Russia blocks anti-Israel UNESCO votes
Nothing that the corrupt UN Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization does matters, but it was nice of Russia anyway. Syria had protested the treatment of Golan Druze, Jordan about Jews praying on Temple Mount and the PA about poor education in Gaza. The chutzpah!
It doesn’t make sense
Coincidences or Divine Providence, whatever you want to call it is a common occurrence in Israel. Just ask anyone that lives in Israel or has been here. They will tell you the most amazing stories. Listen to some of them on Aliya Fever on Israel National News Radio.
Please vote for Tel Aviv
The White City has made it to the final of the “Most Innovative City of the Year” competition. Please vote for it every day until December 31st.
London to Israel by boat
I wasn’t sure where to put this article. In a bid to reduce her carbon footprint, Lianna Etkind from Brixton, London, chose an unconventional summer holiday this year – a voyage to Israel over land and sea. The voyage aboard a Grimaldi line cargo ship took a week and cost around $520.
Tragedy saves six lives
Promising teenage athlete Gilad Veturi collapsed and died during sprint practice last week. He donated nine organs, which were transplanted into six patients waiting for urgent operations. Gilad’s parents were praised due to their readiness to help others at a time of distress and terrible personal tragedy.
Israelis are also returning
Among the hundreds of thousands of Jews who immigrated to Israel over the last 2.5 years were 22,470 Israelis previously living abroad. Most were aged 31 to 39, and included 4,837 academics and researchers, 2,720 engineers, programmers and hi-tech workers plus 681 business managers.
Be’er Sheva gets National Priority status
The government has declared Be'er Sheva, the capital of the Negev, to be a national priority community. It is investing in Be'er Sheva and in the rapid transportation routes to it, to link it with the centre of the country and also allow it to develop.
Hadassah – a century of achievement
Hadassah, the voluntary Women's Zionist Organization of America, has been working for the land and people of Israel for 100 years. The celebrations culminate in October at the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem – where medical care and research benefits people worldwide.
From lost tribe to Rabbi
(Thanks to 12Tribe Films and ShaveilIsrael) Yehuda Gin, from the Bnei Menashe tribe of Jews living in India, made Aliya in 1992. He eventually became a Rabbi and now teaches Jews from China about Judaism.
On the wings of eagles
In 1991 I watched from the runway of Ben Gurion Airport as IAF C4 Hercules planes flew more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews into Israel during Operation Solomon. 21 years later, Ethiopian Airlines chose to make Ben Gurion the first stop for their new Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” aircraft.