120 delegations at WATEC 2011
Tel Aviv will host thousands of top international delegates who will share their insights and debate key issues facing the world's water and ecological systems.
Hundreds of tonnes of food for Ethiopia
The Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia presented Israel’s contribution to the Ethiopian drought relief effort via the disaster team of the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture.
Europe’s environmentalists meet in Israel
Environmental leaders and researchers from all over Europe and Israel came together at the University of Haifa to discuss the challenges and costs of climate change.
Circus school for Arabs and Jews
In the nine years since the school was formed at Kfar Yehoshua, Muslims, Jews, Ethiopians, Russians, Druze and Christians have come together to juggle, jump and laugh.
Co-existence software house
Joint Israeli-Palestinian Arab company Yazam “has a focus on business, and not about politics or anything else” to build high-quality software.
Barriers come down for Eid festival
Despite a roadside bomb, rock attacks and stabbings, many checkpoints have been removed and extra permits have been issued to allow Arabs to enter Israel and visit families during the Muslim festival Eid-al-Adha that begins after the Hajj.
Even Goldstone admits it
Having previously retracted his flawed report on Gaza, Judge Richard Goldstone confirmed that 'nothing in Israel comes close to the definition of apartheid'. He also stated that the 'charge Israel is an apartheid state is false and malicious'. He also defended Israel's counter-terrorism measures.
Israel sends aid to Turkey
Israel was the first country to send aid in the aftermath of the earthquake in Eastern Turkey. The first report below is from the Turkish news media Hurriyet. In 1999 Israel rescued 12 people and treated over 1000 following the devastating Turkish earthquakes that killed over 20,000 people.
Ecuador plans accessible parks
Based on the Israeli model reported here last week. The president of Ecuador is a paraplegic and wants to build 200 similar parks. Uruguay is also interested in the idea.
Five women to become IAF pilots
Israel Air Force's prestigious flight school will see the graduation of a record five female pilots this December. They will join the 22 women who have already achieved this accomplishment since 1995 when the IAF introduced equal opportunity into flight schools.