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Israeli scientist Daniel Hillel invented drip irrigation and won the 2012 World Food Prize as reported in June. Here he is interviewed in the Wall Street Journal. He talks about the successful implementation of his invention in countries such as Jordan, UAE and now Egypt.

At the Webit conference in Istanbul, Turkey, former tech Chief Executive Isabel Maxwell gave a presentation about Israel Venture Network, a 10-year social entrepreneurship network targeting some of Israel’s deprived and excluded citizens.

(Thanks to Israel21c) Metallo Therapy is developing a cancer treatment using gold nanoparticles that are injected into tumours to improve the effect of radiation therapy. Metallo comprises three Arab-Israeli employees – two of them Technion graduates and two of them women.

Both Jordan and Egypt owe much of their exports to the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) set-up as part of their peace agreements with Israel. Products originate in Israel and are finished in the Arab countries before being exported to the USA. As this recent article explains.

(Thanks to Adrienne) Abdulateef Al-Mulhim published this article in Saudi Arabia’s Arab News. “Life expectancy of the Palestinians living in Israel is far longer than many Arab states and they enjoy far better political and social freedom than many of their Arab brothers.” Also on BBC World.

Israel gave development aid to 110 countries in 2011. Most of those countries hold almost no international, economic or political power. They included Haiti, Nepal, El Salvador, Malawi, Chad and East Timor. Please read how Israel is currently helping Haiti.

The Kenyan army has captured Somalia’s Indian Ocean port of Kismayo, driving Al Qaeda’s Somali terrorist franchise Al Shabaab out of its last strategic stronghold. Israeli support included planning and intelligence advice, unmanned drones and counter-terrorism training.

A Palestinian Authority mother from Gaza is home with a healthy baby thanks to Israeli doctors in Kfar Sava, after a complicated surgery. Jian Abu Agram, 31, already had lost three babies to rare birth defects at Egyptian hospitals.

The four kids, nephrology patients suffering from kidney insufficiency, have been hospitalized for several months in the Children's Hospital at Rambam Health Care Campus, where they have been receiving lifesaving therapy while awaiting kidney transplants.

Israel’s Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz authorised the sale of “AquaTabs” water purification tablets from Israel Chemicals for use in the UNICEF’s relief mission in Syria. Syria’s water sources, have suffered significant damage during the 18-months revolt against President Assad.