IDF Captain Ella Waweya (see here previously) has now been promoted to Major. She is the highest ranking female Muslim IDF officer. (See here for highest ranking male Muslim officer.) https://www.thejc.com/news/world/ella-the-first-arab-muslim-female-major-in-the-idf-1.520274

Former US ambassador David Friedman has established The Friedman Center for Peace through Strength. It aims to expand and scale up the Abraham Accords he helped broker in 2020 among Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Kosovo and Morocco. … Continue reading →

Israeli President Isaac Herzog received the credentials of the new ambassadors of Mexico, Estonia, Spain, Greece, Vatican City, and for the first time Bahrain, upon the assumption of their ambassadorial duties to Israel. The IDF Orchestra played all their national … Continue reading →

Ben Katzir is IsraAID’s emergency coordinator in Haiti. He’d also been on IsraAID’s team in Haiti after the major 2010 earthquake. He speaks fluent Creole. IsraAID is distributing shelters, water treatment kits, hygiene kits, solar lights and training community leaders. … Continue reading →

The Jewish Agency for Israel has launched a new volunteer center for the Project TEN service-learning program in Chimalhuacán, Mexico City. Project TEN volunteers use Jewish values to promote social resilience for the disadvantaged in Israel, Africa, Greece, Cambodia & … Continue reading →

The US Army has successfully completed its first live test, on US soil, of the Iron Dome defense system supplied by Israel (see here previously). https://www.jns.org/us-army-completes-first-live-test-of-iron-dome-battery/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORMTXfbarUI

94 British students have chosen to study in Israel with the Turing Scheme, compared to the average of 18 who took advantage of the EU’s previous Erasmus+ program. Half the participants of the scheme come from disadvantaged backgrounds. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/british-students-choosing-to-study-in-israel-increases-by-fivefold-677176