Yoseph Hadded reminds everyone about the partnership between Arabs and Jews in Israel.  You won’t see this in the Mainstream media. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAWvaaGojhI  

Israeli NGO Heroes for Life (see here previously) is sending dozens of ex-IDF personnel to volunteer in deprived areas of Brazil. Israel also just held a ceremony for Outstanding Soldiers. Three are Haredi Jews. https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/hktpffyzn https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/370562

1,200+ people attended a concert in Mexico to celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations between Israel and Mexico. The soloists were Israel’s Evgenia Epshtein and Mexico’s Adrián Justus, who has given two performances at Monday concerts in Netanya. https://www.jpost.com/365days/music/article-735738

Morocco’s liaison office in Israel – soon to be expanded to a full-fledged embassy – marked the Moroccan Jewish tradition of ending Passover festival with a “Mimouna” gathering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1fov_hBWfg

Israel’s SodaStream (now owned by PepsiCo) says it has prevented five billion single-use plastic bottles from being used last year. SodaStream systems use pressurized cylinders to add carbon dioxide to water and create soda at home, thereby not wasting single-use … Continue reading →

36 participants in the Eurovision Song Contest in May have planted saplings in the KKL Eurovision Forest, halfway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. KKL-JNF’s Karine Bolton complimented the musicians, “Your music is like a seed of hope being planted for … Continue reading →

When a camel got itself stuck in between rocks in the desert, soldiers from an IDF unit helped extricate the distressed animal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XELMqMfZ4M

Israeli charity Sayeret Hessed Yihudit – SAHI (see here previously) has grown to 1,500 volunteers ages 13 to 19. Comprising 44 chapters with 80 leaders, they perform voluntary community service in depressed communities. SAHI’s Ofri Butbul lit a Yom Ha’Atzmaut … Continue reading →