Israel Active

In addition to cash payments, employment assistance, language training, etc. etc., on arrival at Ben Gurion, new immigrants will now also receive an Israeli SIM card and 200 minutes of free calls.

The Israel Defense Forces will inaugurate the first military ritual bath in history on Thursday, at the southern Air Force base in Ovda. The project was launched to cater for women living on base who previously had to travel the 60 km to Eilat.

A pod of 10 dolphins including two calves was spotted wintering off Herzliya. Experts say that there are now 300 – 400 Mediterranean Bottlenose dolphins that visit Israel’s shoreline regularly. They are an inseparable part of Israel’s flora and fauna.

IDF spokesperson Colonel Avital Leibovitch explains, on CBS News, the measures Israel takes to defend its citizens with minimal impact on Palestinian Arab non-combatants.

Australian businessman Kevin Bermeister launched Yerushalayim 5800 designed to bring prosperity and tourism to the capital city of the Jewish State. His goal is to build a beautiful, culturally rich, Jewish city.

One of the most sensible protest movements I have seen. Led by Solar Mosaic, an organization that tries to promote the spread of solar energy use in communities, Occupy Rooftops (also known as Community Solar Day) encourages people to take charge of rooftops that are a prime location for solar panels. Last week people all over the world (including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv) did just that.

Glenn Beck, American journalistic figure and die-hard conservative, received the first Zionist Organization of America's "Defender of Israel Award". In presenting the award, Sheldon Adelson said of Beck, "He is a man of courage and determination, who is devoting his life to battle evil. I have never met a Christian-Zionist like Beck. There is no greater supporter of Israel in the media."

Here is an inspiring video highlighting just a few of Israel’s great contributions to the world. Accompanied by the music of Roni Daloomi.

Following the birth of a Capuchin monkey last month, visitors to Ramat Gan Safari last week witnessed the birth of a baby giraffe. The labour was complicated and staff had to intervene when the baby’s legs had tangled around its neck. But within an hour, the calf was standing on its own next to its mother.

The frog is unique to Israel and was long thought extinct following the draining of the Hula valley in the 1950s. It highlights the success of recent environmental improvements at the Nature Reserve.