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Here are some photos showing the humanitarian work being performed by Israelis following the Thai floods. https://www.facebook.com/IsraelinThailand?sk=photos#!/media/set/?set=a.301555323202135.77921.155964287761240&type=3

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Danny Ayalon was the first foreign official to visit Greece since the formation of the new government. He met with his host, Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Dollis who stressed that relations between the two countries would be further strengthened in the near future.

A team of Israeli experts are working with German and Kenyan agricultural and water professionals to upgrade Lake Victoria’s commercial fishery system and wastewater treatment mechanisms. Note that the lake is three times the size of the State of Israel.

No, not Durban III. KKL-JNF is attending the 17th UN Climate Change conference in the South African city. It is sharing its knowledge and experience, with regards to afforestation in arid and semi-arid areas, watershed management and biological control methods.

Ex-lifeguards, Shimshon and Nimrod Machani now run a surfboat business in Thailand. Last week they rescued two Iranians whose kayak had overturned in a storm. Initially, Mundar and Ali hugged and kissed their rescuers. "But when we told them we're Israelis they just got up and fled."

When a teenage girl who had not gone through puberty arrived at Hadassah’s Paediatric Department, its researchers analysed the girl’s DNA and made a full genetic map of two of her family members. The test results pinpointed a mutation found only in one specific gene.

Aron Adler relates his encounter with refugees escaping into Israel. “On one side of the border (Egyptian) soldiers shoot to kill. On the other side, they know they will be treated with more respect than in any of the countries they crossed to get to this point.” “The Israeli soldiers who are confronted with these refugees do it not with rifles aimed at them, but with a helping hand and an open heart.”

1440 bus stops in Israel’s capital city are being modified or replaced to enable wheelchair users to benefit from the bus shelter and also to allow them to transfer onto the bus without having to negotiate the kerb.

President Shimon Peres has made the first-ever official visit by an Israeli president to Vietnam. He was accompanied by a delegation of industry leaders from Israel's security, finance and business sectors, as well as the heads of major companies involved in infrastructure development, communications, high-tech, technology, water, and agriculture. They expect to sign several agreements.

Coexistence is just one of several programs blossoming at Israel’s largest botanical garden. In the past year, the educational department of the Botanical Gardens in Jerusalem has brought together 160 Jewish and Arab children for combined studies.