For the first time, Israel hosted the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Global Education Industry Summit. More than 30 delegations from around the world attended the two-day event, which focused on innovation in education. http://embassies.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/2016/Pages/President-Rivlin-addresses-conference-of-OECD-Education-Ministers-26-September-2016.aspx

The Rana Choir, a mixed Jewish-Muslim-Christian women’s chorus from Jaffa, received a 2016 International Hrant Dink Foundation award in Istanbul, Turkey. The foundation awards “people and organizations working for a world free of discrimination, racism and violence”. http://www.israel21c.org/jewish-arab-womens-choir-wins-international-award/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxgg52yko_Q

A delegation that included Hindu gurus, Buddhist monks and Shinto priests met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin on the first day of a Jerusalem conference designed to deepen Israel-Asia ties. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Israeli-leaders-meet-with-leaders-of-Eastern-faith-traditions-467559

Israeli-born architect Moshe Safdie – whose works, including Yad Vashem, span the globe – will be honored for lifetime achievement at the 2016 National Design Awards by the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israeli-architect-to-receive-US-Lifetime-achievement-award-468173

David Bisnowaty was born in Israel and served in the IDF.  Last year he was elected by a big majority to the parliament of Malawi. He says that Malawi has always had very strong ties with Israel.  Israel was the … Continue reading →

From Nov 1, Israel is increasing the fishing zone for Gaza fisherman from six to nine nautical miles “to facilitate increased activity in Gaza Strip’s fishing sector, which is an [important] source of income”. The expansion is conditioned on Gazans … Continue reading →

Another article about the 4,500 non-Jews doing Sherut Leumi (National Service) in Israel. Seventy percent are Muslim, the rest being Druze, Christian or Circassian. http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/israel-news/serving-israel-cost

Ten male and 10 female Arab students have been selected to take part in Bridgetech – a pre-academic program that aims to increase participation of Israel’s Bedouin populations into the country’s high-tech ecosystem. http://www.timesofisrael.com/program-seeks-to-boost-bedouins-in-israeli-high-tech/

For the first time, in the documentary My Home, we see life in Israel through those rarely heard from – the Israeli-Arab citizens who would never live anywhere else. Those Arab minorities who change the false narrative that Israel is … Continue reading →