Israel Active

A group of millionaires (Arab and Jewish) have launched a fund to help Israeli athletes reach the 2012 Olympics. The first athlete to benefit is Yousef Abdelghani, an Israeli Arab boxer.

The Israeli consulate in Houston raised funds for three Texan children badly injured in a car crash that killed their parents.

No joke, Israeli start-up SpeakingPal has developed the software used by Educational Testing Services, which administers 50 million exams a year in more than 180 countries.

Teachers in America met with their Israel counterparts to learn from one another about how best to inspire students in disadvantaged areas to succeed in school.

Ariel's symptoms are similar to MS. A team of Israeli veterinary neurologists the Hebrew University of Jerusalem were contacted because of their experience with large animals.

The new Muslim state of South Sudan is only days old, but Israel is providing humanitarian aid through IsraAID. With 90% illiteracy, little water and no infrastructure, they need help fast.

The Israeli charity Zichron Menachem is taking 130 children with cancer abroad, with doctors, nurses, psychologists and counsellors, to give them respite from their treatment.

Sunday Olasanmi is one of 16 African doctors learning at Hebrew University to improve the public health of their home countries. In this video Dr Olasanmi tells his story.

Good review of Israel’s growing relationship with the most populous nation.

12 young marine scientists, most of them doctoral students from Israel, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Greece, the UK and Italy have formed the project EcoOcean.