Monthly Archives: December 2017

Blind, but determined to serve

Posted on December 10, 2017

Being born blind didn’t stop Ori from enlisting in the IDF. She visited her base many times before beginning her service, to get to know her way around it. https://www.idfblog.com/2017/12/03/pvt-ori-using-disability-teach-others-tolerance/

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Ethiopian-Israelis make socio-economic gains

Posted on December 10, 2017

In 1999, 75% of Ethiopian-Israelis could not read or write Hebrew. In 2016, a higher percentage of 12th graders in the Ethiopian National Project (ENP) SPACE Program matriculated than average Israelis. The ENP program is now being rolled out to … Continue reading →

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Ultrasound training for PA doctors

Posted on December 10, 2017

I reported previously (26th Nov) that Palestinian Arab eye doctors had been trained in Israel.  Now, Palestinian Arab doctors have been receiving training at Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheva to give ultrasound-guided local anesthetic for patients who cannot risk having … Continue reading →

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Palestinian Arab saved in Hebron

Posted on December 10, 2017

Israel Border Police saved the life of a Palestinian Arab in Hebron. The man in his 20s stopped breathing and lost consciousness in a house near the Cave of the Patriarchs. IDF soldiers and a medic revived him. The man’s … Continue reading →

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EU awards for joint environmental group

Posted on December 10, 2017

The Geneva Center for Security Policy chose EcoPeace Middle East’s Program on Water Security for this year’s Prize for Innovation in Global Security from among 114 entrees from 50 countries. EcoPeace consists of Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian Arab environmentalists. https://www.israel21c.org/ecopeace-middle-east-wins-2-prestigious-prizes/

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African heads of parliament attend Knesset

Posted on December 10, 2017

Six heads of parliament, from Ghana, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda will attend a conference at the Knesset – Israel’s Parliament. They will discuss gender equality, combatting terrorism, accessibility for the disabled and sustainability. https://unitedwithisrael.org/historic-first-6-african-heads-of-parliament-to-attend-conference-in-israel/

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The only Western head of government

Posted on December 10, 2017

At Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s inauguration, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was only the only Western head of government present, joining ten African presidents. http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2017/11/29/with-netanyahus-short-but-sweet-kenya-trip-israel-makes-latest-gains-in-africa https://www.cfr.org/blog/israels-mythical-isolation

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Diagnosing autism in newborns

Posted on December 10, 2017

I reported previously (16th Apr) how Israel saves lives with early diagnosis of autism in toddlers. Now an Israeli, Raffi Rembrand, father of an autistic son, has invented the SensPD which detects a newborn suffering from sensory overload – a … Continue reading →

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Newly trained EMT saves her own life

Posted on December 10, 2017

Sarah – a new Emergency Medical Technician with United Hatzalah – saved her own life when she managed to convince medics at her local hospital that she was suffering from a pulmonary embolism. When cynical hospital staff finally agreed to … Continue reading →

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Trainee EMT saves life whilst playing tennis

Posted on December 10, 2017

Joel Atkin, a student of United Hatzalah’s NREMT training program helped resuscitate an older man who had collapsed near where Atkin was playing his daily tennis game. Noticing the commotion, he supervised CPR, provided ventilation and used a defibrillator to … Continue reading →

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