Monthly Archives: March 2014

IDF Diversity Week

Posted on March 2, 2014

Every year, thousands of minority recruits join the Israel Defense Forces. Immigrants have brought their unique culture and traditions from their countries of origin. The IDF also contains hundreds of Bedouin, Circassians, Druze, Arab Christians and Arab Muslims who want … Continue reading →

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Haifa doctors save two Gaza mothers and their 3 babies

Posted on March 2, 2014

Doctors at Haifa’s Rambam hospital delivered twins to a Gaza woman with a severe blood clot disorder. They then delivered a baby to a second Gaza mother in a critical condition due to Rh incompatibility, and then fixed the baby’s … Continue reading →

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Yitzhak Rabin is granted Israeli citizenship

Posted on March 2, 2014

18-year-old Yitzhak Rabin Namsy was born in Jordan and named after the ex-Israeli Prime Minister. His parents fled to Israel in 1998. Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar personally presented Yitzhak with his Israeli ID card so that Yizhak could fulfill his … Continue reading →

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Good relations

Posted on March 2, 2014

(Thanks to Michael and Joy) The PA leadership may not like it, but the religious Jews of Beitar Illit have been shopping in and receiving services from the Palestinian Arab town of Husan for years. And both communities are very … Continue reading →

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Israel honors Israeli-Arab volunteers

Posted on March 2, 2014

700 Israeli-Arab volunteers gathered in Karmiel for a celebratory, upbeat and heartwarming event to show them appreciation. Congratulations and affection was showered upon the plucky volunteers who resist blatant bullying in order to perform civic service inside their communities. http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=342240

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Technion course for Arabs

Posted on March 2, 2014

Unusually positive article by Tom Friedman about the on-line nano-technology course run by Israel Technion’s Israeli-Arab Professor Hossam Haick. Some ask him, “Are you a real person? Are you really an Arab, or are you an Israeli Jew speaking Arabic, … Continue reading →

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Israel gets good draw for Euro 2016 soccer

Posted on March 2, 2014

Israel was placed in Group B for the qualifying stages of the European Nations Cup 2016, with Wales, Belgium, Andorra, Cyprus and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The top two teams will qualify for the championship round. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/287775#.Uwn4Fs6s9-c

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Jerusalem invests in TV and film production

Posted on March 2, 2014

Jerusalem’s municipality is to invest NIS 22 million to encourage more film and television production within the capital. The television series Dig, co-written by Gideon Raff of Homeland fame, will be the first production to benefit from the initiative. http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Jerusalem-Municipality-invests-NIS-22m-into-film-TV-development-in-capital-342094

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Open Hearts: A Memoir

Posted on March 2, 2014

This new biography is about renowned Israeli cardiac surgeon Professor Joseph Borman. One of his accomplishments was to save the life of critically injured soldier Doron Lancet during the 1967 Six-Day War. Doron went on to lead the Israeli team … Continue reading →

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Mazel Tov to Antithesis

Posted on March 2, 2014

Our friend, Tel Aviv Radio TLV1’s Antithesis, will be busier than usual next week. Kol Cambridge’s resident DJ is getting married on Thursday. Looking forward to great music at his wedding. http://tlv1.fm/music/kol-cambridge/2014/02/27/weekend-soundtrack-kol-cambridge-11/

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