Monthly Archives: March 2020

The African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem

Posted on March 15, 2020

Inspiring story of the history of the community of African Hebrew Israelites, which has just marked 50 years in Israel. The National Library of Israel has released photographs taken in January 1970, a few weeks after the community was established … Continue reading →

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Operation Moses – pure chutzpah

Posted on March 15, 2020

BBC’s website editor Raffi Berg (a rare decent BBC employee) has published a new book “Red Sea Spies: The True Story of Mossad’s Fake Diving Resort”. It retells the thrilling story of how, in the mid-1980s, Mossad agents smuggled Ethiopian … Continue reading →

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More Ethiopian immigrants arrive in Israel

Posted on March 15, 2020

Israel has just welcomed about 40 new members from Ethiopia. They include nine families from a sect of Jewish descendants called Falash Mura, a community who long ago were forced to convert to Christianity and currently seek to return to … Continue reading →

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Lionel Richie is a hit with Israelis

Posted on March 15, 2020

15,000 fans sang along with Lionel Richie at Tel Aviv’s Menora Mivtachim Arena on 2nd March. He sang all of his greatest hits, including “Hello,” “Endless Love,” “All Night Long,” plus the Commodores’ “Sail On,” “Easy Like Sunday Morning” and … Continue reading →

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Israeli woman wins Tokyo marathon in record time

Posted on March 15, 2020

Israeli athlete Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (see here) won the Tokyo Marathon women’s race in a record-breaking 2 hours, 17 minutes and 45 seconds. She beat her previous best by over two minutes and rose to sixth in the world all-time … Continue reading →

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Lifesaving runners run again

Posted on March 15, 2020

When running in the 2019 Dead Sea Marathon, Shachar David’s heart stopped, and he collapsed. MDA paramedic Meir Furmanski was running nearby and performed CPR to save Shachar’s life.  In this year’s Dead Sea Marathon, both Meir and Shachar ran … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Eurovision song contest entry

Posted on March 15, 2020

Israel’s entry to the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest is “Feker Libi”, or “My Beloved” in Amharic – the Ethiopian language spoken by the ancestors of 19-year-old Ethiopian-Israeli singer Eden Alene. Most of the song’s lyrics are in English, with some … Continue reading →

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Where to see Israel’s spring flowers

Posted on March 15, 2020

Thanks to abundant winter rains, many Israelis are outdoors admiring the fields of pink, purple, red and yellow made up of – kalanit (anemone), rakefet (cyclamen), narkis (narcissus), tourmus (lupine) and pereg (poppy). Some rare desert flowers haven’t bloomed for … Continue reading →

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Most innovative

Posted on March 15, 2020

US business magazine Fast Company named at least 14 Israeli companies in its list of 434 “Most innovative firms in 2020”. The magazine wrote that the companies “lead their fields and are transforming the world.”. Israel’s Healthy.io appeared in the … Continue reading →

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Swiss railways partners five Israeli prospects

Posted on March 15, 2020

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has selected five Israeli startups for a pilot program. They are FSight, HereO, (search for “HereO Israel”) Oriient New Media, SoftRide and TIBA Parking Systems. SBB will invest up to $200,000 in testing their technologies. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3782391,00.html … Continue reading →

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