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When it responds to an international disaster, the Israel Defense Forces can get a field hospital functioning within 12 hours of arriving at the setup site.  An unbeatable, awe-inspiring feat of logistics.

An Arab woman from Dubai, who went into labor while travelling to the Palestinian Authority, named her newborn son Hadi - after a Druze IDF officer who saved the day and assisted in delivering her baby.

Former Israeli soldiers are helping Arab tech startups in Nazareth.  The The Israeli Government and the 8200 Alumni Association - representing graduates of the top technology unit in the Israeli army - have introduced the Hybrid Program at the Nazareth Business Incubator Center.

Innovation: Africa, founded by Israel’s Sivan Ya’ari, has connected 104 rural villages in Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania, DRC and Ethiopia to water and electricity.  It has brought solar energy, improved irrigation and cleaner water to as many as 1 million people.

Kennedy Opara, exec secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, said that it was extremely necessary for every practicing Christian to visit Israel on pilgrimage.  NCPC has launched a “Win-a-trip-to-Israel” program to generate funding for the pilgrimage.

Israel have completed digging the tunnels for the new Tel-Aviv Jerusalem Rail Line.  It will help all Israelis (Jews, Moslems, Druze, etc) dramatically cut the travel time between the two cities.  They are in stark contrast to the purpose of the tunnels that Hamas are digging in Gaza.

Egypt’s Ramy Aziz was invited by the Israeli Ministry of Exterior to visit Israel as part of a delegation of European-based Arab journalists and media representatives.  He freely explored the country without influence by any person or institution.  Here is his report.

Jamila Hair, a 76-year-old Israel-Druze owner of a soap factory, amazed the Spanish audience and press at the Festival of Women in Segovia, Spain, speaking about the peace between the Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Druze women who work at her factory.

More young Israeli ultra-Orthodox lead pious lives while also embracing technology, the modern workplace and their fellow Israelis.  This article features the Open University, the Yeshiva High School "Chachme Lev," and the non-profit KamaTech which has launched 220 Haredi startups.

The Eastern Mediterranean International School near Tel Aviv has 140 students including Israeli Jews, Arabs and Palestinian Arabs. They include citizens of Afghanistan and Yemen. Almost all receive scholarships from Israel’s Ministry of Education, foundations, and private donors.