Among the 120 soldiers receiving a “Medal of Excellence” at the President’s Residence on Israel Independence Day was a Muslim woman who grew up in an Arab village and is currently a cadet in an IDF officer’s training course. Her … Continue reading →

Over 250 Israeli doctors and aid workers are saving lives in Nepal – more than all other countries combined. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-aid-team-to-nepal-larger-than-any-other-countrys/ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/194682#.VT9Z2_ApqSo The IDF field hospital treats hundreds a day and delivered its first baby. http://www.jpost.com/Not-Just-News/WATCH-IDF-doctors-deliver-Nepalese-baby-boy-in-Kathmandu-field-hospital-400678 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4651380,00.html Dr Avi Yitzchak, an … Continue reading →

A report by the United Nations Convention Against Corruption praised Israeli law enforcers for their efforts to eliminate public corruption. The report noted Israel’s success in putting leading public figures on trial and passing laws against bribery. http://unitedwithisrael.org/un-lauds-israels-fight-against-corruption/

Israeli humanitarian organization IsraAID may now have arrived in Nepal, but it is also still busy in the Islands of Vanuatu devastated by Cyclone Pam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-pNszHypXE

Zambia has opened a diplomatic mission in Israel, after a gap of 40 years, reflecting improved relations between the two countries. Zambia’s Jerusalem House of Prayer also organized an inter-domination march-past in Zambia’s capital of Lusaka, to celebrate Israel Independence … Continue reading →

The Galilee International Management Institute in the Israeli city of Nahalal is to develop joint environmental training programs in cooperation with Morocco’s new Euro-Mediterranean University in Fez and the established Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane. http://www.israel21c.org/uncategorized/a-bridge-between-galilee-and-morocco/

Israeli doctors at Poriya Hospital near Tiberias treated a 28-year-old man who suffered a broken leg and shrapnel lodged in other parts of his body. Also, a 40-year-old man who stepped on a landmine. The hospital has treated 166 Syrians … Continue reading →

Israel has provided permits for 100 Palestinian Arab doctors to work in Israeli hospitals. It halves the time taken to drive into Jerusalem from Judea and Samaria. http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Palestinian-Restrictions-Eased-with-New-Permissions-399112

Israel held a ceremony to honor the six divers who discovered 2,600 gold coins on the seabed near Caesarea (see 1 Mar 2015 newsletter). Also invited were Israeli Druze leaders, as most of the coins bore the name of their … Continue reading →