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Returning to space

Posted on January 25, 2024

Israel Space Week (see here previously) is making its return from Jan 28 to Feb 2, with special events held for Israeli evacuees and for IDF reservists. Conferences will feature leading Israel’s space professionals, such as Israel’s 2nd astronaut Eytan … Continue reading →

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First Israeli Para Sport shooting gold

Posted on October 22, 2023

Israel’s Yulia Chernoy won her first gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event at the World Parasport Shooting Championships in Lima. https://www.paralympic.org/news/lima-2023-first-gold-azerbaijan-and-israel

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Grain deal ensures Israel’s food security

Posted on September 21, 2023

Israel has signed a grain deal with Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan to secure the country’s wheat during disruptions in the global food supply. Israel will share its ag-tech knowledge to help with production. It is another sign of Israel’s friendly relations … Continue reading →

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European Gymnastics champions

Posted on June 4, 2023

Israel’s women’s rhythmic gymnastics team won a gold medal in the 5 hoops event at the European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.  They also won 3 silver medals. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/2023-05-21/ty-article/.premium/israeli-rhythmic-gymnastics-team-wins-gold-3-silvers-at-european-championship/00000188-3f70-d805-a7c9-fff962b70000

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The Rest of the World votes for Israel

Posted on May 22, 2023

Noa Kirel’s ‘Unicorn’ may have finished 3rd in the Eurovision Song Contest, but she received ‘maximum points’ from “The Rest of the World” – an additional nonparticipating “country”. It comprised audiences voting for the first time, including both Armenia and … Continue reading →

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Foreign Minister hosts Iftar meal for Muslim diplomats

Posted on April 16, 2023

Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen hosted Muslim diplomats from Turkeye (Turkey), Egypt, Morocco, Albania, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Tanzania, Azerbaijan, and Chad for the traditional Iftar break-fast meal. He spoke about expanding the 2020 Abraham Accords. https://www.jns.org/israeli-fm-hosts-muslim-diplomats-for-ramadan-break-fast/

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International tourism exhibition

Posted on March 5, 2023

The International Mediterranean Tourism Market at Tel Aviv Expo featured a record 750 exhibitors, 158 ​​booths, ambassadors, and delegations from over 40 countries including Morocco, Dubai, Japan, Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Italy, Montenegro, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan. https://time.news/the-international-tourism-exhibition-in-tel-aviv-megafon-news-megafon-news/

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Investment in Israeli startups to 26/2/23

Posted on February 27, 2023

Enlight Renewable Energy raised $252 million (IPO); Via Transportation raised $110 million; Chain Reaction raised $70 million; Descope raised $53 million; Chaos Labs raised $20 million; MDI Health Technologies raised $20 million; Oligo Security raised $20 million; OpenEyes raised $18 … Continue reading →

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The Israeli Arab Christian Ambassador in a Muslim country

Posted on January 21, 2023

Please read Robert Sarner’s ToI interview (also here) with George Deek – Israel’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan since 2019 (see here previously). Ties include tourism, cultural, scientific, and Israeli help clearing around 1 million mines in the Karabakh region. https://robertsarner.com/for-israels-ambassador-to-azerbaijan-iranian-death-threats-are-all-in-a-days-work/

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Jerusalem hosts World Chess Championship

Posted on November 29, 2022

12 top international teams, including Israel (with its female captain) compete for the World Chess Team Championship in Jerusalem this week. The teams are Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, India, South Africa, China, Spain, France, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United States. … Continue reading →

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