Two Ethiopian-Israeli women become border police officers, Israeli students build prosthetic arm for teen who wanted to play violin, Israel praised on Lebanese TV, and much more!
By Michael Ordman
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Two Ethiopian Israeli women become border police officers
Sub-Inspector Oshrat Negosa and Sub-Inspector Tikva Makonnen have made history. They are the first Israeli women to be promoted to the rank of officer in the Border Police, where they will command platoons of new recruits.
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/05/22/in-first-2-ethiopian-israeli-women-become-border-police-officers/
A prosthetic arm to play the violin
Yael, from Petah Tikvah, was born without her left arm but always hoped to play the violin. At an event of Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM – reported here previously), Israeli students from Shenkar College of Engineering, Arts, and Design, built the device that made her dream a reality.
https://www.israel21c.org/for-under-60-teen-gets-prosthetic-arm-to-play-the-violin/
https://tomglobal.org/project?id=5e6f8f2b94711e10b13ebdff (includes video of Yael playing the violin)
Israel praised on Lebanese TV
In an interview on Lebanon-based TV station LBC TV, Lebanese Journalist Nadim Koteich said, “Israel is scientific, economic, cultural, and military power”. He reported that the per capita contribution of each citizen to GDP was $3600 in Israel whilst in Lebanon it was just $360.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/lebanese-journalist-israel-is-internationally-respected-lebanon-is-not-629055
Happy Eid to Israel’s Muslim citizens
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin and other prominent leaders extended greetings to Israel’s Muslims in honor of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of the month of Ramadan. Knesset speaker Yariv Levin delivered his own Eid el-Fitr greeting, in fluent Arabic, from the Knesset podium.
https://www.jns.org/israeli-leaders-bid-muslims-happy-eid-al-fitr-praise-communitys-handling-of-the-pandemic/
IsraAID is now working in Israel
Volunteers from Israeli NGO IsraAID are usually in far-flung countries such as Haiti, Nepal and even the USA. But the Covid-19 crisis meant many had to return to Israel. So, they now work as part of a coronavirus response project to help the children of refugees and migrants in Tel Aviv.
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/migrants-and-refugees-need-covid-19-support-in-israel-too/?
Four US States build bridges to Israeli tech
Many US states are expanding links with Israeli companies during the pandemic. Key drivers are the Florida Israel Business Accelerator, Tulsa Oklahoma’s hub for healthcare and cybersecurity; the Texas-Israel Alliance and the Arizona Israel Trade and Investment Office.
https://www.israel21c.org/why-are-4-us-states-building-bridges-to-israeli-tech/
https://www.fiba.io/
https://www.texasisrael.org/
Educating global disadvantaged communities
Thousands of post-army or post-high school Israeli volunteers help underdeveloped countries by participating in the Jewish Agency’s Project T.E.N. (Tikkun Empowerment Network) – see here. It now operates in Uganda, Mexico, Ghana, Greece, South Africa and Cambodia.
https://unitedwithisrael.org/israeli-jewish-volunteers-educate-disadvantaged-communities-worldwide/
Asiatic lion cubs born at Jerusalem zoo
Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo saw the birth of a pair of Asiatic lions cubs, the first such animals born in captivity in Israel. Their parents Gir and Yasha were brought to Israel from Sweden and Germany as part of the European endangered species breeding program.
https://www.israel21c.org/in-first-asiatic-lions-welcome-two-cubs-at-jerusalem-zoo/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-lion-cubs-born-in-captivity-at-jerusalem-zoo/ (Very cute video in report)
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