Post by Teddy Bear on Jun 27, 2011 21:40:33 GMT
Actually, this story shows just how little you are likely to get ANY good news coming out of Israel if you rely on the BBC to hear about it. It's worth reading what Israel has been doing with it's time, despite conflicts with the rest of the Arab world, and compare it with who the BBC considers it's 'heroes'.
Oh yes, have you heard the current Palestinian 'claim to fame' is that they are going to get a Picasso for a month
- Well worth their statehood.
(hat-tip Sue)
Oh yes, have you heard the current Palestinian 'claim to fame' is that they are going to get a Picasso for a month
- Well worth their statehood.(hat-tip Sue)
Good News From Israel
News of Israel's Achievements and Heartwarming Stories from the Jewish State.
Israel's Weekly Good News to 26th June 2011
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Keeping babies alive. Babysense from Israel’s Hisense monitors breathing and prevents Sudden Infant Death. Ben Gurion Uni students have now built Baby Beat which detects changes in heart rhythm and skin tone.
www.hisense.co.il/catalog.php?id=16
nocamels.com/2011/06/computer-program-that-could-prevent-sudden-infant-death-sndrome/
Israel to try to help Europe’s children grow. Europe’s medicine Agency EMEA has accepted Israel’s Prolor Biotech plan for a clinical trial of its long-acting human growth hormone (hGH-CTP) in children in Europe.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656074&fid=1725
We’re all heart. Haifa-based Pluristem’s unique PLX cells have been selected for development into a product for treating pulmonary hypertension, which (if untreated) can lead to heart failure.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000655953&fid=1725
Cinnamon is the new wonder spice. Prof. Michael Ovadia and scientists at Tel Aviv University have isolated CEppt, from cinnamon and used it to stop the progression of Alzheimer's in mice.
www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/tau-finds-cinnamon-could-combat-alzheimer-s-1.366678
And there’s more. New Israeli bio-techs are working on treating Toxic Shock syndrome, autoimmune diseases, cancer drugs interaction, arthritis and Alzheimer’s. A new fund could help them succeed.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000657093
Sweet-talking. We weren’t sure whether to include this, but halitosis (bad breath) can be a big problem. So Israeli start-up Breezy’s candy that destroys the offensive bacteria on the tongue could be a breath of fresh air.
www.israel21c.org/201106199092/health/a-lollipop-to-banish-bad-breath
ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL
Doctors learn the truth. When Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem hosted an International seminar on emergency medical aid, 60 overseas doctors came face to face with the reality of Israel’s work with Palestinian Arabs.
www.israelupclose.org/volume_32.html#b
A multi-coloured nation. The black community in Dimona celebrated the Jewish festival of Shavuot in style.
www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=225766
Shakira visits Israeli-Arab school. Colombian pop singer and UN Goodwill Ambassador Shakira is promoting her global education campaign with a stop at a joint Israeli-Arab school in Jerusalem.
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8590026/Shakira-in-Israel-to-promote-education.html
Safe farming for all. Soldiers in Israel’s Engineering Corps finished clearing three minefields in the Arava (South) region for the agricultural benefit of thousands of Jewish and Arab Israeli citizens.
idfspokesperson.com/2011/06/21/idf-troops-clear-minefields-for-regional-farmers/
Israel is a foreign aid power. Israel was the first country to understand that there was a need to establish an international aid agency. Haim Divon reports on MASHAV – Israel’s humanitarian aid organisation.
www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=171548136242710&id=513930934#!/notes/mashav/how-israel-became-a-foreign-aid-power-by-haim-divon/128855533864407
No construction problems in Gaza. Israel approved the delivery of $100 million of materials needed to build 1,200 new homes and 18 new schools in Gaza. “I welcome this significant step,” said UN Envoy Robert Serry.
