Monthly Archives: January 2022

Rolling out from the sewers

Posted on January 9, 2022

Israel’s Kando (see here previously) has been conducting a two-year pilot study of coronavirus infections using the wastewater in the sewers of several Israeli cities. The project will now be rolled out nationally to predict and help counter future Covid-19 … Continue reading →

Posted in Science & Technology | Leave a comment

Disinfecting with Ozone

Posted on January 9, 2022

Israel’s MyCleanBit has developed an eco-friendly disinfectant that uses ozone to get surfaces germ-free in just a few seconds. (See here for other Israeli disinfectants that use ozone.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNQGIYaNSs

Posted in Science & Technology | Leave a comment

The Moslems who serve in the IDF

Posted on January 9, 2022

There are around 5,000 Israeli Circassians, mostly Sunni Muslims, who converted from Christianity and have chosen to serve in the IDF. Israel’s soccer captain is a Circassian. Also (TY UWI) please see Arab Israeli Yoseph Haddad’s video featuring Arab Israelis … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment

Israeli Ambassador presents to King of Bahrain

Posted on January 9, 2022

Israel’s first ambassador to Bahrain, Eitan Na’eh, handed his credentials to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Al-Sakhir Palace in Manama. The event included the hoisting of the Israeli flag and the playing of the Israeli anthem “Hatikva”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment

More aid to the Philippines

Posted on January 9, 2022

Israeli NGO IsraAID has deployed an emergency response team in the Philippines following Super Typhoon Rai (Odette – see here). It is delivering safe water, hygiene kits and trauma aid, to many of the 2.4 million Filipinos affected, focusing on … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment

Clearing trash from the Red Sea

Posted on January 9, 2022

Volunteer divers in the Red Sea Port of Eilat removed 1.6 tons of discarded tires and other waste from the seabed in their annual cleanup operation. The divers belong to Israeli non-profit The Coast Patrol, and Eilat’s Palamida diving club. … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment

UAE astronaut takes Israeli flag to ISS

Posted on January 9, 2022

Hazzaa al-Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut in space, revealed he brought an Israeli flag to his first space flight in 2019. He then presented the same flag to delegates of the Israeli pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020. “This is my … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment

A pro-Israeli Arab blogger

Posted on January 9, 2022

Good feature article about Nuseir Yassin, better known to his 40 million Facebook followers as “Nas Daily” (see here). He famously produced 1000 one-minute videos in 1000 days. Born in Arraba near Nazareth, he has since opened Nas Academy, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment

The Palestinian Arabs in Israel

Posted on January 9, 2022

An estimated 500 to 1,000 Palestinian Arabs work in Israeli hi-tech companies – many are graduates from Israeli universities.  In the video, Inas Awad describes her job at Israeli hi-tech Colabo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l0uq10nbv8 https://colabo.com/

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment

Empowering Israeli Christian Arabs

Posted on January 9, 2022

The non-profit Jerusalemite Initiative organization empowers Arabic-speaking Christian Israelis in the Jewish state. Jews and Arabs work side by side, teaching the Hebrew language to help Christian Arabs integrate in Israel. See video of co-founder Elias Zarina. https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/12/26/jerusalemite-initiative-bridging-divide-between-israeli-christians-jews/

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment