Building peace from the ground up
A positive outlook on how peace between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs might come about. The new PA city of Rawabi will use Israeli wastewater treatment and grow JNF trees. Technical innovation plus regional cooperation could bring a win-win outcome.
From Hebron to Holon
Muath is a four-year-old Palestinian Arab boy from Hebron who was born with congenital heart disease. Two brothers previously died of the disease. Now Muath is about to undergo critical surgery at Wolfson Medical Center thanks to Israel’s Save A Child’s Heart.
Druze MK praises Israeli equality
Hamad Amar is a member of Israel’s Druze minority and Deputy Speaker of Knesset. “I initiated an overhaul, repair and modernization of the sewage and water systems and the electricity grids in predominantly Arab areas in the north of the country, long ignored by others. This is what can happen if one chooses integration and contribution over ostracism and demonization,” he declared.
10 women start-up founders
(Thanks to Size Doesn’t Matter) Israel is seeing a growing trend of strong female founders charging ahead to start their companies, bringing unique background as Product UX experts, software developers, researchers, marketing professionals, engineers and architects.
Syrians treated in Israel
Ziv Medical Center in Safed treated its 200th wounded Syrian. The 21-year-old patient was in serious condition with gunshot wounds to his hip and stomach.
Minorities speak out for Israel
Muslims, Druse, Beduins, and Christian Arabs staunchly came out in support of the country as a Jewish and democratic state at a Zionist Conference for Human Rights in Tel Aviv
Free trees for Jerusalem Christians
As per every year, the Jerusalem municipality, with the support of the Jewish National Fund, distributed fir trees free of charge to Christian residents of the city.
“Israel Apartheid” The latest rap video from Ari Lesser
It’s even better than his “Boycott Israel” video.
A picture that the international media won’t publish
A Palestinian Authority ambulance carrying a very sick woman was stuck in the snow. Luckily, soldiers from the Kfir Brigade were there to help. In the chaos of the snowstorm, the IDF never lost track of it values.
The fur flies
A record 37,400 pets traveled through Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport so far in 2013. 49% were dogs, 45% were cats and 6% were fish, birds and rodents. Reasons included their owners' relocation for studies, diplomatic missions and immigration. The airline of choice for Israeli pet owners was El Al.