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A school where you learn how to make peace
February 07, 2012

Peace village Neve Shalom serves as the main campus of the university-level School for Peace.


Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90
Peace is at the heart of Neve Shalom.

Long before universities starting granting graduate degrees in peacemaking and diplomacy, a handful of Israeli families -- three Jewish and one Arab - devised their own path to a better future for their children. Together they founded a new intentional communit... Read Full Story [A school where you learn how to make peace]
Israel's very own Jurassic Park for endangered species
January 26, 2012

An Israeli researcher is part of a team that hopes to save endangered species by taking cells frozen decades ago and turning them into viable sperm and eggs.

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Illuminating the Dark Continent with solar power
January 25, 2012

Israeli-designed solar-powered light fixtures are lighting up the moribund nights of Africa, South America and beyond.

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Smarter digs with an archaeology lab
January 16, 2012

Weizmann Institute's unique field lab is part of a ‘microarcheology' approach that puts natural science to work for Israeli archeologists.

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South Carolina woos Israeli innovation
January 08, 2012

A high-level delegation from the southern state came home with 50 specific joint projects already in the works.

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Did You Know?

February 5, 2012 - An Israeli smartphone app already in use worldwide enables drivers to avoid jams, and navigate their way through crowded city streets, using data from their phone's GPS.
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