Israeli humanitarian agency IsraAID is sending staff members to areas of Germany devastated by flooding, to provide much-needed clean-up and disaster-relief assistance. https://www.jns.org/israaid-assistance-on-way-to-germany-after-country-recovers-from-deluge/

Israeli drone startup Airobotics will help Dubai police make the city a safer place for residents and visitors ahead of World Expo 2020 Dubai beginning in October and running for six months. Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum personally … Continue reading →

Despite travel restrictions, 80 young Central and South American Jews arrived to spend five months getting to know Israel’s tech ecosystem. The Discover by Israel Innovation Experience program aims to provide participants with skills and tools to set up their … Continue reading →

Israel’s UN Ambassador, Gilad Erdan, gave 10 international ambassadors a better perspective of Israel’s situation by taking them to see key sites in Israel. Meanwhile non-profit ELNET brought 40 French Parliamentarians to see Israel’s challenges first-hand and discuss topics of … Continue reading →

The Israeli town of Yerucham and Bedouin village of Rachme show what true coexistence and peace looks like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swUMHvbSa68 https://unitedwithisrael.org/unity-jewish-town-and-arab-village-provide-beacon-of-israeli-coexistence/

Arab media stated that some 100,000 worshipers prayed at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Israel’s President, Prime Minister and Defense Minister issued festival greetings to all of Israel’s Muslim and Druze populations. https://www.timesofisrael.com/100000-muslims-pray-at-al-aqsa-mosque-on-eid-al-adha/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jD5aCiRQX8

There has been a sharp rise in Muslim recruitment to the IDF. Some 606 Muslim Arabs drafted to the IDF in 2020, compared to 489 in 2019 and 436 in 2018. More than half of the new recruits opted for … Continue reading →

Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate (MID) has appointed the first female deputy chief of Unit 8200, the directorate’s main information-gathering unit. Lt. Col. G. will be promoted to full colonel and lead the MID’s artificial intelligence revolution. https://www.jns.org/idfs-top-intelligence-unit-gets-its-first-female-deputy-commander/

Israeli non-profit For the Wildlife rescues, treats and rehabilitates injured wild animals – more than 70,000 in 2020. The clinic accepts all animals including porcupines, jackals, wild boar and bats. The organization recently launched a fundraising campaign to finance a … Continue reading →