An emergency response team from Israeli NGO IsraAID, including professionals from its established team in Haiti, is in Puerto Rico. Its priority was to distribute and set-up water filters in the most affected places. It has also been distributing food … Continue reading →

An IDF rescue unit of 71 specialists has been in Mexico City assisting in operations after the recent earthquake. The team arrived just 36 hours after the earthquake struck and helped save lives. They brought in radio-wave technology developed by … Continue reading →

Elise Cooper in American Thinker writes a great piece about Israel’s global role in defense, agriculture, water, cyber-security and medicine. She concludes, “Jews should be proud of Israel – and so should others all over the world.” http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/if_it_werent_for_israel.html

My friend and fellow blogger Ruth King has written an article summarizing Jewish and Israeli involvement in Africa during the last 70 or so years. http://www.mideastoutpost.com/archives/lights-in-the-dark-continent-by-ruth-king.html http://www.ruthfullyyours.com/2017/09/28/lights-in-the-dark-continent-by-ruth-king/

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a hugely positive speech at the United Nations, publicizing Israel’s benefits to the world. He concluded, “Israel is becoming a rising power among the nations. And at long last, its light is shining across … Continue reading →

The US Army is to install the Trophy active-protection system developed by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems on many of its M1A2 Abrams tanks. The system detects and destroys incoming anti-tank guided missiles and rocket-propelled grenades. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/10/israeli_technology_saving_american_lives_and_equipment.html http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Pentagon-gives-green-light-to-install-Israeli-defense-system-on-US-tanks-506474

At a meeting in Los Angeles with Simon Wiesenthal Center Director Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa denounced the Arab boycott of Israel and said that his subjects are free to visit the Jewish state. More … Continue reading →

Prior to dispersing for their post-IDF India trip, 23 Israelis renovated and taught at a school in Mumbai, India. The mission was organized by the “Heroes for Life” non-governmental organization. Although only two weeks, for many of the Indian children … Continue reading →

Israel’s Moshe Kahn and the Genesis Prize Foundation have made a six-figure grant to the Ziv Medical Center in Safed for treating hearing loss among Syrian children. They will receive a diagnostic examination, clinical treatments, surgery and rehabilitation. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Genesis-prize-announces-grant-to-fund-breakthrough-treatment-for-Syrian-refugees-505908 https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-hospital-gets-grant-to-treat-syrian-kids-hearing-loss/

Ayoub Kara is the first non-Jewish minister to have a portfolio in the Israeli Knesset.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed the Druze MK to the position of Minister of Communications.  He tells of his family background, the Druze, his work … Continue reading →