Monthly Archives: September 2015

The kibbutz has gone hi-tech

Posted on September 28, 2015

Long gone are the days where kibbutzim relied on selling their agricultural products. Now they include businesses from cyber-security to satellite agronomy analysis. http://www.wsj.com/articles/kibbutzim-look-to-future-in-high-tech-1442914991

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Annual Researchers Night

Posted on September 28, 2015

Israel’s Bar-Ilan University hosted the annual Researchers’ Night, this year dealing with topics related to science of the brain. The event, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space and the European Union, includes fun science-related activities for the … Continue reading →

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The desalination fix

Posted on September 28, 2015

Israel’s desalination is described here as a “water revolution”. http://www.worldcrunch.com/tech-science/the-desalination-fix-inside-israel-s-water-revolution/c4s19384/

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Los Angeles signs water agreement

Posted on September 28, 2015

In the latest of a series of deals in California, Los Angeles County has signed an agreement to work with Israel and use its know-how and experience to solve the state’s ongoing water problems. http://www.timesofisrael.com/socal-looks-to-israel-to-solve-its-water-problems/

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New Negev Railway line opens

Posted on September 28, 2015

Israel Railways has inaugurated its new Negev line, taking passengers from Ashkelon to Beersheba in just 50 minutes. The service will help drive the expansion plans for the desert city. http://www.jpost.com/landedpages/printarticle.aspx?id=416472

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Why was DLD Tel Aviv so popular?

Posted on September 28, 2015

Thousands of international visitors at Digital Life Design (DLD) week in Tel Aviv gave their reasons for attending the festival. Plus a longer video on what they saw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L4fyuGTFv4 http://www.boomlive.in/why-tel-aviv/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=222&v=37CoTAvvI60

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UN exhibit of Israeli education of hospitalized children

Posted on September 28, 2015

The United Nations in Geneva is displaying the photo exhibition “Education Without Borders” about children’s education in Israeli hospitals. Israel is the only Middle East country to provide education for all hospitalized Israeli children, including Arabs and minorities. http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/1.676762 http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/news/exhibition-at-united-nations-showcases-israels-education-of-hospitalized-children-9-5-2015

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Wheels for US veterans

Posted on September 28, 2015

Wheelchair-bound US army veterans will be among the first to use the revolutionary Acrobat Wheel created by Israel’s SoftWheel. Selective suspension mechanism kicks in when going over uneven terrain, stairs etc. Veterans can apply to the US Independence Fund or … Continue reading →

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US delegation learns Israeli counterterrorism

Posted on September 28, 2015

America’s Anti-Defamation League has brought 15 officials from US security agencies and police departments to Israel to study counterterrorism strategies and compare tactics. It is the 13th such trip that the ADL has organized. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/American-law-enforcement-delegation-learn-anti-terror-tactics-from-Israeli-experts-415757

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Gas pipeline to Jordan approved

Posted on September 28, 2015

Israel is to lay a 15.5km underground pipeline to transport natural gas from its Sdom 2 gas station to the Jordanian border. The pipeline is designed to make it possible to transport gas to Jordan within a year, in accordance … Continue reading →

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