news items from the Jewish World and Israel
The discovery of natural gas at the Tamar plant off the shores of Israel is potentially going have a life changing effect for Israel who has always been known a country with no natural resources, however not all looks so rosy with new found treasure.
As Israel seems to be having enough gas for decades to come, Nobel Energy is starting to look for oil as well and who knows maybe there is another undersea treasure just waiting to be discovered.
The municipal elections are just around the corner and every candidate is trying to get noticed. The “We Power Foundation” decided to give the many female candidates a spotlight by organizing a mass dance event where all of the candidates from around the country will create one big circle of trust…
Israel is breaking records in these municipal elections in the number of women candidates. forty-two-women are running for mayor and hundreds more for the various council positions up for election.
For the first the Israeli-American Council was invited to be part of the General Assembly of the Federation of Jewish Community, which adjourns every five years in Jerusalem. It’s a big coup for the Israeli community in the US, which traditionally was not accepted by the mainstream Jewish communities in America. The event included many revelations by Israeli politicians who for the first time came to support Israelis who left the country in public.
Israel’s assassination of a suspected terrorist responsible for the missile attack Eilat in Gaza is the first fatal attack since a November cease-fire between Israel and Hamas led Gaza. It is widely seen as a warning shot to Hamas by Israel to get their affairs in order.
It seems that both Israel and the Hamas have a strong interest to keep the ceasefire agreement in tact even though the Hamas has a tougher time explaining why they want peace with Israel to their supporters who grew up knowing the Jewish state as the greatest evil there is.
Twenty-Thousand runners from 52 countries from around the world gathered this week for the annual Jerusalem Marathon.
Major, Nir Barkat, made a personal example and ran the half marathon and so did about a half dozen Knesset members who took time off the coalition negotiations to run in what is shaping to be one of major marathons in the world.
Marathon Day in Jerusalem in without a doubt a huge celebration. Around the city people were parting and at the end of the track everything was focused on a healthy and active lifestyle as thousands from all walks of life, young and old, from all around the world conversed about they keep fit.
Both the women and men’s winners were from Ethiopia; the best Israeli score was achieved by Liran Raz, who got in sixth.
As the festivities will continue at Saker Park until the wee hours of the night… Some athletes are starting to count down for next year’s event…