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Algerian born Abdel Bioud contrasts democratic Israel with Arab dictatorships. Abdel is the Vice President of communications for McGill Students for Israel.

Rabbi Zechariah Barashi, 114, made Aliya from Kurdistan, Iraq in 1936. His great great grandchildren are currently serving in the Israel Defense Forces. He has written four books on the Torah and mysticism. He says, “I have had the fortune of living in Jerusalem for 75 years. I’m in heaven.”

Israelis expressed their love on Twitter more than any other country in the world in 2013, according to the social media site. More than 481 million Tweets said “I love you” in 116 languages in 2013, with Israel ranking number one.

The remnants of a 2300-year-old rural village have been excavated on the outskirts of Jerusalem. It was discovered in June, when work began on building a pipeline to deliver natural gas from the coast. The Israel Antiquities Authority has been excavating the Second Temple era site ever since.

Around 15,000 people attended “Israel Today and Tomorrow” at the Brongniart Palace in Paris. The event featured exhibitions on Zionism, agriculture, high tech, culture, art, medicine, natural resources, tourism, history and a concert by Israeli singer David Broza.

A study carried out by the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture found that the cost of fruits and vegetables in Israel are lower - sometimes significantly lower - compared to prices of fruits and vegetables in the United States and Western European countries including France, Germany and Britain.

Two different women named Hannah Cohen both gave birth to twins in the same hospital on the same day at Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak. The maternity ward staff admitted the two expectant mothers to different floors of the hospital in order to avoid mixing up the babies. In the end, they didn’t really need to go to all that trouble. One mother gave birth to two boys and the other to two girls.

Israel is establishing a museum within the Armored Corps Memorial at Latrun to honor the memories of all Jewish soldiers who fought and died in the Second World War.

Jews don’t need Valentines Day to bring them together. The Jewish State has a far stronger influence. These couples met on programs with Alexander Muss High School in Israel.

Christian readers of Israel Today have teamed up with local charities to provide after school activities for children of single-parent or dysfunctional families that cannot provide for all their needs. They even provided a place to sleep, for the most needy kids in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Gilo.