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.
Linking the Kinneret to Lake Michigan
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and National Infrastructures Minister Dr. Uzi Landau have established a “Sister Lakes” research relationship between the two critical bodies of water.
Our new friends
Israel has established formal ties with the new state of South Sudan.
Farming in South Sudan
Now that diplomatic ties have been established, Israelis can reveal that they have been working with the East African community for the last two years.
Israeli doctors save Gazan baby with open-heart surgery
A regular event at an Israeli hospital.