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A Muslim “Tzadik”

Posted on September 4, 2022

On Aug 17, Noor Dahri wrote to his 10,000+ Facebook followers, “An exciting time has come for me to visit Israel for 10 days, the land of dreams, love, peace, and coexistence. The holy land of divine faiths, Abrahamic Prophets, … Continue reading →

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Those Israeli walking seeds

Posted on July 17, 2022

Tour guide Pamela Levene remembers the pranks Israeli children played with the Israeli seeds featured in last week’s newsletter. Placed on the trouser leg, the seed, stimulated by sweat, would then “walk” upwards, causing great discomfort. The victims had to … Continue reading →

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Vegan on display

Posted on July 10, 2022

Several food businesses received popular acclaim at Tel Aviv’s Vegan Fest earlier in June (see here previously). They include The Dim Sum Shop, Green Roll Vegan Sushi, and EggZit. https://www.israel21c.org/a-non-vegan-tries-new-tastes-at-the-tel-aviv-vegan-fest/ https://dimsum.co.il/ https://thegreenroll.co.il/ https://www.facebook.com/eggzitisrael/

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Live in Israel, work in the USA

Posted on May 15, 2022

Some American Jewish tech workers won’t ever return to their US office. Instead, thanks to the new flexible policy that many firms have employed because of Covid-19, they’ve moved to Israel. Even a Facebook Vice President is among those taking … Continue reading →

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Saving the bee and its honey

Posted on May 1, 2022

Israel’s Bee-IO (see here previously) makes bee-free honey in the lab, removing the bee from industrialized honey production.  The busy creatures can now focus on pollinating plants so that humans can continue to eat the real “fruits” of their labor. … Continue reading →

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A pro-Israeli Arab blogger

Posted on January 9, 2022

Good feature article about Nuseir Yassin, better known to his 40 million Facebook followers as “Nas Daily” (see here). He famously produced 1000 one-minute videos in 1000 days. Born in Arraba near Nazareth, he has since opened Nas Academy, to … Continue reading →

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Integrating Arabs in hi-tech

Posted on August 8, 2021

Atidna in High-Tech is a unique program to integrate Israeli Arabs with tech degrees into the Israeli high-tech market. Working with Facebook, Google, Wix and Salesforce, the 3-month training course, improves soft skills and competencies and then helps with interviews … Continue reading →

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Gaza girl can see again

Posted on August 8, 2021

Israeli surgeons at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital restored the sight of a toddler from Gaza, suffering from a malignant tumor that covered half her eye. The treatment took several months and included chemotherapy plus an innovative procedure using a direct, precise … Continue reading →

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Follow Team Israel

Posted on August 1, 2021

Shari Wright-Pilo and David Wiseman have built English language sites on Facebook and Instagram where fans can follow Israel’s athletes at the Tokyo Olympics. They also have produced a workout video where the team shows some of the exercises they … Continue reading →

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The chips are up

Posted on August 1, 2021

Excellent article explaining why Israel is so important to the manufacturers of microchips.  Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Intel and Nvidia are setting up or expanding their Israeli chip design operations, and the global surge in demand for microprocessors is fueling investment … Continue reading →

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