15,000 Israelis start National Service
Volunteers assist in day care centres, teach Judaism in secular schools, help hospital staff, help the physically or mentally handicapped or work with environmental and aid groups.
Lifesaver wins scholarship
17-year-old Arina Shestopolov Censor saved two men badly injured from Grad missiles. Her actions were rewarded with a certificate and a full scholarship to Ben Gurion University.
Watching Us
This newsletter was issued on Sept 11th 2011 – the 10th anniversary of 9/11. This musical video depicts someone who missed being killed because he was in hospital instead of at his desk at the World Trade Centre. He was visiting a man receiving treatment following the Sbarro Pizza restaurant bombing in Jerusalem a month earlier. Why was he there? Please watch, reflect and remember.
Only in Israel
Only in Israel. I’m sitting writing this week’s newsletter and music outside gets louder and louder. I look over the balcony and see a hundred people dancing towards us, following a float and decorated scrolls of the Torah.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itEbLGHydz0
We do not target civilians
In any riot scenario or attempt to breach our borders, Israel has developed a doctrine and system to avoid fatal civilian casualties.
Bus stop libraries
I’ve said it before. We are the ‘People of The Book’. So what better way to spend the time waiting for your bus in Kfar Saba than to borrow a few books? I hope there’s no fine if the return bus is late!
Adaboye visits Samaria
The massively popular Nigerian spiritual leader paid a return visit to the Jewish State and made a point of supporting Jews right to settle anywhere in Biblical Israel.
Israeli diplomats train on ‘Twitter PR’
Staff from Israeli embassies across Europe have realised finally that they need to get to grips with Social Networks in order to fight political battles on behalf of the Jewish State.
‘Do More With Less’
That is the name of the competition that will distribute NIS 100,000 of prize money for ‘green’ projects that will benefit society or the environment.
They stood with us
Over 500 pro-Israel supporters held a rally in London to show solidarity with the Jewish State. Due to larger than expected numbers, the venue was moved from Downing Street to Trafalgar Square.