Second bulldozer terror rampage in Jerusalem 22 Jul 2008

Shortly before 2 pm a terrorirst driving a bulldozer set out on a rampage from a construction site near the corner of Keren Hayesod and King David Streets in central Jerusalem striking several vehicles including a Egged city bus before being shot and killed by a civilian and a Border Policeman. Eighteen people were wounded in this terrorist attack one of them seriously.

 (Ynet report)

On July 2 a terrorist rammed a bulldozer into cars, buses and pedestrians on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem killing three people and wounding at least 45 others.

Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser to be laid to rest 16 Jul 2008

On Wednesday 16 July 2008, after two years of waiting for a sign of life from the two Israeli soldiers abducted by Hizbullah terrorists - Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev - their remains were returned to Israel. They will be laid to rest on Thursday July 17.

Shlomo- Ehud Goldwassers father- If Nasrallahs great achievement was to conceal the fate of our sons, then I pity him and the Lebanese people. If Hizbullahs great achievement is the release of Kuntar who is nothing but a repulsive murderer then I pity them.

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IDF- Identification of two abducted soldiers completed

Statements by Israeli leaders 

• Editorials  22-July-2008

• Cabinet Communique 20-July-2008

• FM Livni addresses Paris Summit for the Mediterranean 13-July-2008

• Scholarships offered by the Israeli Government to the Foreign Students 2008-09

• Israels war against Hizbullah in Lebanon and UNSC Resolution 1701

• Consul General briefs media about Israel's campeign against Hezbollah 19- July-2006

The Consulate General of Israel, Mumbai celebrated 60 Years of Israel's Independence with Two Musical Concerts. Young and one of the most promising artist from Israel, Liel Kolet performed at the Tata Theatre of the N.C.P.A, Mumbai on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 at 7 pm. Liel began her professional career at the age of 12 when she won the prestigious European talent contest - Bravo Bravissimo and at the young age of 18, Liel has performed with the people like Bill Clinton, Madonna, Richard Gere, Bono and others. She will perform for the Pope and many other world leaders in Rome in May.  Liel was overwhelmed when she visited her ancestral village Koleti and other Jewish places near Alibag during her stay in Mumbai.

On 07 May 2008, the Consulate General of Israel organised a Reception to celebrate 60 years of establishment of the State of Israel.

To celebrate this occasion, an Israeli band from renowned Jerusalem Academy for Music, playing Klezmer music visited India and was the main attraction of the reception. Klezmer (meaning "a musical instrument of song" in Hebrew) is a musical tradition of secular (non-liturgical) Jewish music that was developed around the 15th century in south-eastern Europe by Jewish musicians. The musicians, called Klezmorim, draw on devotional traditions extending back into Biblical times, and their musical legacy continues to evolve today.

The 60th anniversary edition of Facts About Israel (2008) has been published and is currently available for download in pdf format.

• History
• The State
• The Land
• The People
• Health and Social Services
• Education
• Science and Technology
• Economy
• Culture
• Among the Nations
• Facts About Israel (complete book - 6 MB)

Minister of Agriculture, Shalom Simhon Visits India 20 January 2008

Israel delegation visits Karnal - The Hindu

Israeli agriculture minister to visit India - Live Mint

Israeli Agriculture Minister to visit India - The Economic Times

Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Visits Israel - 01 March 2008

Young Israeli researchers floored by Kalam - The Hindu

Abdul Kalam on Israel visit - The Economic Times

 Introduction To Israels Economy

 Israeli economy is dynamic, export oriented, R & D driven and hi tech based.  Poor in natural resources, Israel depends on imports of petroleum, coal, food, uncut diamonds, other production inputs, and military equipment.

Israel possesses a substantial service sector and is the world leader in software development and is a major tourist destination. In 1998, Tel Aviv was named by Newsweek as one of the ten most technologically influential cities in the world.... (More) 

Highlights of the Israeli Economy in year 2007 – Bank of Israel Annual Report

• Israel’s GDP rose by 5.3 % to become US $ 160 billion; per capita income becomes US $ 22500. The rapid growth was led once again by the business sector, based on favourable background conditions; the rapid expansion of exports persisted.

• Unemployment plunged to its lowest level in a decade and stood at 7.3%.

• The ongoing improvement in the state of the economy was also reflected in decisions by external entities- the OECD organization invited Israel to embark on the procedure for joining it, and Israel's credit rating was raised.....Bank of Israel Report on Israeli Economy 2007 

India Israel bilateral trades zooms to US $ 3.3 billion in 2007

According to the latest report published by the Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel, the bilateral trade between Israel and India reached close to US $ 3.3 billion in year 2007 (US $ 2.7 billion in 2006). Israel’s Exports to India grew up by 25 % and stood at US $ 1.562 billion (US $ 1.246 billion in 2006) while its Imports from India increased by 18 % and reached to US $ 1.719 billion.

Diamonds continued to be the important component of trade amounting 66 % of India’s Exports to Israel and 56 % of Israel’s Exports to India. Apart from that machinery constituted 22%, Chemicals 16% in the Israel’s Exports and among the imports Chemicals were 12.74% and Textiles were 7%.

(Source – Ministry of Trade, Industry and Labour, Israel)

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Dancing With the (Israeli) Stars 24 April 2008

Leading dancer, choreographer, movie actor and singer Ido Tadmor visited India as a part of his Asia Tour on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Israel's Independence. He was accompanied by pianist Ohan Hitman and the vocalist Adi Cohen. The group performed in Mumbai on 14 March at the Experimental Theatre of the N.C.P.A. and at the India Habitat Center, New Delhi on 17 March. Both the shows were well received with the claps and cheers from the audience.  The show designed for India – ‘You’ was about Israeli music and dance sans translations was successful in capturing Indian audience.

The group also performed for the children at the Naya Jeevan, an NGO working for HIV infected children and had a dance session with the street children at the Don Bosco’s shelter in Mumbai.

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