www.theisraelproject.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=hsJPK0PIJpH&b=5848989&ct=10883925&tr=y&auid=8548229
HI-TECH TECHNOLOGY
Protecting our fragile planet. Please watch this video of some of the exciting exhibits on display at Israel’s Cleantech conference in Jerusalem last month.
www.israelupclose.org/volume_32.html#a
In Israel, “big” means small and green. The "Nano IS Green” conference at Bar Ilan University this week, combined academic lectures with visits to state-of-the-art green nanotechnology facilities within Israel.
www.nanoisgreen.com/information.html
A sonic cane for the blind. The visually impaired can soon throw away their white sticks. Hebrew University researchers have patented a sonar device to guide its owner. It can even tell if someone is smiling.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110621006129/en/Yissum-Presents-Virtual-Cane-Visually-Impaired
Are you sweating? A Hebrew University invention can tell if someone is under stress. It can be used for identifying suspects or in medical situations to help monitor patients in hospital.
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/145164
UK Channel 4 News promotes Israeli technology. C4 News is rarely positive about Israel. However they report enthusiastically on the WAZE mobile phone application that will revolutionise driving and journalism.
There’s too much news! 20 hi-tech stories alone this week, so finally, the Israeli invention we’ve been waiting for. Herzliya-based Genieo free award-winning application turns your browser's homepage into a constantly updating newspaper, guaranteed to bring you only the stories you want to read. I’m testing it right now.
www.israel21c.org/201106209163/technology/a-personal-assistant-on-your-computer
Making Buenos Aires a safe city. Israel’s C Mer Industries has won a contract to provide the Argentine capital with telecommunications, video, and movement control systems to protect against crime and disasters.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000655575&fid=1725
Alabama will be safer now. Israel’s Promisec has signed a deal with the State of Alabama to install security compliance software. The system will alert management to irregularities in the security of their systems.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656310&fid=1725
South Korea want Iron Dome. Under threat from their North Korean adversities, South Korea sees Israel’s successful Iron Dome missile defence system as a potential lifesaver.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4083719,00.html
Finding French forces. Israel’s Elbit systems subsidiary, Elisra, will supply hundreds of its unique AN/PRC-684 personal locator search and rescue (SAR) beacons to the French Air Force, Army, and Navy.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000655403&fid=1725
More chips to China. Israel’s Tower Semiconductor Ltd has been selected by China’s SWID to develop its high-performance Radio Frequency (RF) integrated circuits for walkie-talkies.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000655965&fid=1725
Innovating in Ra’anana. The new AT&T Foundry innovation centre enables Israeli start-ups and developers to work with AT&T. The centre is located at Israel’s Amdocs premises, in what used to be their gym.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000654932&fid=1725
Already innovating. Two start-ups working at the AT&T centre are SundaySky, which is developing an automated video solution for information, and Ringbow, which is building peripheral devices for touch screens.
Another R&D Centre. This time it’s the US giant General Electric (GE) and this is their 8th centre in Israel.
www.jpost.com/Business/Globes/Article.aspx?id=224854
Quality images from Space. Just a short video to give some idea of the phenomenal success of Israel’s satellite industry.
Israelis show off in Paris. The 49th International Paris Air Show featured 15 Israeli companies demonstrating some of Israel's top defence systems. Stars included “Windbreaker”, “Magic Wand” and “Iron Dome”.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4085060,00.html
An Israeli Airbus. The aircraft manufacturer Airbus has joined forces with Israel Aircraft Industries to build a new airborne early warning and control aircraft. It is a derivative of Airbus' C-295 passenger and cargo plane.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4085374,00.html
The best defence. Israel’s football team may be a bit “leaky” at the back, but IMI’s Porcupine Quill anti-tank missiles let nothing pass. It works in all weathers, at night, prevents shrapnel and identifies the source of attack.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656409&fid=1725
Your cell phone as a credit card. Bank Hapoalim’s Isracard customers will soon be able to place their mobile phone next to selected Point-of-Sale (PoS) device, to make payments in leading Israeli cafes and chemists.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656334&fid=1725
Help, I’m stuck in transit. Luckily this hasn’t happened to us yet, but the beta version of the rescue platform of Netanya-based SOSTravelers has already helped many stranded air passengers.
