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[10-09-2005] Diverse Israeli artistry on display in the US From: www.israel21c.com
Sergey Bunkov grew up in Russia and immigrated to Israel at the turn of the millennium. Buthina Abu Milhelm is from an Israeli Arab village in the Wadi Ara region. Both are artists, specializing in the decorative arts.
No, they aren't exactly household names. Yet.
But that could change very ...
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[08-17-2005] Shenkar's class of '05: Absolutely fabulous From: www.jpost.com
The show presented by Shenkar College's class of 2005 was different from those of previous years, when the venue was either the Tel Aviv Cinerama or the Shenkar campus.
This time, students prevailed upon the faculty to allow them to show their creations at the dilapidated Alhambra Theater in Jaf...
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[01-19-2006] In Israel, business as usual From: www.israel21c.com
Well, here it is, barely a week after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was struck down by a cerebral hemorrhage.
And considering the circumstances, the most remarkable thing about life in Israel today is how unremarkable it is.
There haven't been any attempted military coups, there aren't any free-...
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[08-23-2005] A Roadmap for Corporate Brainstorming From: www.israel21c.com
What do the Ford Motor Company, Johnson & Johnson, Eastman Kodak and BBC have in common? These household names, and many other major companies, have discovered a new way of thinking - promoting creativity to develop new products using a unique methodology developed by a team of Israelis.
The met...
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[08-02-2005] US and Israel celebrate 20 years of free trade From: www.israel21c.com
Matthew Anci, an American acting student, used to play basketball regularly until one day on the court he noticed he was unusually tired: "I became out of breath and light-headed," recalls the ordinarily healthy 25-year-old. "Thinking that I had the flu, I went about my daily routine until I suddenl...
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[07-17-2005] An Israeli version of a gourmet treat From: www.israel21c.com
Forget the gefilte fish - bring on the caviar with the Made in Israel tag. For the first time, the culinary delicacy is being produced from sturgeon roe grown in an Israeli fish farm.
And thanks to Israeli scientific savvy, the process by which fish reach maturity and can lay their eggs, has bee...
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[07-12-2005] Israeli Arab teen wins Maccabiah gold From: www.israel21c.com
The 17th Maccabiah Games opened this week with a sterling example of Israel's democratic values. An Israeli Arab teenage girl from the town of Sakhnin became the first gold medalist in this year's Games with a victory on Sunday in the women's 200-meter breastroke.
Asalla Shahada, 17, won the rac...
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[01-20-2006] Bringing African-Americans and Israelis together From: www.israel21c.com
Last Week, Israel at Heart - a NYC-based pro-Israel advocacy group, was honored by Russell Simmons' 'Foundation of Ethnic Understanding' for its work bridging the Israeli and African-American communities. Joey Low, the founder of Israel at Heart, tells the story of his unique organization
I sta...
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[11-23-2005] Turning olive oil into an olive branch From: www.israel21c.com
With the scenic green vista of the Galilee as a backdrop, the sounds of Irish music wafted across the landscape that spread out from the stone patio of the small olive press in the village of Avtalion.
As if the sights and sounds wasn't enough a treat for the senses, visitors who had come to the...
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[08-17-2005] Bollywood Chic Comes to Tel Aviv From: www.jpost.com
For several years now, India's flamboyant film industry ...
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[07-31-2005] Jewish and Arab children learn cooperation in the Galilee circus From: www.israel21c.com
It's a typical, warm summer evening in the Western Galilee. But the event taking place in the community center in Majd Al-Krum, just a few kilometers outside of Karmiel, is anything but typical: it's the year-end show of the Galilee Circus, a unique troupe made up of Jewish and Arab children in the ...
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[07-04-2006] High-level dialogue strengthens US-Israel relationship From: www.israel21c.com
Over photographs of Sen. Hillary Clinton with her forehead pressed to the Western Wall, the headline of Israel's highest-circulation newspaper speculated whether the note she placed between the stones of the holy site included a wish to the Almighty that she be elected president.
The picture ref...
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[10-10-2005] Israel welcomes US students displaced by Katrina From: www.israel21c.com
This summer, as Gina Weintraub prepared to begin her final semester of graduate school in social work at Tulane University in New Orleans, she couldn't have possibly imagined that less than two weeks later, she would be living and studying Hebrew in the Israeli city of Beersheba.
But Hurricane K...
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[08-16-2005] Operation Noah's Ark: Evacuating the animals From: www.israel21c.com
While the government and the military are focusing on the most efficient ways to evacuate people in the disengagement operation, concerned volunteers have been working to find new homes for the four-legged residents of settlements in northern Samaria in the West Bank and Gush Katif in Gaza.
The ...
