While the planet appears to be sliding backwards, Israel continues to inspire, and it appears that nothing can stop the forward movement. Let them march on Jerusalem. Israel marches on and holds up a shining light for humanity to follow.
1."India and Israel are ideal partners"
"In an era of rapid urban growth, there is great potential in cooperation between Israel and India, since Israel is a very urbanized country with a strong urban infrastructure," Indian Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath told "Globes" in an exclusive interview, during a visit to Israel to promote joint projects. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000732024&fid=1124
2.IAF, Polish Air Force hold joint exercise
Fighter pilots from the Israeli and Polish air forces will on Thursday complete a week of joint exercises which were held nine years after the Israeli air force held a flyby over Auschwitz. The cooperation is the first of its kind between the two military forces and it included such tasks as mock attacks and interceptions where the sides took turns as attacker and defender.
COMMENT: Recently Israel and Italy combined air drills. Looks like Israel is being integrated into NATO, despite Turkish objections.
3.Intel, GE Healthcare set up joint Israel tech centre
Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) and GE Healthcare have set up a joint technology evaluation laboratory in Israel. The new lab is located at GE Healthcare premises in Tirat Carmel, close to Intel Israel's R&D center at Haifa's Matam High-Tech Park. Managers and employees from both companies will work together to align and optimize their products, such as Intel's microprocessors and GE Healthcare's ultrasound diagnostic imaging systems.
4.Sony targets Israeli medical technologies
Sources inform ''Globes'' that Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE; TSE: 6758) is actively seeking to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Israeli medical technologies. The company has established a team to review the Israeli market to seek out companies for investment or acquisition. The team has already held intensive meetings with Israeli venture capital funds and companies. This is the first time that Sony has operated in such a manner and if the process is successful, the company's acquired or in the investment portfolio may form the basis for a Sony development center in Israel.
5.Telefonica to set up start up incubator in Israel
Sources inform ''Globes'' that Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica SA is due to set up a start up incubator in Israel. The company has a positive history in Israel, including a good return on its investment in Amobee Inc., which was sold a few weeks ago for over $300 million. Headquartered in Madrid, Telefonica's collaborators in Israel include Amdocs Ltd. and several telecommunications start-ups. Telefonica is the world's third-largest telecommunications carrier, with 306 million subscribers, two-thirds of whom are in Latin America.
6.Palestinian and Israeli Farmers Participate in Joint Conference for Improvement of Gazan Economy
On March 2012, more than 30,000 farmers from all over the world attended the 26th agricultural exhibition in Tel-Aviv. A delegation from the Gaza Strip was among the participants. During the exhibition, the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) also arranged training workshops for the Palestinian farmers.
7.Israeli Device Takes the Thirst Out of War Zones
Supplying water in battle zones is expensive and sometimes deadly. Armies around the world spend millions of dollars transporting water to thirsty troops on the front lines, often under extremely dangerous conditions. Arye Kohavi: "Convoys are attacked during the water transportation and we can produce the water on spot where it's needed, we are saving all the logistic footprint of bringing the water." Arye Kohavi, the CEO of Israeli tech firm Water-Gen says instead of transporting water into conflict zones - he has developed a portable device that can simply make it out of air. Check out video www.scientificamerican.com/video.cfm?id=israeli-device-takes-the-2012-03-07
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning how to dance in the rain.
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