Monthly Archives: April 2016

Treating wastewater in Mexico

Posted on April 17, 2016

Israel’s Aqwise has opened its new wastewater treatment plant in Durango, Mexico.  It employs Aqwise’s AGAR (Attached Growth Airlift Reactor) process that uses biofilm grown on carrier media to aerobically degrade soluble organic pollutants in wastewater.  Aqwise has built over … Continue reading →

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Israel’s water management success

Posted on April 17, 2016

Another report about Israel’s leadership position in water conservation.  Innovations include desalination, recycling, drip irrigation, reclaimed wastewater, aquifer management, runoff collection, water storage, hi-tech systems, reservoir development and river rehabilitation. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-schwab/israel-is-the-unsung-hero_b_9212810.html

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Super-charged plant nutrition

Posted on April 17, 2016

Israel’s Haifa Group has launched its Haifa Turbo-K™ product, a chloride free fertilizer based on potassium nitrate.  It also contains Phosphorus, Potassium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Iron and Zinc.  Agronomists who tested it, together with growers who already used it are most … Continue reading →

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Revolutionizing multi-focal lenses

Posted on April 17, 2016

Israeli dynamic multi-focal glasses startup Deep Optics (see Mar 2015 newsletter) has raised $4 million to fuel the development of its adaptive electronic liquid crystal lens technology.  Deep Optics is now exploring AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) applications. … Continue reading →

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Bedouin who patrol Israel’s borders

Posted on April 17, 2016

Many Bedouin have sworn allegiance to Israel and volunteer their tracking skills to the IDF.  Major Guy Gadir, 41, a veteran Bedouin tracker, shares the secrets of his trade with MailOnline. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3390724/Can-spot-roadside-bomb-disguised-rock-Middle-East-answer-mean-life-death-Secrets-Bedouin-terrorist-hunters-patrol-Israel-s-tense-borders.html

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The first IDF officer at the UN

Posted on April 17, 2016

Major Jonathan Conricus is the first Israeli officer to hold a position at the United Nations. Since Nov 2014 he has been responsible for identifying and evaluating risks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, … Continue reading →

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A joint farm with Jordan

Posted on April 17, 2016

A model farm is to be established in Jordan, to be managed by both Israeli and Jordanian experts. Its goal is to eradicate the threat that the housefly poses to agriculture on both sides of the Jordan River, and promote … Continue reading →

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Sick lion rescued from Gaza

Posted on April 17, 2016

A lion in declining health was rescued from a zoo in Gaza and transferred to a zoo in the Palestinian Authority in a joint effort by Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, the Gaza Ministry of Agriculture and … Continue reading →

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Abbas’ brother treated in Israel

Posted on April 17, 2016

The brother of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is being treated for cancer at Tel Aviv’s Assuta Medical Center. 76-year-old Abu Luay, who lives in Qatar, decided specifically to come to the Tel Aviv hospital for treatment, where other members of … Continue reading →

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African Muslim leaders visit Israel

Posted on April 17, 2016

Imams and other Muslim religious leaders from six central African states spent four days in Israel, discovering the socio-political aspects of Israel; generating an interreligious, intercultural dialogue; and exploring economic and agricultural cooperation development. http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=70226

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