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April 12, 2011
Israeli military aid delegation to Japan returns home
The Israel Defense Forces\’ aid delegation to Japan returned home, leaving medical equipment behind for local doctors to use. The delegation, which brought 62 tons of medical supplies and 18 tons of humanitarian aid to the city of Minami-Sanriko, hard hit by the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in March, landed in Israel on Tuesday.
Teen injured in school bus bombing in dire condition
The condition of an Israeli teenager injured in a Palestinian rocket attack on a school bus has worsened. Daniel Viflic\’s condition was downgraded Tuesday to extremely critical and life threatening, according to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba.
Memorial to be built for Israeli New Zealand quake victims
A memorial will be built in memory of the three Israelis killed in the recent earthquake in New Zealand. Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin said Monday in Christchurch that Israel would pay for the memorial to backpackers Gabi Ingel, Ofer Levi and Ofer Mizrachi, who were among the more than 165 victims of the Feb. 22 disaster.
Israeli designers works on display in Milan
An exhibition showcasing the work of 45 Israeli designers will be featured at the International Furniture Salon trade fair in Milan.
Clean Up Israel founder accused of illegal dumping
The Australian founder of a movement to clean up Israel has denied allegations that he illegally dumped hazardous waste material. Phillip Foxman accused the New South Wales Department of Environment of conducting a “witch hunt” against him, according to a report Sunday in the Sun-Herald newspaper in Sydney.
Omri Casspi’s image defaced on billboard again
The face of Israeli NBA basketball player Omri Casspi was vandalized on a Sacramento Kings billboard in the city\’s downtown. It was the third time that Casspi\’s image has been defaced on a team billboard.
Brooklyn Jew played key role for Pope John Paul II
When hundreds of thousands of people converge on the Vatican for the beatification of Pope John Paul II on May 1, a Brooklyn-born Jewish orchestra conductor will have an honored place among them.
Anti-Semitic incidents rise in Canada
Anti-Semitism in Canada is on the rise, and much of it has gone digital, according to the latest audit by B\’nai Brith Canada. In total, 1,306 anti-Jewish incidents were reported to the human rights group in 2010 — a 3.3 percent increase over the previous year. B\’nai Brith\’s League for Human Rights tallied 965 cases of harassment, 317 incidents of vandalism and 24 cases of violence.
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