“And they will beat their swords into plowshares” – maybe
It could come true one day if Gazan farmers learn from the Israelis running this educational agricultural conference.
Israel Helps Stem Global Food Crisis
Read how Israeli experts, with their innovative technology, are helping the world’s developing nations face an urgent new challenge.
Water for the UK
A delegation of Israeli water innovation companies held 120 meetings with UK counterparts during a two-day visit.
And water for Mumbai
Thirteen Israeli water companies went to Mumbai to collaborate with Indian companies, leading to the signing of agreement between the municipal corporation and the Israeli government.
Sniffer dogs to Finland
The Finns have a problem with counterfeit drugs. So two specially trained Israeli “viagra” dogs have been sent to help “nose around”.
He speaks for Israel
The new deputy speaker for the Israeli parliament (Knesset) is MK Shlomo Neguse Molla who, in 1984 at the age of 16, immigrated from Ethiopia as part of Operation Moses.
“Anything is possible”
is what “Bene Yechalal” means, in the Ethiopian language of Amharic. So it was an apt name for the Rehovot football team that is giving young Ethiopian Jews hope for a better future.
Happy Ramadan
Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, wished all Muslims ‘Ramadan karim’. Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat fired the Ramadan cannon on Wednesday to mark the end of that day’s fast. IDF soldiers in Judea and Samaria have been requested not to eat, drink or smoke in front of fasting Muslims.
Meanwhile, in Arab countries
A short video on the treatment of Palestinian Arabs by their Arab brethren.
The Ramadan cannon
Rajay Sanduka has been responsible for the Ramadan cannon in Jerusalem for 25 years. But on this particular day, he gave the task of firing the cannon (to mark the end of the fast) to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, who spoke of how vital it is that all religions respect each other in Israel’s united capital.