Category Archives: Israel Beyond the News

How Israel Helps Defend American Lives

Source:  United States Embassy – Tel Aviv, Israel Kibbutz Sasa saves the lives of countless American troops with its advanced armor technologies. United States Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro saw this first hand on January 30 when he visited the Plasan factory … Continue reading

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Israel Wishes China Happy New Year

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Israeli Entrepreneur Brings Engineering to Life with Lego

Amir Asor of Young Engineers, Israel, is the 2011 Youth Business International (YBI) Entrepreneur of the Year.  His business is an education program that helps school children understand engineering, physics and mathematics – using Lego.

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Rockhurst University President Tours Israel

December 29, 2011 Excerpt: I was left wondering how Israel, this 63-year-old nation, can boast such growth in its economy and show such inventiveness while experiencing two major wars, several skirmishes and two intifadas. Then I discovered the Hebrew word … Continue reading

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