Five Yazidis from Iraq receive training in Israel in medical clowing; hundreds of Israelis bring goodie bags for Syrian children on Golan border; four women made history when they were appointed commanders of IDF tank units, and more.

By: Michael Ordman

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Israel trains Yazidis to treat Iraqi trauma victims

A group of five Yazidis from Iraq recently received training in Israel in medical clowning to help them treat children in their home country, in need of medical treatment or post-traumatic stress disorder. The Yazidis were brought to Israel by UK NGO “Road to Peace”.

https://worldisraelnews.com/yazidis-traumatized-in-iraq-learn-to-be-medical-clowns-in-israel/

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/248259

Israelis collect toys for Syrian children

Less than 24 hours after a Golan Regional Council request, hundreds of Israelis across Israel volunteered to bring goodie bags for Syrian refugee children living on the Golan border.

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/golan-residents-collect-toys-for-syrian-refugee-children/2018/07/02/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-communities-collect-toys-candy-clothes-for-syrian-refugees/

IDF’s first female tank commanders

Following a successful pilot of all-women tank crews, four women made history when they were appointed commanders of IDF tank units. The four were chosen, from the original 15 women tank trainees, to enroll in the Caracal Battalion’s grueling tank commander program.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-declares-all-female-tank-crews-trial-a-success/

https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/History-made-with-first-ever-female-IDF-tank-commanders-561086

The first Israeli President to host Arab policewomen

Israeli President Rivlin made history when he hosted 29 Muslim and Christian Arab policewomen at his Residence. Over the past two years, 728 Arabs have joined the Israeli police force, including 74 women, of whom nearly 50 are Muslim.

https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Presence-of-Arab-women-in-Israel-Police-increasing-560481

Training Ghanaians in agriculture

Ghana’s government is sending 50 students on one-year paid internships in Israel. The students will learn modern agricultural practices in greenhouse vegetable production, then return to help Ghana set up greenhouses and increase its local production and exports.

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/50-students-to-undergo-one-year-paid-internship-in-Israel-Agric-Minister-663833

Israelis help find missing boys in Thailand cave

Two Israeli rescuers voluntarily joined the international effort to reach 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than a week in a flooded cave in Thailand. The Israelis brought innovative radios from Israel’s Maxtech networks that enabled the divers to locate the boys.

http://nocamels.com/2018/07/israeli-rescuers-missing-soccer/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-join-week-long-operation-to-rescue-boys-trapped-in-thailand-cave/

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