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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.)

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.