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A First for the Louvre: An Israeli Exhibit

{image_1}History is being made at the Louvre Museum in Paris. For the first time, an official Israeli exhibition will be displayed in the world’s most visited museum. The spectacular Lod mosaic that was uncovered in an archaeological excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority will be on display in the Cour du Sphinx (Sphinx Courtyard) in the Roman wing of the museum.

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New Agricultural Research in Israel

{image_1}Strange things are happening at the Volcani Center. Potatoes sprayed with spearmint oil are not sprouting for months, Granny Smith apples deprived of oxygen stay fresh for over a year, and cows are eating less grain and producing more milk.

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An “Extinct” Frog Makes a Comeback

{image_1}The first amphibian to have been officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been rediscovered in the north of Israel after some 60 years and turns out to be a unique “living fossil,” without close relatives among other living frogs.

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The Prophet Principle

{image_1}According to Jewish tradition, “after the destruction of the Second Temple, prophesy became the providence of fools.” The next real prophets, it is believed, will only appear when the Messiah arrives. Shmuel Portman Hapartzi, an ardent Chabadnik [follower of the Chabad movement within orthodox Judaism], is convinced salvation is just around the corner.

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Palestinians Visit Yad Vashem: “A Tragedy beyond Words”

{image_1}As part of a unique “Combatants for Peace” trip to Yad Vashem, eight Palestinian Authority residents visited the museum to learn of the fates of European Jews during the Holocaust. “This was a jolting experience for me,” said Ahmed al-Jaafari, a 43-year-old Deheishe refugee camp resident. “I saw the reactions of people who were here and wanted to experience it for myself. I heard and read about and saw movies on the Holocaust, but nothing comes close to a visit in which I can see it with my own eyes. I don't understand how the world conspired [to commit] a crime like this.”

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Positive Jewish–Arab Relations

{image_1}Positive interaction between Jews and Arabs is rarely mentioned in the international news, but it is increasingly common to hear positive stories in Israel.

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A Light to the Nations—Israel Celebrates Her 65th Birthday

{image_1}When 22-year-old Emmannuel Buso was pulled from the rubble of a building 10 days after an earthquake devastated Haiti, the first faces he saw were those of Israeli rescue workers. For Haji Edum, from Zanzibar, his life-saving moment came twice, when he was flown at age 15, and then again at 23, to Israel for open-heart surgery. He is just one of thousands of youngsters to receive emergency heart care from volunteer doctors in Israel.

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IDF Helps Save Palestinian Boy

{image_1}An Israel Defense Forces [IDF] medical team was called to assist in the case of a 13-year-old Palestinian dialysis patient whose condition had escalated to the point where his life was in danger. “We received a call around nine in the morning from the Chief Medical Officer of the Judea and Samaria Division informing us that there was a boy hospitalized in the Jenin hospital in need of further intensive care,” said Lt. Abed Rabah, Medical Officer of the Menashe Regional Brigade in the Judea and Samaria Division.

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Advanced Missile Detection System Coming

{image_1}The Air Defense Formation continues to advance its capabilities in defending Israel against missile threats. In one such development, the existing missile detection systems will soon be replaced with a newer version incorporating innovative changes. The new system will allow a detection of 99% of the rockets and missiles launched towards Israel and will scan the attacked area in detail, resulting in fewer false alarms interrupting citizens' daily lives.

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Israel’s Water Crisis Is Over

{image_1}After seven dry years that sent Israel into somewhat of a water austerity regimen, the Water Authority announced at the beginning of February that it was lifting the “severe drought” advisory issued for the water market several years ago. “The water crisis is over,” said Water Authority Head Alexander Kushner, adding that while the water market is stable, Israelis should not become complacent.

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