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For 10 years, the Middle East Education through Technology (MEET) program has been uniting budding hi-tech Palestinian and Israeli entrepreneurs from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Mevasseret Zion, Nazareth and Beit Shemesh.

When the Israeli women's soccer team Hapoel Petach Tikva lost a number of its players to Israel's national team ahead of World Cup qualifiers, founder Rafi Subra made a decision that sets the team apart from many of its rivals - he recruited from the Arab villages of northern Israel.

The Israeli, identified only as Shlomo and his friend heard an explosion outside a synagogue in North London, UK. They managed to save a baby and an elderly man from a car just moments before flames engulfed it.

The Jewish Agency for Israel is hosting a special Passover camp experience for some 100 children (Jews and Arabs) from southern Israel whose lives have been affected by rocket fire from Gaza and by other terror attacks.

(Thanks to Uri) AdventureWomen’s itinerary for its Sept 2014 “Nature of Israel” trip says, “Long famous for its spiritual wealth and cultural diversity, Israel has always been a stand-out destination, rich with history and natural wonder.”

Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, an Arab-Israeli microbiologist from Baqa al-Gharbiyye won first prize in the fourth season of reality cooking show “Master Chef Israel”. Dr Atamna-Ismaeel studied in a State school and earned her Ph.D. from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

Israel’s Chief Scientist is holding a conference for entrepreneurs and technology executives from Israel’s Arab, Bedouin and Circassian Communities. Economy Minister Naftali Bennett will unveil a plan to promote and fund innovation within minority sectors in Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces launched an initiative dubbed "the Environmental Protection Army." Commanders of nine army units will spearhead activities to advocate for the environment.

This new article features the barn owls and kestrels being used by Israel, the PA and Jordan to control the numbers of rodent pests in local farms. Conservationists, scientists and farmers from all three areas meet regularly in Israel to exchange information and to manage and extend the ecologically friendly project.

Health organizations from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, together with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, have launched a project to jointly promote community preparedness and emergency response.