I was looking at a summary of the week’s news. There were a series of amazing reports coming out of Israel, which were just ignored by the international media. It would interesting to understand why, but here’s your chance to catch up on what you missed and put out the word yourself.

IsraAID has a proud reputation for responding to international crises, such as in Haiti. German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has just presented to its “German branch the German government’s highest honor for integration. The award was for giving psychological support in Arabic to at-risk refugee women and others affected by gender-based violence living in shelters, in addition to training and counseling for shelter staff. “

On the high-tech stage, ‘brand Israel’, a.k.a., the start-up nation, continues to steam ahead. In the third quarter of 2018, Israeli companies raised $1.55 billion in 131 financing rounds. So no surprise that Jack Ma, champion of Alibaba, made yet another trip to the Holy Land last week. He observed: –

Most people innovate for success, but Israel innovates for survival. You have no diamonds, but you have a large diamond industry. You have no car industry, but you are a leader in auto technology. You have no water, but you export vegetables to Europe.

Boeing is the latest company to throw off the shackles of the past. It is poised to enter a US10 billion defense contract with Israel.

Similarly, in the automotive industry, Israel is now the core for global manufacturers rather than the pariah. According to research from Roland Berger, “investment in the Israeli smart mobility sector reached USD 22 billion over the past five years.”