Monthly Archives: March 2014

Budget deficit lowest in 2

Posted on March 23, 2014

years. Israel’s accumulated budget deficit fell to NIS 28.6 billion or 2.7% of GDP. It is the lowest since Aug 2011 and below the government’s target of 3% of GDP. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-budget-deficit-lowest-since-august-2011-1000922514

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Israel’s currency reserves increase again

Posted on March 23, 2014

Israel’s deposits of foreign currency rose for the sixth consecutive month to yet another all-time record of $83.976 billion at the end of Feb 2014. http://www.boi.org.il/en/NewsAndPublications/PressReleases/Pages/06-03-2014-Forex.aspx

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Israel is a major strategic partner of the US

Posted on March 23, 2014

The US House of Representatives approved by 140 – 1 the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act. The bill promotes bi-lateral military, energy, water, science, homeland security, and agriculture co-operation and has now been transferred to the Senate for final approval. … Continue reading →

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Sustainable water solutions for Africa

Posted on March 23, 2014

Ornit Avidar, formerly a diplomat for Israel’s Ministry of Industry and Trade founded Waterways, in 2010 in order to provide small-scale, locally beneficial water solutions to rural African villages. They install easily maintainable solutions that do not require huge start-up … Continue reading →

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Japanese firms seek to tap into Israeli startups

Posted on March 23, 2014

More Japanese companies are looking at the Israeli startup market in search of innovative technologies and investments to beef up their businesses. Takeda, Rakuten, Samurai Incubate and now the Japan External Trade Organization are investing heavily in the Jewish state. … Continue reading →

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A Druze voice enlightens

Posted on March 23, 2014

Mendi Safadi is Chairman of “Druze for Israel”. Born in the Golan Heights, Mendi tells that Arabs, Christians, Druze and Jews are all equal in Israel. He also highlights Israel’s help for Syrians. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYqYlOt-UmE

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The IDF in Hebron

Posted on March 23, 2014

This video shows how some Palestinian Arab children react to Israeli soldiers. http://elderofziyon.blogspot.co.il/2014/03/a-video-that-israel-haters-dont-want.html#.Uxd9bs6s9-d

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Arab students excel at the Technion

Posted on March 23, 2014

20 percent of students at Israel’s Technion are Arab, which shames anyone claming Israel is an apartheid state. 100 have graduated from Technion’s NAM (Outstanding Arab Youth) program since 2006 and are now embarking on successful careers in hi-tech and … Continue reading →

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Israel to host European swimming championships

Posted on March 23, 2014

Israel will host the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Jan 2015 – the first time for such a large-scale swimming event. The venue is the new Olympic-size pool at the Wingate Institute near Netanya, and anticipates around 145 million … Continue reading →

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Israelis are riding high

Posted on March 23, 2014

The Israeli Equestrian Team made history when its show jumpers competed in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup, the first time that an Israeli team has ever participated in an international equestrian competition. Their debut was at the FTI Winter Equestrian … Continue reading →

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