Monthly Archives: April 2018

How Israel evacuated Ethiopian Jews from Sudan

Posted on April 30, 2018

Great story on the BBC website about the Israeli scuba diving center on the Sudanese coast that was really a secret base from which Israel’s Mossad ran “Operation Moses” – flying thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel from their temporary … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Land beautiful

Posted on April 30, 2018

The Beautiful Land Initiative (BLI) aims to clean up the litter in Israel through the help of volunteers and businesses. Israel is holy and needs to be kept clean and beautiful. Their Pesach video shows them cleaning up the Kinneret … Continue reading →

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$70 million for Taglit-Birthright

Posted on April 30, 2018

On the eve of Israel’s 70th Independence Day, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson surprised the 650 audience at the 18th annual Taglit-Birthright Israel gala by donating $70 million to the project. Since its inception in 2000, Taglit-Birthright has brought over … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem embassy for Czech Republic

Posted on April 30, 2018

The Czech Republic is to start moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Czech President Miloš Zeman, ended his speech at a Prague Castle event to celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary with “Next Year in Jerusalem”. http://www.bicom.org.uk/news/czech-republic-move-embassy-jerusalem/

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Mezuzah for US Jerusalem embassy

Posted on April 30, 2018

As part of the May 14 ceremony to mark the official opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, a mezuzah will be affixed to the embassy building. The U.S. embassy will initially be situated in what is now the U.S. … Continue reading →

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70 years in 2 minutes

Posted on April 30, 2018

Quite amazing to see what Israel has achieved in such a short time. https://www.youtube.com/embed/HIQedN2QCZk?rel=0

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The future of Israel looks good

Posted on April 30, 2018

Professor Efraim Inbar is President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies. He analyzes Israel positively in terms of its security, economy, society, democracy, and international relations. http://jiss.org.il/en/inbar-future-israel-looks-good/

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Tel Aviv’s new Independence trail

Posted on April 30, 2018

Tel Aviv’s new day/night interactive 1km Independence Trail uses a unique mobile app to guide tourists past 10 heritage sites. A map is also available in Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. https://www.israel21c.org/a-walk-down-tel-avivs-new-independence-trail/ http://israelbetweenthelines.com/2018/04/26/follow-tel-avivs-new-yellow-brick-road/

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The London Marathon in an Israeli exoskeleton

Posted on April 30, 2018

Simon Kindleysides of Norfolk, England became the first paralyzed man to finish the London Marathon when he completed the 26.2 miles in 36 hours wearing an Israeli Rewalk exoskeleton robotic suit. Simon raised £19,000 for charity and won the #SpiritofLondon … Continue reading →

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2.1km tunnel – for cyclists

Posted on April 30, 2018

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat inaugurated Jerusalem’s 2.1km “Gihon” tunnel – Israel’s longest underground cycling tunnel. “We use tunnels for good purposes, such as sports, in contrast to Hamas,” Barkat told reporters. The tunnel connects Ein Lavan (Biblical zoo) to Kerem … Continue reading →

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