Monthly Archives: May 2014

Tourism at new record levels

Posted on May 18, 2014

(Thanks to algemeiner.com) The number of tourists visiting Israel in April was a record-breaking 385,000 – 9% more than in Apr 2013. Even after accounting for the Passover/Easter effect, the increase was still 5%. Over 1 million tourists have visited … Continue reading →

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El Al boost number of flights from USA by 30%

Posted on May 18, 2014

El Al Airlines’ Spring schedule now has 31 weekly nonstop flights between North America and Israel. They include 22 flights from New York (JFK/Newark), five from Los Angeles and four from Toronto, Canada. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4517757,00.html

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UK on-line retailer uses Israeli software

Posted on May 18, 2014

UK’s online retail giant Shop Direct, based in Liverpool, has teamed up with Israel’s Cimagine Media and yRuler to launch a new service that will allow shoppers to try-out products virtually before they buy them. The brands include Very, Isme … Continue reading →

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Israel’s MDA offers Turkey help in mining disaster

Posted on May 18, 2014

Israel’s emergency service Magen David Adom has offered the Turkish Red Crescent assistance after an explosion and fire in a coalmine in the town of Soma that killed more than 200 people. MDA said they could provide valuable manpower and … Continue reading →

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Nigeria thanks Israeli offer to help locate abducted schoolgirls

Posted on May 18, 2014

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan welcomed the offer by Israel’s Prime Minister to send a team of counter-terrorism experts to assist in the search and rescue operations for nearly 200 Christian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic terrorists Boko Haram. http://www.jspacenews.com/israel-aid-recovery-276-kidnapped-nigerian-girls/

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Helping entrepreneurs in the Americas

Posted on May 18, 2014

(Thanks to Uri) Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV) and The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) will conduct 12 workshops on Entrepreneurship and Business Development for young people from Latin America and the Caribbean. http://yabt.net/ennews.php?n=YABT-MASHAV-implementan-talleres-en-12-paises-0225

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Gaza girl’s wish came true

Posted on May 18, 2014

In Sept 2012 I included a story about the Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom fulfilling the wish of a 6-year old girl from Gaza suffering from leukaemia. I have just received the youtube video of that story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7MM4eD_Cw4 http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=57941

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The first female Bedouin doctor is Israeli

Posted on May 18, 2014

Israel’s Dr. Rania Okby, a specialist in maternal fetal medicine, is the first female Bedouin doctor in the world and a role model for Bedouin women in Israel. http://www.aabgu.org/media-center/bgu-making-a-difference/bedouin-role-model-rania-okby.html

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Israeli Arabs entrepreneurs get more help

Posted on May 18, 2014

The Israeli government is offering promising Israeli Arab entrepreneurs and scientists 200 hours of free business consulting, plus research and development grants of up to 85 percent of the funding required to produce their new ideas in the lab. http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/05/11/israels-chief-scientist-bringing-innovation-economy-to-israeli-arabs-with-200-hours-start-up-consulting-85-rd-funding-interview/

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Academic campus for Israel’s haredim

Posted on May 18, 2014

Rivka Yeruslavsky was born into an Israeli ultra-Orthodox family and studied computer science. She then went on to open the Strauss Campus of Lomda – Israel’s largest vocational institute, designed to bring more haredim into the workforce. http://baltimorejewishlife.com/news/news-detail.php?SECTION_ID=37&ARTICLE_ID=48774 http://www.strausscampus.co.il/en/ http://docstalk.blogspot.co.il/2012/07/lomda-bridge-to-equal-burden.html

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