Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Disused mine to be Israel’s biggest data center

Israel Land Authority has published a development tender for the abandoned Timna copper mine near Eilat. It includes construction of a solar farm and an underground data center, on 520 acres, which would be the biggest in Israel. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israels-biggest-data-center-planned-for-disused-timna-mine-1001458928

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A Bedouin Arab woman speaks out

“If not for Israel I would probably be illiterate, penniless, herding sheep. But I have an electrical engineering degree, I have a master’s from Stanford University, and I have my rights to live my life the way I wanted to … Continue reading

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Let our people go

Nearly 300,000 attended the March for Israel rally in Washington DC – the largest Jewish gathering in US history. Some 100,000 more watched the online streaming of the event. The main purpose was to call for the release of over … Continue reading

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Christian support for Israel

US Christian groups, such as Christians United 4 Israel, are hosting fundraisers and sending volunteers and supplies to the Jewish state. One initiative “Don’t Look Away” is a video high above New York’s Times Square, to raise awareness of the … Continue reading

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Student task force share the truth

A group of 30 international students at Tel Aviv University have formed a task force to counter fake news and tell the verified story of what they’re seeing and hearing in Israel right now. They are uploading fact-checked reports and … Continue reading

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Student-led public diplomacy

Students at Israel’s Reichman University have launched the ACT-IL initiative to fight antisemitism and positively influence the Israel narrative. The community of 26,000 activists from 73 countries uses systematic, sophisticated crowdsourcing and social media to fight anti-Israel bias. https://nocamels.com/2023/11/digital-diplomacy-israels-advocates-get-creative-on-social-media/ https://www.abbaeban.runi.ac.il/act-il

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Arabs maintain ties with Israel

Saudi Arabia helped to block a resolution by Arab and Muslim countries to militarily and economically isolate Israel. They were joined by Egypt and Jordan, plus the Abraham Accords countries of the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan. Mauritania and Djibouti … Continue reading

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Watergen machines are still working in Gaza

The three solar-powered water-from-air machines provided by Israel’s Watergen, installed by Israel’s Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in the south of Gaza, are still supplying clean water to at least 2,000 Gazans. https://www.timesofisrael.com/solar-run-machines-that-convert-air-to-drinking-water-still-working-in-south-gaza/

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Watches alert the deaf to sirens

In cooperation with the Tel Aviv Municipality, NGO CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) has imported customized smart watches that vibrate whenever a siren goes off. They have been delivered to 300 deaf Israelis. CODA was co-founded by Israeli Shani Bibi, … Continue reading

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Rehabilitating the wounded

Israel’s Restart (see here previously) has shifted its focus from rehabilitating IDF veterans, to supporting soldiers wounded in the current war. Its scanners and 3D printers at hospitals instantly make devices to help restore mobility. Restart’s volunteers are mostly wounded … Continue reading

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