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Good News Friday
As I have said over the last few weeks, despite the “matzav” (security situation) and despite the incitement and antisemitism – or maybe precisely because of all that = I feel the need to post some good news before Shabbat. … Continue reading
Posted in Boycotts and BDS, Culture, Arts & Sports, Israel news
Tagged #BDSfail, archaeology, Germany, Good News Friday, IDF, Kuwait, Olympics, One Family, rain
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Good News Friday
I haven’t posted a proper Good News Friday post for a while, so I’m happy to post a new installment. Starting with a BDS fail, a South African court banned BDS protests inside Woolworth’s department store (h/t Barry Shaw): The … Continue reading
Posted in Boycotts and BDS, Israel news, Slice of Israeli life, Technology
Tagged #BDSfail, cyber-security, Ebola, Good News Friday, hospitals, Kalipak, Petach Tikva, rain, solar energy, South Africa, UK
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Simchat Torah 5775 – Chag Same’ach!
The last and most joyous festival of the Jewish holiday season is almost upon us – Sukkot finishes tonight and Simchat Torah begins. I shall refer you to last year’s post on Simchat Torah if you would like to know … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism
Tagged Judaism, rain, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Sukkot, Tefilat Geshem
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Good News Friday
This week’s edition of Good News Friday is going to be a bit of a mixed bunch. I will start with noting that today is a sad day: Asara BeTevet, the fast of the 10th of Tevet, commemorating the start … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Judaism, Technology
Tagged Alzheimers, Amnon Shashua, Asara beTevet, biomed, blind, Ehud Cohen, Elazar, floods, Good News Friday, Gush Etzion, hi-tech, Jerusalem, neurodegenerative disease, OrCam, rain, snow, storm, TyrNovo, weather
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Water water everywhere
Unlike Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner, however, it seems that there will be plenty to drink. Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians have finally signed on the dotted line enabling the construction of the “Red-Dead Canal” – a pipeline connecting … Continue reading
Posted in Mideast news, Technology
Tagged BDS, boycott, Dead Sea, desalination, environment, Galilee, Israel, Jordan, Kinneret, Mekorot, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians, rain, Red Sea, Red-Dead canal, snow, storm, Vitens, water, weather
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Good News Friday
Once again in this topsy-turvy corner of the world it’s time for another Good News Friday installment. We start this week’s line-up with news (h/t Israel Matzav) from Israel’s hi-tech industry once again. This time, the social media giant Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news, Technology
Tagged agriculture, basil, Facebook, Good News Friday, hi-tech, Hishtil, Judea and Samaria, Onavo, Peace Now, rain, settlements, West Bank
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