming village near Hadera. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000790238&fid=1725

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A social network to change the world

Posted on October 21, 2012

At the Webit conference in Istanbul, Turkey, former tech Chief Executive Isabel Maxwell gave a presentation about Israel Venture Network, a 10-year social entrepreneurship network targeting some of Israel’s deprived and excluded citizens. http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2012/10/12/israels-rather-different-social-network/ http://www.ivn.org.il/

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Drip drip drip

Posted on October 21, 2012

Israeli scientist Daniel Hillel invented drip irrigation and won the 2012 World Food Prize as reported in June. Here he is interviewed in the Wall Street Journal. He talks about the successful implementation of his invention in countries such as … Continue reading →

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Top international policewoman

Posted on October 21, 2012

67 countries were represented at the International Police Association in Eilat last month. The 450 delegates elected Superintendent Gal Sharon to the position of Vice President. It is an unprecedented achievement for a woman – and an Israeli. http://www.ipa-iac.org/newsDetails.php?newsId=102 http://www.ipa-israel.org.il/len/

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Israeli Arab woman shocks Israel’s critics

Posted on October 21, 2012

Boshra Khalaila from Deir Hana in the Galilee is working for her Masters degree in Tel Aviv. In South Africa during its “Israel Apartheid Week”, she astounded interviewers and anti-Israel protesters when she described the freedom and rights of Arabs … Continue reading →

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“Settlers” save electrocuted Arab boy

Posted on October 21, 2012

A six-year-old Palestinian Arab who was electrocuted was treated by Jews from the Samarian village of Neve Tzuf after his parents brought him in. Baruch Ram said, “We are fulfilling our duty and helping a person in distress…this is not … Continue reading →

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Lord of the Dance 2013

Posted on October 21, 2012

January will see 15 performances of the exciting Irish tap dancing troupe in Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. http://igoogledisrael.com/2012/10/the-amazing-lord-of-the-dance-show-to-wow-israel-in-january-2013/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j5zY3pUz6JA

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