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Please read the story of Ahmed Hneidik, a 9-year-old boy from Khan Younis in Gaza. Born with a congenital heart disease that had already claimed the life of his brother. Ahmed was saved by surgeons from Save A Child’s Heart (SACH).

It seems that ‘more’ is less! Israel now supplies Palestinian Arabs with 80% more water than specified in the Oslo agreementsSo why are they complaining? Also, unlike Israel, which recycles 90% of its water, the PA takes fresh water and recycles nothing. More details are in this article.

Israel’s unique Hibuki (‘hug’ in Hebrew) trauma program will soon help Japanese children recover from the trauma of the tsunami. It is based on the principle that children who actively confront their stressful situations can alleviate their fears and better adapt to life after a trauma.

The Kenyan Ministry of Health has decided to adopt the model of the Terem emergency medical centres in Jerusalem, and set up a similar chain of clinics in Kenya.

Israel’s Adam Le’Adam has launched its backpackers program to develop small, profit-making organic farms for the poorest sections of the South Indian population.

82 Falash Mura (Ethiopian Jews who converted to Christianity to escape persecution) have asserted their Jewish ancestry and are immigrating to the Jewish State.

Jews, Muslims, and Christians from the Jerusalem-based Interfaith Centre for Sustainable Development held an Eco-forum to confront environmental degradation.

Arab-Israeli Nabil Hourani from the village of Deir Hannah died of a cerebral haemorrhage, but donated his heart, both lungs and both kidneys to five Jews and Arabs. Hourani's brother said. "My brother now lives on, in both Arabs and Jews, and this is very important to me."

A new survey shows that 40 per cent would rather move than become citizens of any PA state.

Khalaf Al-Harbi opined that the secret to Israel's success lay in its democratic regime and its respect for the human rights of its citizens, while Fawaz Al-'Ilmi wrote that Israel's prosperity was due to its investment in education and science. (Translated by The Middle East Media Research Institute.)