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Peer Syed Mudassir Nazar Shah, chairman of the global Sufi Council, visited Israel for the first time. He said “People lost half their families, and they are still able to hold on to hope – it’s eye-opening.” At least 140 million Pakistani Muslims follow Sufism.

Another great video from Israeli NGO Innovation: Africa. The Story of Nakiru Theresa from Karamoja, Uganda.

New Azerbaijani textbooks attribute the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s roots to Arab rejection of the 1947 U.N. Partition Plan. Azerbaijan is also the first Muslim-majority country to define antisemitism in its textbooks, offering positive portrayals of both Jews and Israel.

Dr. Doron Markel, chief scientist of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund represented KKL-JNF at a conference on water, energy, food and ecology in Rabat. He presented the Ma’ale Gilboa agrivoltaic project, which uses land for solar energy production and agriculture.

Haredi recruits in the IDF’s new Hashmonaim Brigade share their experiences of training, spiritual growth and adjusting to military life. Despite initial challenges, many are committed to serving and see it as a meaningful way to contribute to Israel's security.

Tamer Masudin, a Muslim Arab from Israel, broke down classic stereotypes and tropes about the country, describing how united the nation and land are.

Hamas terrorists hit one of the five Thai hostages with a weapon and broke his teeth. On his release from captivity he underwent rehabilitation at the Shamir Medical Center in Be'er Yaakov. Israel will continue to finance his dental treatment in Thailand and pay all five a NIS 9,000 per month stipend.

During the US nighttime, a hi-tech unit of IDF’s Home Front Command analyzed California wildfire data and prepared detailed operational assessments for the next day's firefighting. They consolidated all information including detailed mapping of fire zones, key sites, and power infrastructure.

Israel improved in the latest annual Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International. It rose to 30th out of 180 countries surveyed. 47 countries fell to their worst ranking since the index began in 2012, including the USA, France, Germany and Canada.

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