Israel Active

The founders of Israel’s Wiz (sold to Google for $32 billion) have pledged 1% of Wiz’s shares for future donations through the Merit Spread Foundation.

The IDF marked a milestone in inclusion with the inauguration of the Douglas Unit, a new initiative dedicated to soldiers with disabilities and special needs. One soldier, Maayan Mangadi is autistic and nearly mute. She received her IDF uniform from her brother in the elite Matpa Unit.

Michal Mizrahi, a teacher at ORT Singalovski High School, made a spare schoolroom into a small retail shop. Students can help themselves to new and nearly new clothing without embarrassment. Some students chose items not only for themselves but also for younger siblings at home.

Israel’s Bereaved Families Law has been amended to provide additional funds and support for IDF orphans. An orphan is recognized up to the age of 30. It includes monthly stipends to orphans up to age 40, and a one-time grant for orphans over 40.

Druze communities in the Golan Heights (originally supporters of Assad of Syria), are increasingly aligning with Israel. Many have joined IDF-linked local defense units to protect their homes and future. See video.

Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem celebrated the hatching of a black-footed penguin chick - a species in decline and in serious danger of extinction. The new chick, named Ofek, is currently 37 cm tall and weighs only 1 kg. In the future, it could reach up to 70 cm, and weigh between two and five kg.

Dutch NGO Christians for Israel have planted 150,000 tulips in Israel, including more than 50,000 that are blooming throughout the Gaza border area.

Israel’s first-ever education delegation concluded an official visit to the United Arab Emirates. The Education Ministers of both states pledged to expand cooperation in education and higher learning. The Israelis visited UAE and Jewish learning institutions, plus the Abrahamic Family House.

The Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania, Marija Jakubauskiene, arrived for a visit to the MDA Campus in Ramla, accompanied by her deputy and 13 senior medical officials from Lithuania, together with Lithuania’s Ambassador to Israel, Audrius Bruzga.

Nice example of Jewish and Muslim Israeli medics changing the perception of (most of) the media-indoctrinated public to understand that Israel gives equal opportunities to all its citizens.