Monthly Archives: December 2017

Israel promotes UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Posted on December 24, 2017

UN Development Program rep Roberto Valent said, “The UN is very happy that Israel is advanced in not only its own actions towards the SDGs implementation, but in also providing a platform for others in the areas of gender, gender … Continue reading →

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Multi-faith delegation from Bahrain

Posted on December 24, 2017

A 25-member Bahraini delegation made a 5-day visit to Jerusalem to talk about peace and coexistence. The group included Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims, Christians, the leader of a Hindu temple and a Sikh. It was led by Betsy Mathieson, a … Continue reading →

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Co-existence is flowing at SodaStream

Posted on December 24, 2017

Nice article on Israel’s SodaStream, highlighting the excellent relations within company’s multi-ethnic workforce. For example, the 22-year-old Bedouin female team leader who supervises two Bedouin men, a Palestinian Arab, a Jewish woman and a Russian. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-12-20/how-sodastream-makes-and-markets-peace

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Praying side by side

Posted on December 24, 2017

EMT volunteers at United Hatzalah exemplify Israel’s inclusiveness. https://www.youtube.com/embed/DQWknrqyT_o?rel=0

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Three female IAF deputy commanders

Posted on December 24, 2017

Captain “Y”, an F-15 navigator, has been appointed the first female deputy commander of an Israeli Air Force combat squadron. She will be promoted to Major in the summer. Meanwhile, two other female IAF officers were appointed as deputy commanders … Continue reading →

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Free programming training for women

Posted on December 24, 2017

Israel’s Ministry of Labor has launched a joint venture with She Codes, an Israeli organization promoting the inclusion of women into the tech industry. The three-year plan will establish 40 centers to provide free computer programming training for 4,440 women … Continue reading →

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New Israeli law to provide jobs for disabled

Posted on December 24, 2017

It is already illegal in Israel to discriminate against the disabled in the workplace. A new extension order requires companies with over 100 workers to have 3% disabled employees. They must also have a person responsible for the employment of … Continue reading →

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Growing his leg from his own fat cells

Posted on December 24, 2017

I reported previously (27th Aug) about tech from Israel’s Bonus Bio used to repair bone loss in the arm of a patient at Emek hospital in Afula. Now another patient at Emek has had groundbreaking surgery to regrow part of … Continue reading →

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One paramedic, one bike, 2,500 calls, 300 lives saved

Posted on December 24, 2017

In his four years as a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, Meir Farkash has responded to more than 2,500 emergency calls (over 300 life-threatening) on his personal bicycle. In his honor, the residents of Meir’s home town Ramat Hasharon donated an … Continue reading →

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Good results for Acute Leukemia treatment

Posted on December 24, 2017

Israel’s BioSight has announced positive results of the Phase 1/2 study of its lead product BST-236, a novel cytarabine pro-drug, as a single agent for induction therapy in acute leukemia patients. It was effective on many patients who had failed … Continue reading →

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