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The number of Brazilians who have “liked” Israel’s Ministry of Tourism Facebook profiles in Portuguese has exceeded 2 million.  It is part of the ministry’s strategy to attract pilgrims from Brazil to visit the Holy Land.  Brazil has the largest Catholic population in the world.

The Agricultural Research Organisation of Israel and the University of Sydney signed an agriculture agreement focusing on teaching, training and research activities in the areas of dairy, poultry and aquaculture.  It follows a R&D agreement between New South Wales and Israel.

Israel and China have signed seven academic cooperation agreements with Chinese universities.  These include the establishment of joint Israeli-Chinese study institutes, as well as investments in student exchange programs.

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Yuval Steinitz, Israel’s minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources, have signed an agreement to foster R&D, drive down the costs of clean energy technologies and encourage collaboration between top energy scientists.

A computer glitch meant that an entry to a Chinese auction run by Israeli cancer charity Ezer Mizion didn’t get processed.  Ezer Mizion called the donor to apologize, refund the donation and give a prize.  The donor was so impressed that they not only refused the refund but they donated more.

Although Mother’s Day is not a holiday in Israel, this photo of an Israeli mother who has just given birth to triplets, will be an eye-opener to anyone believing lies from the BDS idiots.

Jerusalem’s Sobar Music Center is presenting the first-ever alcohol/smoke-free Community Woodstock festival on 8th Jun. Sobar provides an exciting and safe environment for teens and young adults from all over Jerusalem.   

Israeli humanitarian aid organization IsraAID has set up a field hospital in Canoa, Ecuador.  It has been treating victims of the Ecuador magnitude-7.8 earthquake since Apr 23.  In addition to its medical aid, the humanitarian volunteers have also set up child-friendly spaces.

Father Gabriel Naddaf, a Greek Orthodox priest and leader of the Aramean Christian community in Israel, has been selected this year to light a torch at the Israeli Independence Day torch ceremony under the category of “civil heroism.”

In Jan 2014, the Elk River - the main water source for Charleston, West Virginia, USA was contaminated with toxic waste, forcing a water crisis and shutting down several businesses. Israeli experts went into action, advising on how to alleviate the problem and prevent future similar situations.