In October, international law students will arrive in Israel to argue the legal issues of a near-miss asteroid event, and the Three Million Club plans to feed the poorest people in the world, not by donations, but by returning a profit for investors.

By: Michael Ordman

 

ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL

Israel to host International Space legal debate

The International Astronautical Federation reports that three judges from the International Court of Justice will preside at October’s Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition in Jerusalem. International law students will argue the legal issues of a near-miss asteroid event.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/mock-trial-in-israel-to-debate-who-pays-when-asteroid-hits/

Aiming to save 3 million lives

Chamutal Afek Eitam presented her Three Million Club to 200 entrepreneurs and investors at the annual ID2 (Israeli Designed International Development) conference in Caesarea. Her plan is to feed the poorest people in the world, not by donations, but by returning a profit for investors.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/how-big-data-in-the-backroads-of-africa-will-help-feed-the-hungry/

IDF rescues kidnapped deer

The IDF’s Judea Regional Brigade a number of deer being held illegally and in harsh conditions in a Palestinian Arab village in Judea. The deer will be rehabilitated at nature reserves and later released back into the wild. Last month the IDF rescued deer whilst searching for weapons in Samaria.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/200783#.VfvLLfTn-YA

Seminar for Palestinian Arab doctors

Israel’s Civil Administration organized a seminar at the Emeq Afula hospital for 8 Palestinian Arab doctors from the PA city of Jenin. The Jenin doctors learnt the workings of the hospital departments such as surgery, trauma, internal medicine and pediatric care.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/israel-palestinian-cross-border-medical-cooperation-works-zwang

Israeli PM meets UK PM

Three areas were discussed when UK Prime Minister David Cameron met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – Security, Peace and Technology.
http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/2015/Pages/PM-Netanyahu-meets-British-PM-Cameron-10-Sep-2015.aspx

Israel’s female ambassador to Jordan

Israel’s new ambassador to Jordan, Einat Shlain, presented her credentials to Jordan’s King Abdullah II at a ceremony at the Basman Palace in Amman. Shlain is the first female ambassador to an Arab country.
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=28151

Israelis donate baby slings to migrants

Israeli humanitarian organization IsraAID has been distributing aid to Syrian refugees arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos and on the Hungarian-Serbian border. IsraAID has also begun distributing baby slings donated by Israeli families to mothers and fathers.
http://5tjt.com/israelis-donate-baby-slings-to-syrian-refugees/

Israel is a model for resettling migrants

Nice to see Israel getting credit for something connected to this global upheaval, however I suspect that the situation is not quite as similar as the Swedish official believes.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-a-model-for-europe-on-resettling-migrants-says-swedish-official/

 

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