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Sajid Javid, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and MP for Bromsgrove, described himself as a “proud British-born Muslim” and announced that if he had to leave Britain to live in the Middle East, then he would choose Israel as home. Only there, he said, would his children feel the “warm embrace of freedom and liberty.” For him, only Israel shared the democratic values of the UK.

Tal Zilker, from Southern Israel has the same type of cancer as his friend Qsuy Imran, from Gaza. Both are 17 years old and patients at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center where they play together on their playstations. Please read this amazing story.

Nearly three decades after immigrating to Israel, Belaynesh Zevadia returned to her village in Ethiopia, this time as Israel's ambassador. The local synagogue had been preserved, despite the fact that the village's Jewish population had left long ago.

A group of teenagers in the southern town of Yeruham have been making holders for Hanukkah candles out of the multicolored sands found in southern Israel. These have then been sold to a chain of convenience stores and to companies who present them to workers as Hanukkah gifts.

Jerusalem Village makes connections between young immigrants and Jerusalem’s existing young adult communities. It organizes Shabbat dinners for 200 people, Hebrew-speaking activities centered on photography, urban gardening, cooking, and even training for the Jerusalem Marathon.

Whilst the media drones on about threats to recall Ambassadors, the important news was that of the new Ambassadors of Croatia, Switzerland, India, Belgium and the Vatican who have just presented their credentials to Israel’s President Shimon Peres.

The head of the Navajo Nation, Ben Shelly, is in Israel learning about agriculture technology, tourism, capital infrastructure and government services in rural areas. Israel began helping the Native American Indians in 1986 by increasing crop yields through drip irrigation.

Hurricane Sandy caused havoc to many East Coast US companies. But Israeli disaster recovery company Zerto prevented many from going out of business altogether by storing their vital information safely several thousands of miles away from the danger area.

This CNN report features Sheba Medical Centre in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, which is treating both Israeli and Gazan children hurt in the latest conflict ignited by Hamas terrorists.

Two Austrian peacekeeping soldiers were treated at Haifa’s Rambam hospital after being wounded in crossfire between Syrian government and rebel forces. It was the first time that Rambam had to deal with anybody hurt in the internal Syrian conflict.