Arabs & Jews celebrate together at SodaStream
Israel’s Sodastream is using its employment model to show that coexistence between Jews and Arabs is possible in the region.
77,100 academic degrees
77,100 Israeli residents received academic titles from institutions of higher education in Israel during the 2016/17 school year - a 1.4% rise compared to the previous year. Israeli Arabs gaining first degrees rose to 11.9% of the population from 11% last year.
Prime Minister’s Office hosts Iftar meal
Deputy Minister Michael Oren hosted the first-ever fast-breaking Iftar dinner in honor of Ramadan, held under the auspices of Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office. Due to demand (100 guests accepted the invitation) the event was relocated from the PMO premises to the Knesset itself.
Israel’s rescue team in Guatemala
Israeli doctors, nurses and paramedics have been helping at two hospitals in Guatemala City, near to where the Fuego volcanic eruption has killed many and displaced thousands. They also brought the innovative NexoBrid gel from Israel’s MediWound to treat burns victims.
Intel integrates Israeli-Arab workers
Intel has announced a special program to help integrate Arab workers into its Israeli workforce. Led by senior principal engineer Fadi Aboud and team leader Basma Khalaf, Intel will offer its Arab workers special workshops and conferences to boost their careers.
Israel Library displays miniature 10th Century Koran
A tiny 10th-century Koran has gone on display for the first time as part of a collection of Islamic texts being shown at Israel’s National Library to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Koran is 68 by 37 millimeters and without vowels or punctuation.
Leaders visit from Indonesia, Bulgaria and Austria
Yahya Staquf, secretary general of Indonesia’s 60 million-member Nahdlatul Ulama organization met with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, as did Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borisov and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
Israel gives Iranians drought relief advice
Israel’s Foreign Ministry has launched a website in Farsi aimed at sharing Israeli water technologies directly with the Iranian people, who are suffering from an unprecedented nationwide drought. The site provides tips on how to save water and improve its use.
World Oceans Day
Israel’s work to preserve the ocean environment is summarized in this video to mark World Oceans Day on 8th June.
Israel’s first female Druze judge
Israel’s Judges' Selection Committee has selected attorney Sausan Alkassem as a judge in the Haifa District Labor Court. Alkassem will be the first Druze judge in Israel. She was previously senior deputy to the legal advisor of the National Insurance Institute.