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Building business relationships with Africa is a win-win, both for Israeli start-ups and for the Africans who will benefit from technology. The Pears Challenge encourages Israeli start-ups to connect with the needs of Africans, developing solutions in agriculture, health, water, ICT, education, and renewable energy.

Israeli Arabs and Palestinian Arabs celebrated the end of the Moslem holy month of Ramadan, at the beaches of Tel Aviv. Approximately one million Palestinian Arabs received permits to enter Israel as tourists during Ramadan and its concluding holiday – 200,000 more than last year.

The two countries signed a cooperation agreement to provide aid to Haiti and to emerging countries in Africa. It covers agriculture, irrigation, public health and gender.

Yves Leterme is here to open the new Belgian embassy in Tel Aviv. He also meets the Israeli President, PM, ministers, businessmen, Yad Vashem, the JNF and the Palestinian Authority.

The Israeli organisation HAMA (Humans and Animals in Mutual Assistance) matches rescued animals with elderly, holocaust survivors, AHDT and PTSD sufferers.

World leaders have come to Tel Aviv to attend the International Conference for Economic Regional Cooperation to boost Israel's work with the Palestinian Arabs and the Arab world.

85% of Palestinian Arabs want to co-operate with Israel on joint projects. This compares to 40% of Jordanians and only 20% of Moroccans.

Kefar Saba delivers used plastic billboards to a factory run by the organization ‘Green Hands’ where people with special needs recycle them into toys, newspapers, wallets, lamps and bags.

A study by the IDF medical corps has confirmed that women are able to join combat units under certain conditions and with supervision.

When a migrating pelican was killed in a Sudanese fisherman’s net, the fisherman’s father ensured that the valuable on-board data about the endangered species was not lost.