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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev presented an honorary doctoral degree to social-media star Nuseir Yassin (better known as “Nas Daily” see previously). It recognizes his commitment to promoting tolerance and coexistence as well as to building bridges between people everywhere.

A landmark interfaith dialogue featuring religious leaders from Israel, across the Middle East, and North Africa took place in Berlin - exclusively in Arabic. The event was led by NGO Sharaka (see previously) in cooperation with the Abraham Accords Institute.

An Israeli delegation of IDF soldiers, park officials, and wildlife experts raided an illegal zoo in the Palestinian Authority, rescuing dozens of endangered animals kept in brutal conditions - many of them beaten, abused, and visibly distressed.

A Bahraini Moslem woman visited the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.  Hear what she says.

Marwan Jaber tells of what life is like for an Israeli Arab teenager in Israel. Signposts in Hebrew and Arabic; schools that accept Arabs and Jews; hospitals where Arabs and Jews are treated side by side; religious sites where Arabs, Jews, and Christians can pray according to their beliefs.

Women’s empowerment program Kumi (Rise), has helped 300+ women from the western Negev region gain confidence, entrepreneurial skills and funding. Sessions include effective communication, team building, leadership, crisis management, networking and much more.

Israel’s Druze community has Druze High-Tech Empowerment Center (DTEC) in the Druze village of Usfiya. It will cater for for young men and women from Druze and Jewish society, generating a new entrepreneurial community, with support from the leading players in Israeli high-tech.

Simple, concise video from Honest Reporting Canada.

Almost 270,000 people have visited the Israeli Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Japan in the last month. In the Israeli pavilion is a stone, part of a tower built by the Hasmoneans in Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago (see previously). At a National Day ceremony, the Israeli anthem was played in the central hall.

The National Black Empowerment Council have signed an agreement with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion University to establish new exchange programs and other ventures with Historically Black Colleges and Universities. (see previously)