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Israeli humanitarian organization IsraAID is providing disaster relief to tornado victims in the Oklahoma towns of Moore, Bethel and Little X. They have been clearing debris from homes, helping families salvage possessions and providing specialist trauma counseling.

The Temech Conference for Women in Business took place in Jerusalem and featured world-class speakers on business development, management and marketing. It included interactive workshops, guidance on individual business issues and focused on formal and informal networking.

The Israeli squad for the European Under-21 Soccer Championships contains Jews, Arabs, Druze, Russians and Ethiopians. It is a true representation of the many cultures in the country.

Balal Kalash, 28, from Kfar Qara underwent a heart transplant at Schneider Children's Medical Center. The young man had a complex congenital heart defect and underwent several cardiac operations at Schneider’s in the past. He has recovered and been discharged.

The employees of the new Ecommunity Group’s electronic waste recycling facility in Karmiel are almost entirely from Israel’s special-needs population. Workers with autism, Downs syndrome, ADD/ADHD etc. transform technological trash into usable parts and refurbished equipment.

Israeli professor from Georgetown University, Offie Soldin, has published a report with a group of Iranian researchers analysing guidelines of how to deal with thyroid problems affecting pregnant women. The thyroid hormone is vital for developing healthy babies.

British author Dr. Qanta Ahmed spoke about the difficulties for minorities in Islamic societies and how Israel is the only country in the Middle East that tolerates them. On her first visit to Israel, she was asked to prove she was Muslim only when she visited the al-Aksa Mosque.

300 Israeli and Palestinian Arab children from the Peres Center for Peace’s "twinned Peace Sport Schools" project took part in the 2013 Mini World Cup at Kiryat Gat. All the kids played in mixed teams, representing different countries of the world. See their facebook site for team photos.

A 4-year-old Syrian girl was born with only one heart ventricle instead of two. She had only weeks to live when doctors from Israel’s “Save A Child’s Heart” organization operated on her. The operation was a success and she is recuperating ahead of returning to her new home in Jordan.

Jerusalem native Moti Kahana heads a group of Israeli businessmen and American Jews who have raised $500,000 and travel to the Syrian refugee camps to provide aid to victims of the conflict. Moti’s brother Steve is on IDF reserve service at the Golan Heights, treating injured Syrians.