Monthly Archives: June 2013

Colombian President visits Israel

Posted on June 16, 2013

Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, Israel’s most loyal ally in Latin America, was received warmly in Jerusalem. He signed a free trade zone agreement between Israel and Colombia, an air services agreement and a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in matters … Continue reading →

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Israel the stabilizer

Posted on June 16, 2013

(Thanks to Michael Neifeld) I don’t usually post political articles, but this one by Professor Norman Bailey in Globes seemed particularly positive (for Israel) in the way it summarizes what has happened to the Middle East in the two and … Continue reading →

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Google buys Waze for over $1 billion

Posted on June 16, 2013

Traffic crowd-sourcer Waze became one of the largest purchases in Israel’s history. Waze, founded in 2008, now has nearly 50 million users. The ability to produce such a high-value application is also very good news for Israel’s growing hi-tech scene. … Continue reading →

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The long goodbye

Posted on June 16, 2013

Governor of the Bank of Israel, Professor Stanley Fischer has begun his wind-down to retirement. He has already taken his leave of the Knesset Finance Committee and the Bank of Israel will host a professional Farewell Conference in his honor … Continue reading →

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UK-Israel bilateral trade up 21%

Posted on June 16, 2013

Trade between the UK and Israel increased from $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2013. Exports from Israel to the UK increased by over 50 percent. http://www.embassyofisrael.co.uk/commercial/2013/06/06/bilateral-trade-israel-uk-q1-2013/

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20 years of repairing homes

Posted on June 16, 2013

Over the last two decades, 24,000 volunteers have helped Israeli charity Livnot U’Lehabanot repair over 2,700 houses for the less fortunate of Israeli society. It is just one of Livnot’s many projects at the core of its mission to bring … Continue reading →

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Israeli activist promotes women’s rights in South Sudan

Posted on June 16, 2013

Ophelie Namiech, has made Aliyah to Israel and serves as Israeli humanitarian aid organization IsraAID ‘s country director for South Sudan. Namiech trains social workers, community leaders and teachers to be able to address gender-based violence. http://unitedwithisrael.org/israeli-woman-promotes-womens-rights-in-south-sudan/

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Palestinian Arab’s conjoined twins born in Israel

Posted on June 16, 2013

In an extremely rare case, Hadassah doctors performed a four-hour caesarian operation to deliver “Siamese” twins, sharing a heart, weighing 4.9 kg. The mother, Basma from the Arab village of Yatta near Hebron, is now back home with the twins, … Continue reading →

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The peaceful roar of Formula 1

Posted on June 16, 2013

On the streets of Jerusalem 100,000 spectators – Muslims, Christians and Orthodox Jews – cheered as the roaring state-of the art Formula 1 racecars sped by. There was not one incident of violence. Elizabeth Awwad, of east Jerusalem, said “I … Continue reading →

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Welcome stars of Latin America

Posted on June 16, 2013

US hasbara organization America’s Voices in Israel brought five major names in Latin media to Israel. Among them was Don Francisco, the Chilean host of Univision’s “Sábado Gigante,” the longest-running entertainment program in history. Francisco, born Mario Kreutzberger, is Jewish. … Continue reading →

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