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A Darfur teenager received a letter from home eight years after escaping to Israel. Last Wednesday, M. opened the envelope he had waited eight years to receive. Inside was a first sign of life from the parents he left behind in Sudan when he was only 9 years old.

As President Museveni met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, it emerged his trip took Foreign Affairs ministry officials in Kampala by surprise.

Five medical experts from Indonesia – the most populous Muslim country – are graduating from a course at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center on coping with natural and man-made catastrophes. They are among a group of 27 physicians and nurses from 17 countries.

The 6th annual WaTec Exhibition and Conference drew thousands of people from all over the world who came to see Israel's “water miracle” first-hand – and perhaps to bring home some of that technology back to their countries where it is sorely needed.

A “must-see” short film of Israelis speaking about co-existence. It features Jews (several cultures), Arabs (Muslims, Christian and Druze), a French monk and a Dafur refugee.

In a Haifa hospital, 15-year old Mohammad is being treated for severe face cancer. His father Arrif says he cannot believe what has and is being done for Mohammed and himself. Regarding the terrorist rockets from Gaza, he says “I am ashamed. The politicians and extremists are not ‘the people’. We only want to live a normal life alongside you.”

An Israeli solar company Arava Power is working to help the Bedouin Arabs, a mostly nomadic tribal people living in Israel, develop their share of the solar industry.

A delegation of senior American police commanders arrived here for a counter-terrorism training. They hailed from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

The Nautilus project is an international endeavour involving Haifa University with state-of-the-art technologies involving diving robots and elaborate control rooms. It includes educational opportunities and public activities that raise awareness of the deep-sea environment and its secrets.

Deputy Secretary-General Rintaro Tamaki of the Organization for Economic Coordination and Development praised Israel for its successes in environmental protection in the past two years. "The Government of Israel is doing exceptional work and is investing considerable resources in socio-economic development while reducing harm to the environment and efficiently using natural resources.”