Category Israel

New rhino born

photo - Tanda, 25, with her as-yet-unnamed calf at Ramat Gan Safari Park

Tanda, 25, with her as-yet-unnamed calf at Ramat Gan Safari Park. (photo from Ashernet) Tanda’s new offspring – her fifth – weighed 50 kilograms at birth. The baby rhino’s horn will begin to grow in the coming weeks, but, in…

Bridging the future

photo - Petach Tikvah’s Calatrava bridge

Petach Tikvah’s Calatrava bridge. (photo from Ashernet) Petach Tikvah’s Calatrava pedestrian bridge and glass walkway was designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, who also designed Chords Bridge at the western entrance to Jerusalem. The Petach Tikvah bridge, erected in 2005, connects…

Learning negotiation together

photo - The Pathways program pairs Arab and Jewish high schools for two-day experiential workshops about interest-based negotiation skills

The Pathways program pairs Arab and Jewish high schools for two-day experiential workshops about interest-based negotiation skills. (photo by Emily Singer) As politicians debate about how to bring peace to the Middle East, or if it’s even possible, a newly…

Many good things happened

photo - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu presents the nuclear secrets of Iran at a special press briefing in Jerusalem on April 30, 2018

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu presents the nuclear secrets of Iran at a special press briefing in Jerusalem on April 30, 2018. (photo from IGPO courtesy Ashernet) It has been a year of diplomatic success for Israel, as more countries upgraded…

Soap factory discovered

photo - Uri Geller holds a water or oil jug that was found during the construction of a new museum dedicated to his activities

Uri Geller holds a water or oil jug that was found during the construction of a new museum dedicated to his activities. (photo by Dilila Bar-Ratson courtesy Ashernet) During the construction of a new museum in the Old City of…

Vancouverite to serve in IDF

photo - Vancouverite Maya Gur-Arieh was among the 57 soon-to-be-enlisted Israel Defence Forces lone soldiers who landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Aug. 15

Vancouverite Maya Gur-Arieh was among the 57 soon-to-be-enlisted Israel Defence Forces lone soldiers who landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Aug. 15. (photo by Gil Zohar) A happy crowd of approximately 2,000 people – family and friends, along with eight…

Benefits from being bilingual

photo - Dr. Carmit Altman of Bar-Ilan University

Dr. Carmit Altman of Bar-Ilan University. (photo by Carmit Altman) “Anna,” a preschooler in the Israeli city of Bat Yam, was thought to be cognitively impaired because testing her in Hebrew showed her cognitive skills lagging behind her classmates. But,…

Golden discovery

photo - A Hellenistic-era golden earring, discovered in the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David National Park

A Hellenistic-era golden earring, discovered in the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David National Park. (photo from IAA courtesy Ashernet) A Hellenistic-era golden earring, featuring ornamentation of a horned animal, was discovered in the Givati Parking Lot in…

Raising funds for basics

photo - Phillipa Friedland is trying to raise funds to sustain basic facilities at the Population and Immigration Authority in B’nei Brak, where thousands must go to renew or obtain visas to remain in the country

Phillipa Friedland is trying to raise funds to sustain basic facilities at the Population and Immigration Authority in B’nei Brak, where thousands must go to renew or obtain visas to remain in the country. (photo from gofundme.com/restrooms-for-refugees-israel) When she left…

Archeological cliff-hanger

photo - Dr. Yinon Shivtiel, left, and Dr. Danny Syon inside the cave where large wine jars, a cooking pot and other pottery more than 2,000 years old were salvaged two weeks ago in a joint operation of the Sefad Academic College, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the Israel Cave Research Centre and the Israel Cave Explorers Club

Dr. Yinon Shivtiel, left, and Dr. Danny Syon inside the cave where large wine jars, a cooking pot and other pottery more than 2,000 years old were salvaged two weeks ago in a joint operation of the Sefad Academic College,…