The entrance to Jaffa was turned into a makeshift bus station as hundreds of Palestinian Arabs arrived in private buses to spend Eid al Adha in Jaffa and the adjacent beaches. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Eid-al-Adha-brings-West-Bank-families-to-Jaffa-beaches-467837

Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Onu, went on a 4-day official visit to Israel, to stimulate the Technology Acquisition and Transfer initiative.  He was accompanied by the Heads of Nigeria’s Space R&D and Environmental Sciences and Technology. http://newsherald.com.ng/2016/08/onu-visits-israel-technology-acquisition-transfer-initiative/

A delegation of eleven Victorian Coalition MPs took part in AIJAC’s Rambam Israel Fellowship Program. They were especially impressed by Ben Gurion University’s social entrepreneurs, OurCrowd’s “Our Innovation Australia Fund” and Australia’s Landing Pad in Tel Aviv. http://www.jwire.com.au/victorian-coalition-delegation-looks-israel-innovation-inspiration/

The Thomson Reuters Foundation poll of almost 900 social enterprise experts in the world’s 45 biggest economies ranked Israel as the fifth best nation (after the US, Canada, Britain and Singapore) for social entrepreneurs – people who use businesses to … Continue reading →

A new mall for Jews and Palestinians Arabs has opened at the Gush Etzion junction in Judea and Samaria.  Muslim women wearing hijabs and traditional dress, shopped alongside religious Jewish women in skirts and scarves tied over their hair. http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/New-mall-for-settlers-and-Palestinians-opens-in-Gush-Etzion-464175

The ExcelHT program from Israeli NGO IT Works provides much needed manpower to Israeli hi-tech companies while providing employment opportunities for the Arab sector. ExcelHT provides career counseling, coaching, English language skills and much needed business contacts. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Integrating-outstanding-Arab-students-into-hi-tech-468326#

In 2010, only 600 non-Jews served in Israel’s national service program. Now, 4,500 non-Jews (mostly Israeli Arabs) do national service, including 100 from East Jerusalem. Participants volunteer for one to two years in public institutions like schools, hospitals, courts or … Continue reading →

Israel is to allocate 1.41 billion shekels ($374 million) toward building public housing for Israeli Arabs and to lift restrictions from construction on private land.  The agreement with the heads of 15 local municipal Arab authorities will facilitate the construction … Continue reading →

The Special in Uniform program proved that anything is possible when Shai Levi enlisted in the IDF to work at the Eilat Naval base.  Shai suffers from Cerebral Palsy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjQOnn0cCxo

Israel’s Knesset (parliament) has approved a bill allocating some NIS 500 million ($130 million) to the budget for after-school informal education for children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. It will mainly teach workforce skills to ultra-Orthodox and Arab children. http://www.timesofisrael.com/lawmakers-okay-nis-500m-to-teach-disadvantaged-kids/