Staff. Sgt. Joana Chris Arpon isn’t Israeli, or even Jewish. She is the daughter of Filipino parents who came to Israel to find work. She enlisted in the IDF because an Israeli army team rescued her grandmother in the aftermath … Continue reading →

Israeli architectural and engineering company AlefBet Planners is exporting the Israeli kibbutz model all over the world.  These include 12 kibbutz-style villages in Angola and three in Nigeria.  The kibbutzim help develop the region and create hundreds of jobs. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4956457,00.html

Video showing the work of Israeli NGO Innovation: Africa.  It is using solar power to provide electricity for Africans to pump water, power medical centers and illuminate homes so that children can read when it gets dark outside. http://www.israelvideonetwork.com/the-israeli-heart-and-mind-just-transformed-the-lives-of-1-million-africans-forever/

Three ships of the Indian Navy docked in Israel’s Haifa Port on a three-day visit to mark 25 years of India-Israel ties.  The Indian ships also took part in a joint drill with the Israel Navy. It is the 8th … Continue reading →

George Deek, is the highest-ranking Arab statesman in Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  His Christian primary school had mostly Muslim pupils and at Jewish high school he was the only Arab in his class. Now he lives between 3 Jaffa … Continue reading →

“Adif,” a special consumer and social club for people in Israel with recognized disabilities, has been launched.  It offers monetary and consumer benefits and covers 50 disabled people’s organizations. Adif undertakes to return 50% of its profits through projects benefiting … Continue reading →

A rare positive CNN report. Israeli Mariuma Ben Yosef ran away from home at 14 and lived on the streets.  She got her life back on track and set up the Shanti House, in Tel Aviv and the Negev, which … Continue reading →