www.israel21c.org/201106169133/tourism/stuck-in-transit-sostravelers-to-the-rescue
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Getting its teeth into India. Sialo Technology Israel Ltd has signed an agreement to market its root canal and dental implant products in India.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000655419&fid=1725
A billion-dollar business. Major telecommunications company Cellcom Israel has announced its merger with Israel’s ISP and call carrier NetVision to form a hi-tech giant worth over £3 billion.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000654941&fid=1725
Italy wants our defence systems. Israel’s Elbit systems has won a $15 million order to supply its anti-missile system to the Italian Air Force for protecting helicopters and cargo planes.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656766&fid=1725
We are sailing. Over 50,000 tourists will disembark 37 cruise liners docking at the ports of Haifa and Ashdod this month.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4077610,00.html
Still going up. May was another month where the Composite State of the Economy index increased - by 0.3%.
www.bankisrael.org.il/press/eng/110620/110620a.htm
Feel like a million dollars? In 2010 10,153 Israelis were worth at least that amount – 20% more than in 2009.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656854&fid=1725
The secret of our success – Start-ups. At Israel’s Presidential Conference, Saul Singer, co-author of “Israel - Start-up Nation”, said that Israel must continue to invest in small innovating new businesses.
www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?ID=226133&R=R1
New luxury 5-star hotel opens. Where? In Gaza, of course!
philosemitism.blogspot.com/2011/06/5-star-hotel-opens-in-gaza-with-spanish.html
ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT
“Tangled up in Blue (& White)”. A “Hard Rain” fell from the cloudless sky over Israel’s national stadium as Bob Dylan returned to his homeland down “Highway 61”. “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” but was it a “Simple Twist of Fate” or a far greater power that a allowed me to see him for one more encore?
www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/music/Article.aspx?id=225869
www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Music/Article.aspx?ID=225916&R=R1
Brian Ferry in Israel. The lead singer of 1970’s band Roxy Music is performing at Tel Aviv’s Heichal Hatarbut on June 22nd. Not quite Dylan, though.
www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=225327
TV stars in Israel. Six Hollywood actors and actresses are visiting this week, including two from Greys Anatomy. One of their visits is to the theatre in Jaffa where the performers are actors who are deaf or blind.
www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=225707
Israel’s “Aliens” hit New York. The beat-box / cappella group “Voca People” is about to perform off-Broadway. They claim to be from an alien planet, but their out-of-this world performance is definitely Israeli.
THE JEWISH STATE
Israel chairs UN group. Israel’s new UN representative Ron Prosor made his debut as chairman of the Western Europe and Others Group (WEGO). He welcomed Ban Ki-Moon’s re-election as UN Sec-General. He has also already got busy with serious work putting over Israel’s case to this controversial organisation.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4085489,00.html
www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=226342
New UK Ambassador is an expert. Daniel Taub replaces Ron Prosor as Israel’s UK ambassador. His skills as a lawyer and a previous Oxford University debating champion will be vital in this key posting.
www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?ID=225771&R=R1
No tortillas, but … The Mexican who protects Israel's coast. Sergeant Haim Roffe moved from Mexico to Israel and serves on a patrol boat based in Ashdod.
www.idf.il/1283-10547-en/Dover.aspx
A very personal gift. Keren Urzach from Jerusalem celebrated her bat mitzvah and gave a gift instead of receiving one. Her long hair was made into a wig for a 13-year old girl who went bald due to cancer treatment.
www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=225684
The largest animal collection in the Middle East. The Ramat Gan safari park in Tel Aviv has 250 acres of wildlife and is the 5th most popular paid-entry site in Israel. See this, plus the other nine, in the following video.
