Israel’s Wildlife Hospital has opened a blood bank for birds that arrive injured to the country during migration; For the first time since the Syrian civil war began, Israel has formally opened its border for delivering humanitarian aid into Syria, and much more. 

By: Michael Ordman

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The world’s first blood bank for birds

Israel’s Wildlife Hospital has opened a blood bank for birds that arrive injured to the country during migration. Hospital veterinarians realized that they could better treat the birds if they had a blood bank for them because, much like humans, birds have different blood types.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4824947,00.html

Israel opens border for Syrian humanitarian aid

For the first time since the Syrian civil war began, Israel has formally opened its border for delivering humanitarian aid into Syria. Moti Kahana, founder of Israeli NGO Amaliah, said that medicines, food and schoolbooks are transferred into a “Safe Zone” around Quneitra.
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/For-the-first-time-since-Syria-war-began-Israel-opens-up-border-to-humanitarian-aid-462521

Israel’s first deaf EMT

Nechama Loebel, deaf since birth, has become the first deaf person to successfully become an Emergency Medical Technician in Israel. She works for United Hatzalah and will be provided with alternate solutions to the audible stimuli that are necessary to properly treat injured and sick people at the scenes of medical emergencies.

http://israelrescue.org/blog/united-hatzalah-graduates-first-deaf-emt-in-israel/

The first woman in charge of a power plant

Rinat Avrahami Karniel is the first woman in Israel to become a power plant director. She has been appointed head of Ashkelon’s Rutenberg Power Station – one of the two largest in Israel. Rinat has two master’s degrees and has worked for Israel Electric for 20 years.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4828023,00.html

Druze officer heads IDF Medical Corps

The IDF has named Dr. Badar Tarif from Israel’s Druze Arab minority as its most senior medical official. Dr Tarif will be promoted to Brigadier General and take up the post of IDF Chief Medical Officer. It is the first time a Druze will hold the position.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/214807

The world’s first blood bank for birds

Israel’s Wildlife Hospital has opened a blood bank for birds that arrive injured to the country during migration. Hospital veterinarians realized that they could better treat the birds if they had a blood bank for them because, much like humans, birds have different blood types.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4824947,00.html

Israel opens border for Syrian humanitarian aid

For the first time since the Syrian civil war began, Israel has formally opened its border for delivering humanitarian aid into Syria. Moti Kahana, founder of Israeli NGO Amaliah, said that medicines, food and schoolbooks are transferred into a “Safe Zone” around Quneitra.
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/For-the-first-time-since-Syria-war-began-Israel-opens-up-border-to-humanitarian-aid-462521

Global improvements

A summary of Israel’s improving relations with Africa, Latin America, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cyprus, Greece, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Russia and Turkey. And excellent defense, security and intelligence cooperation with the USA. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israel-adds-diplomatic-skill-to-its-armory-1001138089

Growing cooperation with Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is likely to be the chief beneficiary of the free trade zone that Israel entered into in Nov 2015 with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). Israel imports over $1.4 billion worth of goods from Kazakhstan each year. Security cooperation is also at its highest level.
http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/the-israel-kazakhstan-partnership/

Technion students take selfie from space

Students in International Space University’s Space Studies Program at Israel’s Technion Institute had a group selfie photo. It was taken from a height of 520 kilometers by the EROS-B satellite, built by Israel Aerospace Industries and operated by Israel’s ImageSat International.
http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Health-and-Science/Technion-takes-a-selfie-from-space-462218

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