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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.

Israeli Jewish singer Achinoam Nini (Noa) recently returned from performing in India (Goa and Dehli) with Israeli Arab singing partner Mira Awad. Last week she co-hosted the 2011 Speaking Arts Conference in Jerusalem and introduced dozens of Jewish and Palestinian Arab musicians, actors and dancers.

Denis Prager brilliantly rebuffs this absurd and obscene charge with powerful examples such as Arabs in top Israeli positions and professions. Everyone needs to see this 6-minute film.

This clip shows how Israel is helping Gaza farmers export their agricultural produce. It is another “must see”, highlighting how the Jewish State goes that extra mile to help those Palestinian Arabs who reject the violence of their terrorist masters and just want to get on with their lives.

100 Israelis from different sectors in society will represent and defend the State in 13 international cities during Israel Apartheid Week. The “Faces of Israel” mission includes settlers, Arabs, artists, experts in national security, gay people, and immigrants from Ethiopia.