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The Memorandum of Understanding between Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation, (MASHAV) and the UN Industrial Development Organization recognises Israel's abilities and contributions to the world. It will increase cooperation in food security, water management, women empowerment and industrial development in developing countries.

Judea and Samaria Police officers backed by IDF, and Border Guard forces, raided an Arab gang's hideout in a search for stolen Israeli dogs. Despite Palestinian Arabs pelting police with stones and Molotov cocktails, the dogs were eventually reunited with their relieved owners.

"TechCamp Tel Aviv", held at Kfar Maccabiah, brought Jewish-Israeli and Arab-Israeli civil society organizations together under the theme of women's empowerment with the focus on education and entrepreneurship.

The parks and streets of Jerusalem were full of Jews and Arabs united in one cause – raising money and awareness for the treatment of breast cancer. The second Komen Race for the Cure was led by Jerusalem’s Mayor Barkat, US Ambassador Dan Shapiro and Senator Joe Lieberman and their wives, of course.

The Hebrew University in Jerusalem hosted 12 European Ambassadors on 8th May to mark Europe Day, an annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe.

Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon met with South Sudan’s Minister of Agriculture, Betty Ogwaro at Agritech 2012 in Tel Aviv. Together they decided to promote the establishment of an agricultural village in South Sudan which will be constructed based on Israeli methods and technologies and will serve as a model for other villages in the future.

USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance has given the maximum grant from its global fund for disabled people to the Persons with Disabilities Initiative in Montenegro, implemented by World ORT’s International Cooperation division.

Arab-Israeli swimmer Jowan Qupty will represent Israel at 100m breaststroke at the European Swimming Championship in Hungary in June.

Israel’s Environmental Protection Agency recently launched a free online game and iphone application called Thinking Green, aimed at promoting eco-conscious consumerism. It is available in English, Hebrew, Arabic and Russian.

Israel's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, together with telecom company Bezeq, have launched a new call centre inside a local mosque. Now, dozens of women from one Bedouin town are earning a competitive salary without breaking societal norms.