“They will all come to Jerusalem”. The ROI Summit in Jerusalem brought together young Jewish innovators from around the globe. Writers, activists, artists, musicians, entrepreneurs, fundraisers and social media gurus.
Like Dylan’s classic – “Come gather round people wherever you roam … for the times they are a changing!”
algemeiner.com/2011/06/22/the-work-of-a-young-jewish-innovator/
News of Israel's Achievements and Heartwarming Stories from the Jewish State.
Israel's Weekly Good News to 26th June 2011
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Keeping babies alive. Babysense from Israel’s Hisense monitors breathing and prevents Sudden Infant Death. Ben Gurion Uni students have now built Baby Beat which detects changes in heart rhythm and skin tone.
www.hisense.co.il/catalog.php?id=16
nocamels.com/2011/06/computer-program-that-could-prevent-sudden-infant-death-sndrome/
Israel to try to help Europe’s children grow. Europe’s medicine Agency EMEA has accepted Israel’s Prolor Biotech plan for a clinical trial of its long-acting human growth hormone (hGH-CTP) in children in Europe.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656074&fid=1725
We’re all heart. Haifa-based Pluristem’s unique PLX cells have been selected for development into a product for treating pulmonary hypertension, which (if untreated) can lead to heart failure.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000655953&fid=1725
Cinnamon is the new wonder spice. Prof. Michael Ovadia and scientists at Tel Aviv University have isolated CEppt, from cinnamon and used it to stop the progression of Alzheimer's in mice.
www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/tau-finds-cinnamon-could-combat-alzheimer-s-1.366678
And there’s more. New Israeli bio-techs are working on treating Toxic Shock syndrome, autoimmune diseases, cancer drugs interaction, arthritis and Alzheimer’s. A new fund could help them succeed.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000657093
Sweet-talking. We weren’t sure whether to include this, but halitosis (bad breath) can be a big problem. So Israeli start-up Breezy’s candy that destroys the offensive bacteria on the tongue could be a breath of fresh air.
www.israel21c.org/201106199092/health/a-lollipop-to-banish-bad-breath
ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL
Doctors learn the truth. When Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem hosted an International seminar on emergency medical aid, 60 overseas doctors came face to face with the reality of Israel’s work with Palestinian Arabs.
www.israelupclose.org/volume_32.html#b
A multi-coloured nation. The black community in Dimona celebrated the Jewish festival of Shavuot in style.
www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=225766
Shakira visits Israeli-Arab school. Colombian pop singer and UN Goodwill Ambassador Shakira is promoting her global education campaign with a stop at a joint Israeli-Arab school in Jerusalem.
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8590026/Shakira-in-Israel-to-promote-education.html
Safe farming for all. Soldiers in Israel’s Engineering Corps finished clearing three minefields in the Arava (South) region for the agricultural benefit of thousands of Jewish and Arab Israeli citizens.
idfspokesperson.com/2011/06/21/idf-troops-clear-minefields-for-regional-farmers/
Israel is a foreign aid power. Israel was the first country to understand that there was a need to establish an international aid agency. Haim Divon reports on MASHAV – Israel’s humanitarian aid organisation.
www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=171548136242710&id=513930934#!/notes/mashav/how-israel-became-a-foreign-aid-power-by-haim-divon/128855533864407
No construction problems in Gaza. Israel approved the delivery of $100 million of materials needed to build 1,200 new homes and 18 new schools in Gaza. “I welcome this significant step,” said UN Envoy Robert Serry.
www.theisraelproject.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=hsJPK0PIJpH&b=5848989&ct=10883925&tr=y&auid=8548229
HI-TECH TECHNOLOGY
Protecting our fragile planet. Please watch this video of some of the exciting exhibits on display at Israel’s Cleantech conference in Jerusalem last month.
www.israelupclose.org/volume_32.html#a
In Israel, “big” means small and green. The "Nano IS Green” conference at Bar Ilan University this week, combined academic lectures with visits to state-of-the-art green nanotechnology facilities within Israel.
www.nanoisgreen.com/information.html
A sonic cane for the blind. The visually impaired can soon throw away their white sticks. Hebrew University researchers have patented a sonar device to guide its owner. It can even tell if someone is smiling.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110621006129/en/Yissum-Presents-Virtual-Cane-Visually-Impaired
Are you sweating? A Hebrew University invention can tell if someone is under stress. It can be used for identifying suspects or in medical situations to help monitor patients in hospital.
