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(Thanks to Size Doesn’t Matter) The Israeli Government and private companies are supporting Jamaica’s efforts to turn the island into a global logistics hub. The new venture will be a massive boost for enterprises that wish to invest in, or grow their existing operations in Jamaica.

Israel took up its new position in the Western States UN human rights sub-group that includes the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Its first role is to help the world to address social, humanitarian affairs and human rights issues that affect people all over the world.

Israel was awarded observer status to the United Nation’s Pacific Alliance group. As an observer state, Israel will be invited to take part in the staff work of the Pacific alliance and attend its conferences, which will facilitate the advancement of cooperation with its member states.

Mona Lisa Abdo is Arab, Christian, Israeli and a brave defender of all citizens of the Jewish State. She wasn’t required to enlist in the Israeli Defense Forces, but her determination to protect Israel motivated her to volunteer. She has just completed 3 years service.

Jewish and Arab children in Israel will come together for a new initiative supported by the British Embassy. It will provide year-round football-based activities for Jewish and Arab children aged 10-12. More than 180 children participated in the launch tournament.

Please read this latest article about Anat (not her real name) and il4syrians.org – the Israeli organization providing relief to thousands of Syrian refugees. The 200 volunteers include former Israeli commandos, doctors, social workers, nurses, and Arabic-speaking trauma specialists.

Israel’s Ben Gurion University and Canada’s Dalhousie University are to jointly build an Internationally recognized Ocean studies center in Eilat. The center will focus on marine biology, oceanography, under sea geology, endangered species, marine security and marine management.

70 schools in the US, plus others in Australia, Austria, India, Poland and Singapore are now using the Israel-developed CIJE Excellence 2000 program. Mind-bending math problems and international competitions, puzzles and challenges build a school-wide culture of excellence.

To ensure more gender equality in the Israeli justice system, a new law has been passed that requires 4 out of 9 judicial appointments committee members must be women. The new law was passed unanimously in the Knesset (Israel’s parliament).

The good news for Ahmed Tibi (an Arab member of Israel’s parliament) is that his Bedouin colleague definitely has got water and electricity in his village. Please see this video.