Israel Active

The Israeli global humanitarian organization Israel Flying Aid, which was first to land in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, has been distributing large supplies of gas to hospitals, and food, batteries and generators to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island.

(Thanks to Israellycool) An Israeli Home Front Command team and a Magen David Adom team are assisting in the relief effort following the collapse of a four-storey shopping mall in Ghana’s capital Accra.

Israelis and Jews from abroad climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise $200,000 for Holon based Save A Child’s Heart. Since 1995, SACH volunteer medical staff have performed life-saving heart surgery on 3000 children from 44 countries who suffer from congenital defects.

In a first for Israeli academic institutions, seminars at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will conclude by 3:30 p.m. to enable young researchers who are raising children to attend without sacrificing the time they spend with their children.

According to SE Asia expert Professor Nathan Katz, Indian perception of both Jews and Israel is very positive. It is almost affectionate and there is much idealization.

President Rosen Plevneliev of Bulgaria revealed that he was born on May 14th 1948 – the same day as the modern Jewish State. He planted a tree in Jerusalem’s Grove of Nations and hoped “it will grow and flourish just like the friendship between us.” He also sought more hi-tech co-operation.

Thousands of Texan members of the pro-Zionist Christians United For Israel gathered at a “Night to Honor Israel”. The event raised nearly $3 million to support Jewish and Israeli charities.

The Texas A&M-Weizmann Collaborative Program has awarded over $1.5 million for eight joint research projects to advance scientific discovery. The projects form partnerships between Israel’s Weizmann Institute, Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M Health Science Center.

Christy (not her real name) is on a speaking tour of the UK. She tells of the false narrative that the world is hearing about life for the Christian community under the PA. Because of death threats, she now lives in the UK. If you can get to Crawley or York, she’s worth listening to.

Israel is preparing a NIS 300 million investment into higher education for its minorities. The Council for Higher Education (CHE) said bringing more Arab students into higher education “will allow them to pursue a greater variety of careers and present new opportunities”.