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Monthly Archives: November 2015
2200-year-old fortress found in Jerusalem
Israeli archeologists have discovered the site of the Acra, an ancient Greek citadel, built by Seleucid Emperor Antiochus IV Epiphanes (215-164 BC) to control Jerusalem and the Jewish temple there during the Syrian-Greek rule over the Jews of Israel. The … Continue reading
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Totally Israeli wine
Researchers from Israel’s Ariel University have created a white wine made from grapes indigenous to Israel. They located a living sample of the Hamdani / Marawi grape species. Israel’s Recanati Winery in Emek Hefer then grew the grapes, and has … Continue reading
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Egypt voted for Israel for the first time ever
In last week’s newsletter, I forgot to mention last week that Egypt voted for Israel to join the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. It was the first time that Egypt has voted in favor of … Continue reading
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IDF used plasma to save terrorist
Israeli army medics used revolutionary (and expensive) battlefield plasma to save the life of a Palestinian Arab who had just stabbed a border policeman. The Arab had been shot, was suffering from multiple system failure and had already lost a … Continue reading
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Her father slain, but policewoman saves terrorist
Arabs murdered Israeli policewoman Maya Stolero’s father, Alexander Levlovitz, just over a month ago. But it didn’t stop Stolero giving medical help to a Palestinian Arab who had attempted to stab an Israeli border policeman and was shot while being … Continue reading
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6000 “Likes” for Good News blog
Thanks to United With Israel for publishing my blog “What is Going On Between Arabs and Israelis?” It has received almost 6000 “Likes” on their site. http://unitedwithisrael.org/good-news-israel-what-is-going-on-between-arabs-and-israelis/
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Simply Red are coming to Tel Aviv
Simply Red last performed in Israel in 1992 in front of 50,000 fans. They are returning on Jun 14 2016 to perform at the Menora Mivtachim (formerly Nokia) Arena in Tel Aviv as part of their 30th anniversary celebrations. http://igoogledisrael.com/2015/11/simply-red-line-up-a-june-2016-concert-in-tel-aviv/
Israeli amputee runs NYC marathon
Israel’s Adi Deutch lost his leg from a Lebanon landmine blast in 1979. In 2012 the US Friends of the IDF enrolled Adi in the Strides program and gave him an athletic prosthetic leg. Adi now runs triathlons, cycles, plays … Continue reading
Rare songbird arrives in Israel
50 years after their last autumn appearance in Israel, a flock of 30-40 blue-cheeked bee-eaters, including fledglings, flew over a group of ornithologists at the Lake Park in the Negev town of Yerucham. The bird experts played recordings of bee-eaters … Continue reading
Jerusalem street party
A reminder of the cosmopolitan nature of Israel’s capital city. This video was recorded just a few weeks ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqRzXXzTpTU