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The wounded man was in moderate to critical condition and was receiving treatment at the Naharyia Medical Center. The Nahariya Hospital has treated 87 Syrians since the beginning of the internal Syria conflict.

(Thanks to NoCamels.com) Israeli brothers Gilad and Yonatan Shilo founded Israel for Africa (IFA) to promote better sustainable agriculture in Kenya. IFA uses the knowledge and technological advances achieved in Israel to empower the people of Kenya.

(Thanks to Eli) A special team of bomb squad members from the Southwest Border was recently in Israel. They worked alongside their counterparts from the Israeli Police in an effort to improve the techniques and tactics that they use along the US-Mexico border.

Here are two recent NBC and CNN reports on the wounded Syrians being treated free of charge at Israel’s Western Galilee and Ziv hospitals.

Here is an update on the work of Israeli NGO IL4Syrians.

Those who say Israel is depriving the PA of water need to read this.

(Thanks to Stuart Palmer) For those on the receiving end of recent anti-Israel propaganda, here is a timely fact sheet on Israel’s amazing humanitarian work for Palestinian Arabs.

(Thanks to Margaret) Inc.com has reviewed Marcella Rosen's "Tiny Dynamo" about Israeli start-ups and says it’s “a must-read for anyone passionate about entrepreneurship and technology. Acre-for-acre, person-for-person, no place is innovating more than Israel.”

Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations at the London Police, Cressida Dick, spoke at the IDC, Herzilya, Israel about London Police’s determination to fight terrorism with the same virtues as Israel – endurance, determination and courage.

The Israeli Public Service Venture Fund, Tmura, has distributed NIS 5 million of funds that it received when it sold share options following Waze’s takeover by Google. Tmura split the proceeds among five charities specializing in helping Israeli youth.