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[08-05-2005] The Israeli electoral system - better than you think From: www.israel21c.com
The Israeli electoral system, based on a fairly extreme proportional representation system to a single house of parliament - the Knesset, from which a government is formed based on coalition agreements - is much maligned, and a subject to much bashing.
There are few people in Israel who do not t...
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[07-31-2005] Making dreams into reality - reality television, that is
Some would argue that reality television is by definition pure fluff - and is certainly not the forum for examining important issues.
Elad Kuperman, Israel's top producer of reality television, sees things differently. Although he defines himself "first and foremost as a television man," whose t...
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[07-11-2006] Aroma Gets to NY! From: www.ynetnews.com
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[10-02-2005] Israel's wine renaissance a boon for wine lovers everywhere From: www.israel21c.com
When you speak to Israeli wine makers about the local industry, the word that they keep using is 'revolution.' And while Israelis may have a flair for hyperbole, in this case the excitement is justified: the local wine industry's cup has been overflowing in recent years, with even higher expectation...
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[07-31-2005] The anarchist's playground From: www.jpost.com
Anarchists with experience know that plotting the next revolution requires energy. It is perhaps for this reason that Tel Aviv's Salon Mazal has opted for an in-house restaurant and bar that serves good, inexpensive vegan meals.
Pictures of ape heads with electrodes welded to their brains and fl...
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[06-26-2005] Israel's man in China ushers in a dairy revolution
Despite their impressive Holstein pedigree, they were a motley bunch of cows - some spewing out meager quantities of milk with just one working udder.
Four years later, the same collection of cows outside Beijing has nearly doubled its milk production and become the wonder of China, attracting a...
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[06-06-2006] Israeli pulmonary imaging technology lets you breathe easier From: www.israel21c.com
Dr. Igal Kushnir, the founder and CEO of Deep Breeze Medical Diagnosis, directed me towards the clinical data page on the company's web site. "There," he said as I opened a link to asthma. "That's the first ever image of what an asthma attack looks like in the lungs."
There were two animated pic...
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[11-16-2005] Israeli 'clean' solution insures drinking water is disinfected From: www.israel21c.com
Hurricanes and earthquakes have side effects that are felt long after buildings are rebuilt and lives return to normal - their results linger in the water.
For example, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, The United States Environmental Protection Agency is reporting high levels of hazardous ...
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[10-06-2005] US gives massive vote of confidence to Israeli's bioterror research From: www.israel21c.com
As a young boy who spent the early years of his life hiding from the Nazis, Dr. Raymond Kaempfer was threatened by those who wanted to wage war on the innocent.
Today, the Israeli scientist's breakthrough research - which won a massive $5.6 million grant from the US government last week - repres...
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[08-07-2005] Ashkelon plant to help keep the region stocked with water From: www.israel21c.com
If there is something that all Middle Eastern countries can agree on, it is the need for more sources of water in their region. Water shortages, and the issue of allocating the existing resources, are a constant concern and often a source of conflict between the countries in the area.
A state-of...
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[02-08-2005] Israeli biotech leader asked by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to develop treatment From: www.israel21c.com
A company must be doing something right if the American Cystic Fibrosis Foundation provides it with $12.5 million in funding to research and develop an effective treatment for this debilitating genetic disease.
That company, Predix Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., founded in Israel in 2000, has wo...
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[10-10-2005] US Marine Corps to use lightweight Israeli armor for military vehicles From: www.siarel21c.com
A kibbutz on the West Bank is not the most likely of places to find a research and development center which has developed a revolutionary light armor for military vehicles.
Then again, maybe it is.
With years of suicide bombings and roadside attacks providing 'real life' experience, the Ligh...
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[10-05-2005] Israel's Spider unravels a web of escape From: www.israel21c.com
Imagine being trapped in an office or apartment in a burning high-rise building with no foreseeable way out. The stairs are full of smoke, the elevators have been shut down, and the heat and lack of oxygen are beginning to overcome the senses. The only alternatives are to stay put and hope rescue wo...
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[07-16-2006] Haifa: Tourists want to see katyushas From: www.ynetnews.com
Since Thursday evening the site of the Katyusha landing in Haifa...
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[10-12-2005] Putting Israel's historic sites on the map - and on the UNESCO World Heritage Li From: www.israel21c.com
Anyone who has enjoyed a full-scale tour of Israel's vast array of ancient and modern historic sites knows that the country contains many places that are important and central to the heritage of mankind.
In recent years, the value of these sites has been recognized officially by the internationa...
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[08-23-2005] Open Israel's Skies From: www.israel21c.com
Israel's Ministries of Finance and Tourism have announced their intention to enact an "open skies" policy with respect to air travel. This policy would ease restrictions on foreign airlines wishing to offer flights to Israel.
The move should lead to dramatic reductions in the prices of flights i...
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