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/145164
UK Channel 4 News promotes Israeli technology. C4 News is rarely positive about Israel. However they report enthusiastically on the WAZE mobile phone application that will revolutionise driving and journalism.
There’s too much news! 20 hi-tech stories alone this week, so finally, the Israeli invention we’ve been waiting for. Herzliya-based Genieo free award-winning application turns your browser's homepage into a constantly updating newspaper, guaranteed to bring you only the stories you want to read. I’m testing it right now.
www.israel21c.org/201106209163/technology/a-personal-assistant-on-your-computer
Making Buenos Aires a safe city. Israel’s C Mer Industries has won a contract to provide the Argentine capital with telecommunications, video, and movement control systems to protect against crime and disasters.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000655575&fid=1725
Alabama will be safer now. Israel’s Promisec has signed a deal with the State of Alabama to install security compliance software. The system will alert management to irregularities in the security of their systems.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656310&fid=1725
South Korea want Iron Dome. Under threat from their North Korean adversities, South Korea sees Israel’s successful Iron Dome missile defence system as a potential lifesaver.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4083719,00.html
Finding French forces. Israel’s Elbit systems subsidiary, Elisra, will supply hundreds of its unique AN/PRC-684 personal locator search and rescue (SAR) beacons to the French Air Force, Army, and Navy.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000655403&fid=1725
More chips to China. Israel’s Tower Semiconductor Ltd has been selected by China’s SWID to develop its high-performance Radio Frequency (RF) integrated circuits for walkie-talkies.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000655965&fid=1725
Innovating in Ra’anana. The new AT&T Foundry innovation centre enables Israeli start-ups and developers to work with AT&T. The centre is located at Israel’s Amdocs premises, in what used to be their gym.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000654932&fid=1725
Already innovating. Two start-ups working at the AT&T centre are SundaySky, which is developing an automated video solution for information, and Ringbow, which is building peripheral devices for touch screens.
Another R&D Centre. This time it’s the US giant General Electric (GE) and this is their 8th centre in Israel.
www.jpost.com/Business/Globes/Article.aspx?id=224854
Quality images from Space. Just a short video to give some idea of the phenomenal success of Israel’s satellite industry.
Israelis show off in Paris. The 49th International Paris Air Show featured 15 Israeli companies demonstrating some of Israel's top defence systems. Stars included “Windbreaker”, “Magic Wand” and “Iron Dome”.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4085060,00.html
An Israeli Airbus. The aircraft manufacturer Airbus has joined forces with Israel Aircraft Industries to build a new airborne early warning and control aircraft. It is a derivative of Airbus' C-295 passenger and cargo plane.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4085374,00.html
The best defence. Israel’s football team may be a bit “leaky” at the back, but IMI’s Porcupine Quill anti-tank missiles let nothing pass. It works in all weathers, at night, prevents shrapnel and identifies the source of attack.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656409&fid=1725
Your cell phone as a credit card. Bank Hapoalim’s Isracard customers will soon be able to place their mobile phone next to selected Point-of-Sale (PoS) device, to make payments in leading Israeli cafes and chemists.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656334&fid=1725
Help, I’m stuck in transit. Luckily this hasn’t happened to us yet, but the beta version of the rescue platform of Netanya-based SOSTravelers has already helped many stranded air passengers.
