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(Thanks to BIG) The goal of the pro-Israel Arab Christians of Nazareth is to convince more young Arabs to join the army. “We live in a Jewish state, which is democratic and free. As Israeli Christians we see ourselves as part of this state and not as part of those who oppose it.”

Ahmed Inaim is a Bedouin soldier from Nazareth who enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces, despite losing one brother who fell in military service. Another brother was wounded by terrorists in the same raid that captured Gilad Shalit. He explains why he chose to extend his service in the IDF.

Israel’s Civil Administration has fully supported the joint French / Palestinian Authority project to establish a new industrial park in PA-controlled Area A territory, near Bethlehem. Infrastructure for the park runs through Israeli-controlled Area C. The park opens in August.

(Thanks to NoCamels.com) Israeli startup Naked Sea Salt partners with a Palestinian Arab company to use eco-friendly methods to harvest salt from the Dead Sea. Each of Naked Sea Salt’s fifteen flavors is blended with organic herbs and spices to create a tasty and nutritious product.

Ziv Hospital in Tsfat is treating a Syrian man suffering from shrapnel and bullet wounds to his stomach and a 50 year-old woman with shrapnel in her heart. A 15-year-old Syrian girl walks after major surgery. Even the NY Times can no longer ignore Israel’s humanitarian efforts.

Sixty Gaza farmers attended an agricultural seminar in northern Israel. They completed workshops on cultivation methods, planting schedules, soil preparation, irrigation, fertilizers and pesticides. Israeli watermelon seeds purchased last year doubled the farmers’ yield.

Latest emergency surgery at Tzfat’s Sieff hospital included one Syrian who was brought in with critical head wounds and another with shrapnel in his eyes.

With the US announcement of the new Power Africa initiative, it is important to highlight that “Innovation: Africa” has been powering rural East African schools, medical clinics and water pumping systems with Israeli solar technology for the past five years, impacting over 450,000 people.

Mais Ali-Saleh grew up in a small village outside of Nazareth, in Israel's Galilee. Mais graduated first in this year's medical school class at Israel’s Technion Institute. Mais is described as “a charming, feminist, smart, open-minded and observant Islamic woman”.

(Thanks to ajewishisrael.com and Stuart Palmer) Anett Haskia’s goal is to replace the current Arab MKs in the Knesset. Her platform includes measures such as a law that would make it compulsory for Israeli Arabs to either serve in the IDF or do national service.