Just a day following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, 220 Israelis, comprising teams of doctors and rescue and relief workers, are already on their way. Photo courtesy of the IDF Spokesperson Unit. Col. Doc. Itzik Kryse, head of the …
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Israelis build world’s first eye-free smartphone
Project RAY, now launching in the US, opens the benefits of digital access to commercial and public services to people with visual disabilities.
Israel aims for new record in the Middle “Eats” hummus war
First the Israelis held the record. Then the Lebanese. Now Israeli Arab and Jewish chefs are working together to win back the Guinness Record for the largest plate of hummus in the world. In May 2008, Israeli hummus manufacturer …
A year in videos: ISRAEL21c’s top 10 YouTube stories of 2009
Whether they portrayed life-saving surgery on a Gaza infant, a kibbutz that went solar or a dance for elderly women, our videos touched and informed viewers throughout 2009, revealing a very different side of life in Israel. At the …
Giving birth to peace
A group of Palestinian and Israeli midwives are working together to ensure that pregnant mothers in Israel and the Palestinian territories have safe and natural births. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mDIxTpGSew The Midwives Coexistence Project is a group of Palestinian and Israeli midwives …
Israeli proposes to shrink Samoan waistlines
An Israeli diplomat in Samoa is bringing Israeli experts to curb increasing obesity and diabetes in the South Pacific islands. Orly Tamir (far right) heads to Samoa on behalf of the Israeli government to help local people deal with …
The year in stories: ISRAEL21c’s 10 most read stories for 2009
From swine flu to insomnia, bees and gadgets to solar technologies, ISRAEL21c takes a look at the year’s most popular stories.
The sacred Jerusalem in us all
Jewish, Christian and Muslim scholars come together in a book about the Temple Mount’s significance to the three monotheistic faiths. The new book, Where Heaven and Earth Meet, collects opinions about the history and meaning of the Temple Mount …
A celebration of faith at Israel’s only Scottish school
A Church of Scotland school, right in the heart of Israel’s mixed Jewish-Arab city of Jaffa, is proving to be a place where children of all faiths learn to respect one another. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GamE0OlwJ9Y For some it’s Christmas, for others, …
Jaffa bakery scion has turned Israel football into a little UN
Muslims, Christians, Jews – the Jaffa football team Tel Aviv Sabres, run by Said Abulafia, is a heartening cross-cultural mix. Photo by Tomer Appelbaum. Players for the Tel Aviv Sabres, Said Abulafia on the left. Meet Said Abulafia. A 28-year-old …
Jews and Arabs on an intercultural journey
Having performed Jewish and Arab music across the US, encouraging the two opposing groups to open up to each other, two Israeli-born musicians bring their show back home. Cellist Udi Bar-David hopes to promote cross-cultural understanding between Jews and …