Israel to help stave off world water calamity
Israel’s national water company Mekorot is working with the OECD to disseminate Israeli know-how and technologies to third world countries as part of an effort to deal with the global water crisis.
Israel increasing imports from PA territories
Original article was in the Media Line, but nice to see it here.
Free seminar for PA in Netanya
The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture provided three days of lectures, free of charge, for officials of the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Agriculture at the Seasons Hotel in Netanya. The seminar focused on various agricultural technologies and methods of plant protection to improve output.
4 top Israeli women
Four Israelis made the list of the 100 most influential women in high tech in Europe drawn up by Girls in Tech London Group, the UK branch of Silicon Valley-based Girls in Tech. Selections were made on the basis of leadership and excellence in innovation and technology.
Mandatory access for handicapped
New Israeli government legislation has been approved that requires tour companies and car rental firms to provide services and facilities for handicapped people. Tour companies must have accessible buses and rental firms must provide vehicles that can transport disabled passengers.
Ethiopians come to learn from MDA
The head of the situation room at Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry Getachew Teshoma and his deputy Yeganaw Mengist Belay visited Magen David Adom at MDA’s Tel Aviv headquarters to learn from Israel’s first aid, ambulance and blood supply organization.
From Buddhist to Christian to Jew
Moshe Hattori served as a Protestant minister in Japan’s fourth-largest city – much to the annoyance of his Buddhist parents. However his journey to Judaism and becoming a Jerusalem kollel student is an even greater eye-opener.
Top Arab judge receives honour
The University of Haifa is conferring an honorary doctorate upon Israel’s Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran for his many years of distinguished service to the legal profession and for his efforts to improve Jewish-Arab relations and create a more just and equitable society in Israel.
Insulin for Samoa
The Israeli Government, in partnership with the Australian charity Insulin for Life, has donated much needed diabetes supplies to the Minister of Health of Samoa at a special ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of Samoa’s independence. Israel supports similar projects in the Pacific and Central Asia.
Israel can teach China “to ask questions”
Jiang Xueqin is a deputy principal at Peking University High School and the director of its International Division. He and twenty of his students travelled to “arguably the world’s most dynamic economy” for six days to study what makes Israel “a start-up nation.” A great article.