www.israel21c.org/201106169133/tourism/stuck-in-transit-sostravelers-to-the-rescue
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Getting its teeth into India. Sialo Technology Israel Ltd has signed an agreement to market its root canal and dental implant products in India.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000655419&fid=1725
A billion-dollar business. Major telecommunications company Cellcom Israel has announced its merger with Israel’s ISP and call carrier NetVision to form a hi-tech giant worth over £3 billion.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000654941&fid=1725
Italy wants our defence systems. Israel’s Elbit systems has won a $15 million order to supply its anti-missile system to the Italian Air Force for protecting helicopters and cargo planes.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656766&fid=1725
We are sailing. Over 50,000 tourists will disembark 37 cruise liners docking at the ports of Haifa and Ashdod this month.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4077610,00.html
Still going up. May was another month where the Composite State of the Economy index increased - by 0.3%.
www.bankisrael.org.il/press/eng/110620/110620a.htm
Feel like a million dollars? In 2010 10,153 Israelis were worth at least that amount – 20% more than in 2009.
www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000656854&fid=1725
The secret of our success – Start-ups. At Israel’s Presidential Conference, Saul Singer, co-author of “Israel - Start-up Nation”, said that Israel must continue to invest in small innovating new businesses.
www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?ID=226133&R=R1
New luxury 5-star hotel opens. Where? In Gaza, of course!
philosemitism.blogspot.com/2011/06/5-star-hotel-opens-in-gaza-with-spanish.html
ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT
“Tangled up in Blue (& White)”. A “Hard Rain” fell from the cloudless sky over Israel’s national stadium as Bob Dylan returned to his homeland down “Highway 61”. “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” but was it a “Simple Twist of Fate” or a far greater power that a allowed me to see him for one more encore?
www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/music/Article.aspx?id=225869
www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Music/Article.aspx?ID=225916&R=R1
Brian Ferry in Israel. The lead singer of 1970’s band Roxy Music is performing at Tel Aviv’s Heichal Hatarbut on June 22nd. Not quite Dylan, though.
www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=225327
TV stars in Israel. Six Hollywood actors and actresses are visiting this week, including two from Greys Anatomy. One of their visits is to the theatre in Jaffa where the performers are actors who are deaf or blind.
www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=225707
Israel’s “Aliens” hit New York. The beat-box / cappella group “Voca People” is about to perform off-Broadway. They claim to be from an alien planet, but their out-of-this world performance is definitely Israeli.
THE JEWISH STATE
Israel chairs UN group. Israel’s new UN representative Ron Prosor made his debut as chairman of the Western Europe and Others Group (WEGO). He welcomed Ban Ki-Moon’s re-election as UN Sec-General. He has also already got busy with serious work putting over Israel’s case to this controversial organisation.
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4085489,00.html
www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=226342
New UK Ambassador is an expert. Daniel Taub replaces Ron Prosor as Israel’s UK ambassador. His skills as a lawyer and a previous Oxford University debating champion will be vital in this key posting.
www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?ID=225771&R=R1
No tortillas, but … The Mexican who protects Israel's coast. Sergeant Haim Roffe moved from Mexico to Israel and serves on a patrol boat based in Ashdod.
www.idf.il/1283-10547-en/Dover.aspx
A very personal gift. Keren Urzach from Jerusalem celebrated her bat mitzvah and gave a gift instead of receiving one. Her long hair was made into a wig for a 13-year old girl who went bald due to cancer treatment.
www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=225684
The largest animal collection in the Middle East. The Ramat Gan safari park in Tel Aviv has 250 acres of wildlife and is the 5th most popular paid-entry site in Israel. See this, plus the other nine, in the following video.
“They will all come to Jerusalem”. The ROI Summit in Jerusalem brought together young Jewish innovators from around the globe. Writers, activists, artists, musicians, entrepreneurs, fundraisers and social media gurus.
Like Dylan’s classic – “Come gather round people wherever you roam … for the times they are a changing!”
algemeiner.com/2011/06/22/the-work-of-a-young-jewish-innovator/