The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is saved!
The 11-day Foreign Ministry strike that closed embassies abroad and prevented high-profile visits both to and from Israel ended on Wednesday evening as the Treasury and the ministry’s workers committee signed a labor agreement. This ends an over a year long dispute, and shows that the decision makers in Israel finally realized the importance of Israeli diplomacy.
Read more about the agreement“>here.
An Israeli mother’s idea turned into a life-changing invention
Israeli Debby Elnatan’s invention that gave her wheelchair-bound son the chance to walk has been launched on the world market to also help other children. A Northern Ireland company has turned Elnatan's idea for a walking harness into a product that could transform the lives of countless disabled children.
Duplicating the Tyrant’s palace
It took the 150 workers of a Dutch company 10 days to duplicate the most famous parts of Bashar Assad’s palace in the Israeli city of Kfar Saba, all for the upcoming shooting of the high profile drama, Tyrant. In two weeks, Hollywood actors will land here, and a $30 million production will begin. The series was developed by “Homeland” creators Howard Gordon and Israeli Gideon Raff, for the cable and satellite channel – FX. The actual palace of Syria’s president, in case you wonder, cost $1 billion to build.
Read more “>joyous mood due to the possibility of Israel’s participation in the World Cup, this week there was a change in atmosphere when FIFA has given Israel until the summer to improve travel and playing conditions for Palestinian soccer players, with the threat of expulsion as a member of soccer’s world governing body hanging ominously overhead. This, according to an exclusive report from a website called Inside World Football.
Well, FIFA, how about you take a closer look at the facts before making threats?! Negotiation is a process where ALL parts involved make sacrifices. Blaming one side for every failure while the other side makes more and more demands only pushes peace further away. Besides, sports, much like music, should not involve politics, but be used as a bridge between nations and cultures…
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