Monthly Archives: June 2022

Israeli drones can deliver

Posted on June 26, 2022

As part of the ongoing National Drone Network Initiative Israel’s Innovation Authority has teamed up with Israeli company Strix Drones to test the latest technology for delivery of commercial goods. Drones deliver to automated pick-up points and mailboxes and an … Continue reading →

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Center for inventors

Posted on June 26, 2022

Israel’s Technion Institute has inaugurated the Mehoudar Center for Inventors. It will help Israeli school children, university students, and faculty members create, build and test engineering prototypes. The center is named after Rafi Mehoudar, the developer of Netafim’s drip irrigation … Continue reading →

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The first female combat brigade commander

Posted on June 26, 2022

The IDF has appointed the first woman to command a brigade. Colonel Reut Rettig-Weiss will command the 99th Division’s Artillery Brigade. She was previously the first woman to become battalion commander of the IDF’s Artillery Corps’ SkyRiders drone unit. https://www.jpost.com/israeli-women/article-709713 … Continue reading →

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Number 1 for R&D investment

Posted on June 26, 2022

In the latest IMD World Competitiveness Rankings, Israel is 25th overall of the 63 countries surveyed but World Number One for its total expenditure on Research & Development. Also 2nd for cybersecurity, 3rd for public expenditure on education, and 5th … Continue reading →

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Battling wildfires in Cyprus

Posted on June 26, 2022

Israel is sending two special planes, 17 firefighters, and equipment to Cyprus to help the country combat blazes ravaging the north of the island. The decision was made following a request from the Turkish Cypriot authorities. The fire brigades of … Continue reading →

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Protecting millions in Ghana from floods

Posted on June 26, 2022

The 3D mapping and analysis technology from Israel’s GeoX (see here previously) is being used by a World Bank project to help Ghanaians avoid floods and mudslides. It is also helping design a dam for the Odaw River to protect … Continue reading →

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Jews, Moslems & Christians

Posted on June 26, 2022

Israeli archaeologists working in the Negev Bedouin city of Rahat have identified and excavated a 7th century mosque – one of the oldest in the world. It is located 2km from another 7th-century rural mosque that was excavated in 2019 … Continue reading →

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A coexistence garden

Posted on June 26, 2022

300+ Arab and Jewish Israeli children have created a sustainable garden at the Al-Hayat School in the Israeli Arab town of Kfar Qassem. Jewish kids from nearby Kfar Saba joined the Kfar Qassem kids in the Peres Center for Peace … Continue reading →

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A female Muslim IDF officer

Posted on June 26, 2022

Very interesting to watch this video about Ella Waweya. Interviewed by Yoseph Haddad in Arabic with English subtitles, Ella is the ideal spokesperson to emphasize that Israel is an amazing inclusive country for all its minorities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8FVSsAxNP8

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Climb every mountain

Posted on June 26, 2022

Danielle Wolfson, the first Israeli woman to climb Mt Everest (see here previously), is now aiming for Mt Denali, the highest peak in North America. She has already scaled Mt Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe. Danielle is sponsored by … Continue reading →

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