80,000 Muslims pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa
Some 80,000 Muslim worshipers - including 8,500 Palestinian Arabs - gathered at Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem for the first Friday noon prayer of Ramadan. It was completely peaceful.
A new era with India
In a powerful display of partnership and shared vision, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi oversaw the signing of agreements spanning agriculture, geophysical exploration, heritage, science, education, economy, cyber, technology, security, and AI.
Training Somaliland’s water engineers
Israel, through its MASHAV program, trained Somaliland’s first 20 water engineers in desalination, purification, and resource management - boosting the self-declared republic’s fight against water scarcity. (Worth seeing the video.)
Taiwan stands with the Jewish state
Taiwan has donated $207,000 to the ZAKA organization for the purchase of life-saving operational equipment. Some of the equipment acquired through this donation was used at the recent disaster in Beit Shemesh.
The next IDF Arabic spokesperson
Maj. Ella Waweya, known as ‘Captain Ella,’ (see previously) will be the new IDF Arabic spokesperson. She will be promoted to Lt Col, and be one of the most senior female Arab Muslim officers in the military. She has more than half a million followers on TikTok and 170,000 on X.
Women break glass ceiling in hi-tech
At the Tsofen-Tashbik Women Conference, tech veterans veterans Lilyan Pinchas, Linur Serero, and Maisam Jaljuli, explained how women (Jewish and Arab) can use their professional confidence to overcome obstacles and reach top positions in the hi-tech industry.
$1 million win for Netanya
The city of Netanya is one of 24 winning cities in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge competition. "Kesher Nolad” (A Bond Is Born), has professionals in child development meet with parents and children at local parks, offering tools and guidance that may not be readily available to parents.
Five MDA ambulances for Syrian Druze
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has transferred five Magen David Adom ambulances to Druze medical forces in southern Syria. MDA and IFCJ said, it is another step in the Fellowship’s ongoing humanitarian assistance to Druze and Christians in Syria.
Good Deeds Day 2026
The Israeli-founded “Good Deeds Day” this year was held in Israel on March 10 (globally April 12) on the 20th anniversary of the flagship Ruach Tova project, initiated by Shari Arison of of the Arison Group in 2007. Millions of people in 115 countries have since participated in community projects
Turtle rescue center comes out of its shell
When Yaniv Levy discovered injured sea turtle Mazal he set up a temporary treatment center. Some 27 years and NIS 30 million later, Israel’s new purpose-built National Sea Turtle Rescue Center is opening its doors to the public, with Levy as its director.