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120 religious Jewish women took part in the 7th annual “Hack.Her.It” competition at the Jerusalem College of Technology. The winner built a radio-wave tracking device for travellers. Others built communication devices, aids for amputees, and a safety system for the eldely.

Very informative personal stories of how Israeli Arabs are joining the Israeli hi-tech industry. They are supported by programs such as Samana by Portland and A-Tech by Elevation and Atidna (supported by Israel Innovation Authority).

Israel’s largest volunteer charity Yad Sarah recently opened a branch in the Druze town of Majdal Shams. The timing means the charity is able to provide vital medical equipment to residents recovering from Hezbollah’s rocket attack that killed 12 children and wounded many more.

Israelis have donated some two million shekels to help support the families of the Druze children in Majdal Shams killed by a rocket fired by Hezbollah terrorists. Countless Israelis made pilgrimages to the local playground, laying bouquets of flowers or tying black ribbons to the charred fence.

Paraguay has announced the relocation of its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, reaffirming its unwavering support for the Jewish people. The official statement emphasized, "Paraguay will always be on the side of the Jewish people, no matter what the cost."

The Shanghai Ranking, is widely viewed as an authority in determining the quality of academic institutions. In its 2024 list, The Weizmann Institute was ranked in 69th place, Hebrew University in 81st place, and the Technion Institute in 85th place.

Nagham Haj Ali, 20, from Shefa-Amr in northern Israel has over 500,000 social media followers. She volunteers at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center and tells everyone to do national service. President Herzog awarded her a certificate of excellence for fostering understanding between Jews and Muslims.

A photo essay on the IDF’s Bedouin battalion that operates in the desert terrain of Israel’s south. In addition to the Bedouin majority, the battalion also has Jewish, Arab Israeli, and Christian soldiers – a diversity that reflects its soldiers’ deep-rooted connection to the land they defend.

Jared Armstrong made Aliyah (eventually) from Philadelphia to Ashkelon. Following Oct 7, and subsequent Hamas rocket attacks, he converted his Jared Armstrong Basketball (JAB) CAMP non-profit to unite diverse children via basketball camps and clinics in Israel and the US.

Prof. Masad Barhoum, Christian Arab director of Galilee Medical Center, and Prof. Salman Zarka, Israeli Druze director of Ziv Medical Center in Safed, describe how their staff of Jews, Christians, Muslims, Circassians, Druze, and Bedouins work as a family to save victims of Hezbollah.