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{image_1}A natural gas discovery off the coast of Haifa in northern Israel worth tens of billions of dollars is even better than expected, according to The Jerusalem Post. The site, known as Tamar, could hold as much as 180 billion cubic meters of natural gas, roughly 25 to 30% more than was originally believed. Drilling on the site for size-determination purposes was done at the end of April, followed by electronic testing in July. According to Ha’aretz, the find could lead to gas independence for Israel. Ha’aretz reported that from 2014–2018, Israel’s natural gas needs will be 9 to 10 billion cubic meters a year. The Tamar site is expected to be operational in 2012.
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{image_1} This spring, Ramat Gan Safari Park welcomed the first ant bear (anteater or aardvark) born in Israel. The ant bear is a species that is being watched very carefully, because although it is not currently threatened with extinction, it is still regarded as very rare with only around 5,000 left in the wild in Central and South America. There are an estimated 200 in zoos around the world.
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{image_1} Despite ongoing resistance between Israelis and Palestinians, Israel makes amazing efforts on behalf of the Gazans. In May, the Palestinian Authority requested assistance from the Israel Defense Forces Home Front following the collapse of a roof on a construction site in Ni'lin, west of Ramallah. Home Front rescue and medical units were sent in right away to search for possible trapped workers and to offer primary medical care to the injured.
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{image_1}Over 60 years after the Holocaust of European Jews, Judaism once again triumphs on German soil. In a ceremony held in Munich on June 2, nine local Jews were ordained as Orthodox rabbis for the first time since World War II. Until now, most rabbis serving in Germany had been trained abroad.
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{image_1}A recent pirate attack on the Italian cruise ship MSC Melody, with more than 1,500 on board, saw Israeli security guards in action. About 500 miles [804 kilometers] off the coast of Somalia, the African pirates got a surprise when the Israeli guards—on the command of their captain—grabbed their pistols and started firing back. While the Israeli company Mano International Security remains tight-lipped about its team on board the Melody, Israeli security teams are becoming the world's most notorious pirate busters. Captain Hook, Bluebeard and Jack Sparrow—look out!
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{image_1}Israel is the world’s No. 2 high-tech and industrial exports manufacturer, second only to Ireland, a Bank of Israel report revealed. The report reviewed data pertaining to recent years up to 2006, focused on OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) members’ manufacturing and exporting of high-tech services, traditional industry services, and mixed services.
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{image_1}Every new building to be built in the northern city of Haifa must include the infrastructure to set up charging stations for electric cars, according to a memorandum of understanding compiled by the city’s municipality. The document was signed by Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav and Better Place Israel CEO Moshe Kaplinsky.
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{image_1}A
private vehicle wired with
explosives and parked outside the Lev
HaMifratz shopping mall in Haifa was neutralized by security forces on
the evening of March 21, preventing a potentially deadly attack. The
bombs were found after a partial explosion occurred, alerting local
security. Sappers alerted to the scene worked for a lengthy period of
time to dismantle the remaining explosives, which were concealed in a
bag. According to the police, the largest of the explosive devices
detonated partially, leaving the rest of it intact. A number of smaller
charges spread around it also did not explode. Officers later said that
current estimates put the weight of the explosives involved at nearly
100 pounds [45 kilograms].
{image_1} In the shadow of Herodion (Herod’s conical fortress palace southeast of Bethlehem), a group of youngsters—many of whom were homeless until they were gathered together by a man named Yossi Sadeh—are changing the face of energy production. Their work is to help create Olivebar rolls to heat homes in wood-burning stoves, which General Manager Eli Karniel describes as “ecologically perfect.”
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{image_1} The complicated reality of Israel’s never ending state of war is that it tears down with one hand and builds up with the other. The hope being that, at the end of the day, positive efforts will outweigh negative ones. And so, in the wake of a ceasefire that went into effect at 2 a.m. January 18, Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) opened a medical center at the Erez Crossing between Gaza and Israel to serve Gaza Strip citizens.
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