Special Needs children heal wounded animals; urban agriculture in the heart of Tel Aviv; Mexican-Israeli neurosurgeon recognized among 101 influential Mexicans outside their native country; and much more!
by: Michael Ordman
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Special needs kids heal injured animals
The Israeli charity Tzohar Halev operates education institutions, rehabilitation centers and housing facilities. It has just opened a therapeutic zoo in Ashdod for special needs kids, called Ohel Dov (Dov’s Tent). The kids interact with birds, hamsters, snakes and chickens.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/281565
Urban agriculture in the heart of Tel Aviv
A new video of the farm on the roof of Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff shopping center. The hydroponics grow lettuce, cucumbers, basil and spinach. The vegetables go to local restaurants and non-profits. Leftovers make biogas. There is also a butterfly garden, beehives and a tree nursery.
Top Mexican-Israeli achiever
Mexican magazine Lideres named Dr. Samuel Tobias, a senior neurosurgeon at Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, among 101 Mexicans with significant influential achievements outside their native country. He was chosen for treating hundreds of Syrian civil war casualties from 2013 to 2018.
https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-immigrant-md-named-one-of-101-mexican-achievers/
Tel Aviv beaches are accessible
All 13 of Tel Aviv’s beaches are now fully accessible. In the past, only five of those beaches were accessible to people with disabilities. The city also provides paths to the shoreline, accessible parking, amphibious chairs, and an app to guide the visually impaired.
https://israelbetweenthelines.com/2020/06/18/tel-aviv-beaches-fully-accessible/
Bedouin woman, 6 children, 2 jobs and an MDA volunteer
Bedouin Arab “superwoman” Asmahan Abu-Yeheya has volunteered for Magen David Adom in Gan Yavne for 16 years. She is also a certified preschool teacher and works as a medical secretary at an orthopedic clinic. Meanwhile, she has raised 6 children!
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/superwoman-raises-six-children-but-still-does-mda-shift-amid-covid-19-631546
The skies are open permanently
The EU has given its approval to Israel’s permanent membership of the European Union’s “Open Skies” agreement. A temporary agreement was signed in 2013. Now Israel will be permanently open to full competition between airlines, lowering fares and (post-corona) increasing tourism.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/282066
Greece’s PM visits Israel first
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chose Israel for his first foreign visit post-Covid-19. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu praised their friendship and discussed re-opening mutual tourism. They also signed three Memoranda of Understandings – on cyber, agriculture and tourism.
https://worldisraelnews.com/greek-leader-visits-israel-in-first-post-corona-trip-talks-tourism-with-netanyahu/
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/281960
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